Farming
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Free meat, milk and firewood: New Zealand’s dairy farms try to lure local workers
Dairy industry contributes NZ$15bn to the economy, but farms are struggling to find workers amid CovidCoronavi…
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Wild hing makes India’s heart sing as favourite spice is home-grown at last
Asafoetida is a mainstay of the country’s cuisine, but only now are the first saplings being planted on Indian…
- Farming, Food security, Global development, India, South and Central Asia, Women, Women's rights and gender equality, World news
Fruits of shared labour: the Indian women joining forces for food security
Rural women in Tamil Nadu are mostly excluded from land ownership, but collective farms can offer self-suffici…
- Animals, Asia Pacific, Australia news, Coronavirus outbreak, Farming, Infectious diseases, New Zealand
Australia’s sheep left without shearers as Covid halts travel from New Zealand
Nation is facing shortage of shearers for its 68 million sheep as hundreds are barred from taking their usual …
- Apps, Environment, Farming, Global development, India, South and Central Asia, Technology, World news
Farmers’ markets go hi-tech: how online sales are saving Indian farmers
Facing the prospect of rotting crops and ruined livelihoods, Indian farmers have embraced virtual marketplaces…
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On the frontline of the climate emergency, Bangladesh adapts
Farmers in delta lowlands are discovering innovative answers to floods and stormsIn the scorching farmlands of…
- Asia Pacific, Business, China, Environment, Farming, Pakistan, Primark, Retail industry, South and Central Asia, Sustainable development, UK news, World news
Primark to train 160,000 cotton farmers in sustainability drive
Retailer’s target is part of aim to use 100% sustainable cotton in all product categoriesPrimark has announced…