カテゴリー: Farming
Scientists observed fewer cases of avian bronchitis and superior meat after chickens given cannabisIt all began when Ong-ard Panyachatiraksa, a farm owner in the north of Thailand who is licensed to grow medicinal cannabis, was wondering what to do wit…
The ban on wheat exports highlights the effect a rapidly warming planet has on food security – and livelihoodsIt was his buffaloes that he was first worried about. As temperatures in the small village of Baras, deep in the Indian state of Punjab, began…
Move imposed with immediate effect in attempt to control prices after heatwave damages cropsIndia, the world’s second largest producer of wheat, has banned all exports with immediate effect after a heatwave affected the crop.A notice in the government …
Dairying is not simply unsustainable, it also violates Māori values – including those that call for us to respect the natural worldNew Zealand’s dairy industry is under pressure. It is one of our biggest earners, accounting for roughly 3% of our GDP; a…
Shaji NM has devoted his life to collecting and farming tubers such as yam, cassava and taro, and promoting them across the countryKnown as “the tuber man of Kerala”, Shaji NM has travelled throughout India over the past two decades, sometimes inspecti…
Harvests have collapsed, and the way President Rajapaksa introduced the policy angered even organic farmersDriving through the verdant landscape of Rajanganaya, a rural district in north Sri Lanka where the hibiscus flowers pop out of rich green foliag…
As food prices rise, communities in Christchurch are mapping out local fruit and nut trees and learning how to tell good mushrooms from badThe forest wraps the coast of Christchurch’s peninsula, carpets of pine needles giving way to a bright shard of g…
Yoga guru will visit dozens of countries en route from London to India to raise awareness of plight of one of nature’s greatest resourcesOne of India’s best-known spiritual leaders is embarking on a 100-day motorbike journey from London to India to ra…
Farm workers from south Asia describe exploitative conditions at the heart of Europe’s soft fruits industryWorkers paid less than minimum wage to pick berries destined for UK supermarketsThree days after Sagar* arrived as a worker in Portugal from Nepa…
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…
In rural provinces, women have always reared animals but are excluded from selling them. A new market is changing attitudesOn Saturday, Rozina Ghulam Mustafa arrived at the market in Tando Allahyar city, Pakistan’s Sindh province, to sell the goats she…
Those worst affected by the climate crisis will show us the way forward – if they are given enough support to survive it firstHelp us support those on the frontline of the climate emergencyDonate to our charity appeal hereOver the past month, the Guard…
This year’s Guardian and Observer campaign supports charities fighting global climate injustice. Here, we look at Practical Action, which helps small farms in BangladeshDonate to our charity appeal hereThe cyclones that repeatedly hit his village deep …
Bans failed to stop farmers torching fields each year but a new spray that turns stalks into fertiliser helps the soil and the airEvery autumn, Anil Kalyan, from Kutail village in India’s northern state of Haryana, would join tens of thousands of other…
Kashmiri farmers lose half their harvest to early snows for third year, with fears for future of the region’s orchardsThe homegrown apple is in danger of becoming a rarity in India, as farmers have lost up to half their harvest this year, with predicti…