crops
Egypt plans to drop 50% of pesticide use by 2030
Egypt
January 30, 2021
Egypt plans to drop 50% of pesticide use by 2030
Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation al-Sayed al-Quseir announced Saturday that a plan has been developed to reduce Egypt’s consumption…
Arctic ‘doomsday vault’ stocks up on more food seeds
World
February 25, 2020
Arctic ‘doomsday vault’ stocks up on more food seeds
An Arctic “doomsday vault” is set Tuesday to receive 60,000 samples of seeds from around the world as the biggest…
After years of war and drought, Iraq’s bumper crop is burning
Middle East
June 20, 2019
After years of war and drought, Iraq’s bumper crop is burning
BAQUBA/NINEVEH PLAINS, Iraq (Reuters) – Iraqi farmer Riyadh woke on May 13 to find his wheat crop ablaze. In his…
Crop fires, a weapon of war, ruin Iraqi, Syrian harvests
Middle East
May 30, 2019
Crop fires, a weapon of war, ruin Iraqi, Syrian harvests
IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — It was looking to be a good year for farmers across parts of Syria and Iraq.…
Thaw of Himalayas set to disrupt Asia’s rivers, crops: study
Environment
February 5, 2019
Thaw of Himalayas set to disrupt Asia’s rivers, crops: study
KATHMANDU (Reuters) – At least a third of the ice in the Himalayas and the Hindu Kush will thaw this…
World Bank offers Egypt $500 mn for agriculture
Economy
September 4, 2018
World Bank offers Egypt $500 mn for agriculture
In a meeting with Agriculture Minister Ezz El-Din Abu Steit, the World Bank offered Egypt a flexible loan of US$…
African crops, economies at risk as El Nino threatens to scorch and soak
Environment
October 3, 2015
African crops, economies at risk as El Nino threatens to scorch and soak
Standing waist-deep in a hole, South African maize farmer Tom van Rooyen digs at the side with a small pickaxe. "There…
Illegal pesticides threaten agriculture and fragile ecosystem
Environment
September 3, 2012
Illegal pesticides threaten agriculture and fragile ecosystem
The spread of counterfeit pesticides and fertilizers that contain dangerous toxic substances is one of the biggest dangers threatening agriculture…
US crop worry to fuel world food prices in July, UN says
Business
July 5, 2012
US crop worry to fuel world food prices in July, UN says
MILAN — Searing heat in the US Midwest is expected to see global food prices snap three months of declines…
Syria’s crops sheltered in Arctic doomsday seed vault
Environment
February 29, 2012
Syria’s crops sheltered in Arctic doomsday seed vault
STOCKHOLM — Chickpeas, fava beans and other seeds from a facility in Syria are among the 25,000 new samples being…