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‘White gold’: why shrimp aquaculture is a solution that caused a huge problem

In the 1980s, farmers in Bangladesh went from paddies to ponds, letting salt water flood their land. Now millions are left counting the costAsadul Islam peers into his pond in south-west Bangladesh and watches as hundreds of caged crabs float past bene…

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How India’s new taste for local whisky is shaking up the global drinks market

Sales of Indian single malts are booming as a new generation sheds old notions about the superiority of imported brandsFor years, Mohinder Singh’s trips outside India meant an obligatory stop at the airport duty-free liquor store, where he would join l…

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Workers paid less than minimum wage to pick berries destined for UK supermarkets

Exclusive: Workers in Portugal picking berries ending up on the shelves of Marks & Spencer, Waitrose and Tesco allege exploitative conditionsPhotographs by Francesco Brembati for the GuardianFarm workers in Portugal appear to have been working ille…

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From Kremlin leak to sperm counts: our readers’ favourite stories of 2021

Here are 20 articles that may have helped convince people to support the Guardian’s journalismThe Guardian benefited from hundreds of thousands of acts of support from digital readers in 2021 – almost one for every minute of the year. Here we look at t…

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