"Farmers" tag
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How sustainable farming could help Ethiopian farmers

The reasons for Ethiopia’s food crisis are complex, but one is drought worsened by planetary heating. Some are turning towards climate-smart agriculture (CSA) as a way to alleviate the problem. “Some days, I’m able to...

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How war is changing Ukrainian farmers’ crops

The war in Ukraine has made wheat farming and export difficult. So local farmers are turning to oil-producing plants instead. The government plans to build an innovative pipeline into Poland to help them. In seven...

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Crops, drones & farmers – Innovation at work

A Cambodian man, concerned about how many hazardous pesticides farmers use on their crops in his country, has created something to help: a crop-dusting drone. Heng Sopheak is not a farmer himself. The 38-year-old used...

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Getting to know villagers

Though extremely unstable, agricultural growth has far outpaced population growth in recent years; the supply of agricultural goods per head has risen. The proportion of population dependent on agriculture has been falling; so goods produced...

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World food prices plunge to new low

World food commodity prices in August logged their largest monthly drop since December 2008, the United Nations food agency said on Thursday – unwelcome news for Europe’s struggling farmers. The Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO)...

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Farmers Suicides, Government, and the Weather God

Farmers committing suicide is not a new thing. Although it can happen for personal reasons, however, the economic ones gain prominence. Crop failures, inability to get the right price, and insurmountable debt are the factors...

No let-up in smog plume smothering Malaysia

Thick smog from burn-offs on Sumatra, Indonesia, has forced school closures across southern Malaysia. Police in Indonesia say two farmers have been arrested for setting peat on fire. Aerial water drops seem ineffective. Indonesia said...

Agricultural Income Tax

In India, power to tax agricultural income lies with the state governments. For a variety of reasons the state governments have been reluctant to introduce a full-fledged agricultural income tax, thus introducing a basic inequality...