farmers
Bricked in by poverty, Cambodia’s farmers fight debt bondage
World
January 2, 2019
Bricked in by poverty, Cambodia’s farmers fight debt bondage
Bopha should be in school but instead toils seven days a week in a searing brick kiln on the…
Brazil president may smother rainforest, scientists warn
Environment
November 27, 2018
Brazil president may smother rainforest, scientists warn
SAO PAULO (AP) — Scientists warn that Brazil’s president-elect could push the Amazon rainforest past its tipping point — with…
Women’s fight for toilets in rural Pakistan
Life & Style
November 24, 2018
Women’s fight for toilets in rural Pakistan
For as long as she can remember, Ayeesha Siddiqua has fought her male relatives for access to toilets —…
Trump, land fears boost South Africa’s ‘white state’
World
November 21, 2018
Trump, land fears boost South Africa’s ‘white state’
PRETORIA (Reuters) – When US President Donald Trump pledged to investigate large scale killings of white farmers in South Africa…
Swiss farmer’s quest to save cow horns goes to vote
Society
November 21, 2018
Swiss farmer’s quest to save cow horns goes to vote
Concern over the cruelty of removing a cow’s horns had not been one of Switzerland’s most pressing political issues. So…
In China’s Himalayas, a wine ‘flying above the clouds’
Life & Style
November 12, 2018
In China’s Himalayas, a wine ‘flying above the clouds’
A $300 bottle of wine sold in the United States and Europe is made in the unlikeliest of places:…
Canada’s legalization of marijuana could hurt farmers in poorer countries
World
October 21, 2018
Canada’s legalization of marijuana could hurt farmers in poorer countries
For decades poor farmers in countries like Jamaica and Morocco have risked the wrath of governments and gangsters to…
Afghan farmers fleeing drought face more hardship in camps
Middle East
October 12, 2018
Afghan farmers fleeing drought face more hardship in camps
For only the second time in his life, Afghan farmer Murad Khan Ishaqzai has been forced to leave the…
Egypt procured 2 million tons of wheat from local farmers
Egypt
May 18, 2017
Egypt procured 2 million tons of wheat from local farmers
Egypt has procured two million tons of wheat from local farmers since its harvest began in mid-April, the Minister of…
Agriculture Ministry to commence protection plan for 250 million domesticated birds
Egypt
February 27, 2017
Agriculture Ministry to commence protection plan for 250 million domesticated birds
The Agriculture Ministry will commence an urgent plan to protect 250 million birds that are being bred domesticaly in houses…