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The world is on the verge of a food crisis - access and availability both
The pandemic, global interruption to supply chains, rising costs of major primary commodities, conf…
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Australia is exterminating tens of millions of bees to save its honey industry
Australia is the last major honey-producing nation hit by a varroa mite plague and is trying to sto…
Ryan Hogg
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North Dakotans are outraged as Bill Gates, the largest private farmland owner in the US, apparently buys a $13.5 million potato farm
Gates' farmland holdings are largely controlled by trusts, which aren't allowed under North Dakota …
Dominick Reuter
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EXPLAINER: How did Russia-Ukraine war trigger a food crisis?
"The burden is being shouldered by the very poor," one expert said. "That's a humanitarian crisis, …
Associated Press
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71% Indians can't afford a healthy diet and 1.7 million die of it every year
The diseases attributable to dietary risk factors include respiratory ailments, diabetes, cancer, s…
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What is a CSA? Everything you need to know about Community Supported Agriculture programs and why they matter
CSA programs connect farmers and customers directly. Customers buy a share of the farm's produce, t…
Kristin Montemarano
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The war in Ukraine is sending fertilizer prices through the roof. That could spark food shortages in countries already struggling with widespread hunger.
Fertilizer prices are up 42% since Russia invaded Ukraine. Higher prices risk higher food costs, ma…
Ben Winck
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America's wealthiest agriculture family has gotten even richer as the Ukraine war sends food prices skyrocketing
Three more Cargill heirs just joined Bloomberg's Billionaire Index, bringing the total to five. Tog…
Hannah Towey
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Poop is so hot right now. Blame soaring fertilizer prices.
As the Russia-Ukraine war lifts fertilizer prices, some cow farms have already sold future manure t…
Ben Winck
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Summer heat and 'flash drought' dried up the Mississippi River, choking a crucial shipping corridor. It could devastate America's agricultural exports.
The Mississippi River is a crucial shipping artery for US agricultural exports. Its dwindling water…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen,Ayelet …
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An Indian startup that builds robots for farmers raises $5 million
The company had previously raised $2 million in seed funding round in March 2019, taking the tot…
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Agritech startup AgNext raises $21 million to expand into Middle East, Europe and Asia
It will also set up a new office in Abu Dhabi for deeper reach into the targeted markets. The…
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Americans' breakfast takes a hit as egg prices surpass beef and the cost of orange juice soars
A historic wave of bird flu, damaging hurricanes, and plant disease are contributing to soaring cos…
Morgan Chittum
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PM-AASHA scheme: Government's attempt to help distressed farmers through new procurement policy
After years of protests and requests to the government of India, it seems to have finally borne fru…
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The US wants companies to buy Russian fertilizer as agricultural commodities markets spiral and a global food crisis looms: report
The US and EU have included fertilizer exemptions in their sanctions on Russia, which allow trade t…
Phil Rosen
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From farm to table, immigrant workers keep America fed, but Trump-era policies helped create a labor shortfall that is causing food prices to rise
Had US immigration levels maintained their pre-2016 trajectory, analysts estimate the US would have…
Dominick Reuter,Mary Meisenza…
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American farmers are losing export sales as over two-thirds of containers leave California ports empty to rush back to Asia for reloading
Ships caught in massive US port logjams are skipping ports and leaving with empty containers after …
Huileng Tan
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Exploring agricultural drones: The future of farming is precision agriculture, mapping, and spraying
In 2015, the Federal Aviation Administration approved the Yamaha RMAX as the first drone weighing m…
Andrew Meola
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Indigenous communities were the originators of sustainability management. Here are 3 of their best practices.
Indigenous communities have been practicing several kinds of sustainable strategies for thousands o…
Karen K. Ho
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India’s digital currency to be launched in FY23 to be cost effective, transparent and secure
The central bank digital currency (CBDC) is about to be launched this financial year in FY23, finan…