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Turkmenistan names high-yield wheat after its leaders
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan (AFP) June 12, 2025 Turkmenistan inaugurated its harvest season on Thursday by naming new high-yielding wheat varieties after its leaders, as climate change threatens food security in the predominantly desert Central Asian country. Among the fifteen former Soviet republics, Turkmenistan is the most threatened by severe food insecurity, affecting over 12 percent of its seven-million population, the World Bank's data from 2024 showed. One of the most reclusive countries in the world, Turkmenistan has been ruled conti ... read more |
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Sri Lanka counts seven million crop-busting monkeysColombo (AFP) June 12, 2025 Sri Lanka counted more than seven million monkeys during a census of crop-destroying wildlife, authorities said Thursday, after a government minister called the figure "unbelievable". ... more 
UK's sunniest spring yields unusually sweet strawberriesDartford, United Kingdom (AFP) June 11, 2025 British strawberry farmers say this year's record-breaking spring sunshine and warm days have yielded the cream of the crop, with a bigger and sweeter harvest than usual. ... more 
China extends anti-dumping probe into EU pork importsBeijing (AFP) June 10, 2025 China said Tuesday it was extending an anti-dumping investigation into pork products imported from the European Union, one of several trade pressure points between the two economic giants. ... more 
Climate strategies of agri-food giants insufficient: studyParis (AFP) June 3, 2025 Nestle, PepsiCo and other agri-food giants are "unlikely" to bring about meaningful greenhouse gas reductions in the sector with their current climate policies, according to a report published Tuesday. ... more |
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Invasive species cost trillions in damages: studyParis (AFP) May 26, 2025 From river-clogging plants to disease-carrying insects, the direct economic cost of invasive species worldwide has averaged about $35 billion a year for decades, researchers said Monday. ... more 
Rare wild cattle herded in Cambodia by helicopterPhnom Penh (AFP) May 24, 2025 A helicopter successfully herded 16 critically endangered banteng onto a truck in Cambodia for the first time, conservationists said, marking a "significant achievement" in a country with high rates of deforestation. ... more 
Kenyan trial challenges law against seed sharingNairobi (AFP) May 20, 2025 Kenyan farmers on Tuesday launched a court challenge to laws that prevent them from selling and sharing unregulated seeds. ... more 
Reawakening Ancient Crops to Address Modern Climate ChallengesLos Angeles CA (SPX) May 19, 2025 Efforts to reintroduce ancient, once-abandoned crops in eastern North America could provide new pathways for sustainable agriculture in the face of climate change. Natalie Mueller, an assistant prof ... more
China, EU suspend Brazil chicken imports over bird fluRio De Janeiro, Brazil (AFP) May 16, 2025 China and the European Union have suspended imports of chicken meat from Brazil, the world's biggest exporter of the commodity, after an outbreak of bird flu on a farm in the South American country, officials said Friday. ... more |
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Australian seaweed farm tackles burps to help climate
Triabunna (AFP) May 14, 2025 It is barely visible, and needs no irrigation or fertilisers: lying off the coast of Australia is a vast seaweed crop destined to curb livestock's climate-altering flatulence and belches. The underwater farm stretches across 1,800 hectares (4,400 acres) in the Tasman Sea, about 10 minutes off the portside town of Triabunna in the island state of Tasmania. Beneath the waves are forests of asparagopsis, a native red seaweed abundant in Tasmanian coastal waters which is rich in the organic compound ... read more 
EU plans to cut red tape for farmers after protestsBrussels, Belgium (AFP) May 14, 2025 The EU unveiled plans to slash red tape and simplify environmental requirements for farmers Wednesday, offering a carrot to a sector that has vociferously protested Brussels' rules in recent years. ... more |
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Scientists in Mexico develop tortilla for people with no fridge Mexico City (AFP) May 13, 2025 Peering through a microscope, food scientist Raquel Gomez studies microorganisms that add nutrients and preserve tortillas for several weeks without refrigerators - a luxury in impoverished Mexican communities. ... more 
Atmospheric Memory Effect Discovered as Key Mechanism in Monsoon RainfallBerlin, Germany (SPX) May 12, 2025 Monsoon rainfall, a critical water source for billions, has long been understood as a direct response to seasonal solar radiation changes. However, a new study by the Potsdam Institute for Climate I ... more 
Salt of the earth: Pilot project helping reclaim Sri Lankan farmsKatukurunda, Sri Lanka (AFP) May 12, 2025 A commando in an elite Sri Lankan police unit, Sameera Dilshan has an unusual mission - to reclaim farms poisoned by salt, a long-standing problem now accelerating due to climate change. ... more 
After Catastrophe Urban and Peri-Urban Farming Could Sustain Medium-Sized CitiesLos Angeles CA (SPX) May 12, 2025 In a new study, researchers from Adapt Research Ltd and the University of Otago suggest that while urban agriculture alone might only support about 20% of the population in a medium-sized, temperate ... more 
Tobacco town thrives as China struggles to kick the habitYuxi, China (AFP) May 7, 2025 Visitors mill around a bright red hilltop pagoda in southwestern China, gazing down at a sprawling cigarette factory whose deadly output has put an otherwise unremarkable city on the map. ... more |
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