カテゴリー: Farming
Opposition party’s ‘disgusting’ offal protest prompts scuffle in Taipei legislative yuanParliamentarians in Taiwan have thrown pig guts at each other before coming to blows over plans to allow US meat imports.Members of the opposition Chinese nationali…
A rich range of native crops and seeds is being nurtured in an effort to halt the country’s rapidly vanishing food diversityA small army of botanical heritage enthusiasts is spearheading a movement in India for the revival and preservation of the count…
Dairy industry contributes NZ$15bn to the economy, but farms are struggling to find workers amid CovidCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageNew Zealand farmers are so desperate for workers that they are offering unlimited supplies…
Asafoetida is a mainstay of the country’s cuisine, but only now are the first saplings being planted on Indian soilWhat’s in a name? Plenty, when it comes to asafoetida or “devil’s dung”. The evil-smelling spice is a stink bomb that unquestionably live…
Rural women in Tamil Nadu are mostly excluded from land ownership, but collective farms can offer self-sufficiencyWhen all the shops closed due to the coronavirus lockdown, small collectives were key to remaining self-sufficient for marginalised farmer…
Nation is facing shortage of shearers for its 68 million sheep as hundreds are barred from taking their usual trip across the Tasman SeaIt’s a tradition that stretches back decades. Every year, hundreds of New Zealanders fly in to Australia for the spr…
Facing the prospect of rotting crops and ruined livelihoods, Indian farmers have embraced virtual marketplaces to sell produceWhen the call finally comes, the connection is so poor that Silme Marak can barely catch the words. After running upstairs to …
Farmers in delta lowlands are discovering innovative answers to floods and stormsIn the scorching farmlands of south-west Bangladesh, a single coconut tree stands as a barometer of climate change.Dulal Mondal, 70, a farmer, points halfway up the tree a…
Retailer’s target is part of aim to use 100% sustainable cotton in all product categoriesPrimark has announced plans to improve its sustainability credentials by training 160,000 cotton farmers in India, Pakistan and China in environmentally friendly f…