Tag: Agriculture
Indonesia's massive metals build-out is felling the forest for batteries
LELILEF SAWAI, Indonesia -- On a steep trek up to his forest farm on the Indonesian island of Halmahera, Librek Loha let out...
After Beryl, Houston-area farmers pull together to face unique challenges
PORTER, Texas -- Hurricanes cause trouble for everyone, but farmers have a whole other list of problems. Beryl has been no exception: Over...
Increasingly popular 'parametric insurance' helps farmers and others hit hard by extreme weather
MINDANAO, Philippines -- Joemar Flores, a spindly 28-year-old, gestured across his family’s farmland, nestled between a steep hill and a river, and expressed...
Kenya's dramatic flooding sweeps away a central part of the economy: Its farms
MACHAKOS, Kenya -- With dismay, Martha Waema and her husband surveyed their farm that was submerged by weeks of relentless rainfall across Kenya....
Pongamia trees grow where citrus once flourished, offering renewable energy and plant-based protein
An ancient tree from India is now thriving in groves where citrus trees once flourished in Florida, and could help provide the nation...
'Lab-grown' meat maker hosts Miami tasting party as Florida ban goes into effect
MIAMI -- As Florida's ban on "lab-grown” meat is set to go into effect next week, one manufacturer hosted a last hurrah —...