In Assam, India, hopes for high returns from palm oil production are dashed | Business & Economy
Jorhat, India: Priya Ram Duwarah has planted 60 oil palm saplings on her half a hectare (1.2 acres) of farmland…
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In Ituri, Democratic Republic of Congo, women coffee farmers face an uncertain future | Women
Ituri, Democratic Republic of the Congo – Early every morning, 50-year-old Kavira Matsetse walks two hours to reach her coffee…
A booming opportunity for farmers: A special Bengal goat promises prosperity and is ideal for meat production
Last update: July 18, 2024, 20:40 IST The Black Bengal goat has a compact physique with small horns and legs.…
Fed up with life in big cities, university graduates in China turn to agriculture
Taipei, Taiwan – Growing up in one of China's largest cities, it never occurred to Liang Yu that he might…
California farmworkers celebrate new housing in city marked by mass shooting | Housing news
Half Moon Bay, California – Nearly a year and a half after a mass shooting claimed the lives of seven…
Boom time for Myanmar opium farmers amid coup chaos | Drug news
In a remote corner of Myanmar, a line of farmers moves through a field of poppies, making small cuts in…
The farmers' protests in Europe and the dead end of neoliberalism | Agriculture
On February 26, the World Trade Organization (WTO) will hold its 13th ministerial conference in Abu Dhabi. While few would…
South Korea loves pork and alcohol. Wants to be the next halal power | Food
Seoul, South Korea – At the Malaysia International Halal Expo last September, an unlikely sight caught the attention of many…
How Beijing uses economic coercion to try to influence Taiwan elections | Elections News
Taipei, Taiwan – In early 2021, Chien and his fellow pineapple farmers in southern Taiwan received bad news: China had…