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Lithuania declares emergency as drought hits farmers

Jul 03, 2019 (AFP)

Apart from jeopardising crops, scant rainfall has also drastically reduced water levels in some rivers, threatening fish stocks and shipping activities. The for...

Lesotho farmers protest against Chinese wool deal

Jun 28, 2019 (AFP)

Wool and mohair are key exports for farmers in Lesotho, but the government of the small southern Africa nation signed a monopoly deal last year with a Chinese b...

Canada, China diplomatic row provokes farm troubles

Jun 27, 2019 (AFP)

"It leaves a bitter taste," he says. Hundreds of pigs heading to slaughter in a few weeks wag their tails at the sight of strangers near their enclosure at the ...

Bordeaux winemakers cheer heatwave: 'It's magic!'

Jun 26, 2019 (AFP)

"Two of three days of heatwave in Bordeaux at this time, it's magic!" Philippe Bardet, head of the Bordeaux Wine Council, told AFP. Temperatures are expected to...

Qu Dongyu becomes first Chinese to head UN food agency FAO

Jun 23, 2019 (AFP)

Qu, 55, a biologist by training, won 108 votes, followed by Catherine Geslain-Laneelle of France with 71 votes and Georgia's Davit Kirvalidze with 12, according...

In Germany, activists battle food waste with dumpster diving

Jun 18, 2019 (AFP)

After a few steps, he reaches his target -- a rubbish bin overflowing with pasta, tropical fruits and truffle olive oil, all still in their packaging and, at le...

Tough sell: Baijiu, China's potent tipple, looks abroad

Jun 17, 2019 (AFP)

After some initial fruity notes, Veale crinkles her noise as the crystal-clear booze reveals its intense, earthy essence. "I worked on a cattle farm in Australi...

Demand for agricultural products pushing primates to brink of extinction

Jun 17, 2019 (UPI)

New research suggests deforestation fueled by market demands is a threat to primates, as well as ecological health across the developing world. Some 60 percent ...

Heavy toll for French farms and vineyards after brutal hailstorm

Jun 16, 2019 (AFP)

"Pretty much my entire harvest is ruined," said Gregory Chardon who grows apricots, peaches and cherries at his farm in La Roche-de-Glun in the Drome department...

Under fire over Monsanto's glyphosate, Bayer vows 'transparency'

Jun 14, 2019 (AFP)

Since it acquired Monsanto for $63 billion in 2018 -- one of the largest deals in German corporate history -- Bayer has been lumbered with a massive burden of h...

Agriculture began in Eurasia earlier than scientists thought

Jun 10, 2019 (UPI)

To identify the signatures of ancient dietary changes among Eurasian nomads, scientists used quantitative analysis to study isotopic data derived from the bones...

Locust swarm decimates crops in Sardinia

Jun 10, 2019 (AFP)

The most affected areas are Nuoro, Ottana and Orani in the middle of the Mediterranean island, with many areas blanketed by the insects, Coldiretti said in a st...

Ancient Roman grape seeds reveal genetic origins of French winemaking

Jun 10, 2019 (UPI)

Deploying methods similar to those used to study human DNA lineages, an international team of scientists analyzed the genetic relationships among both ancient a...

Alternative meat seen as potentially juicy business

Jun 09, 2019 (AFP)

JPMorgan Chase has estimated the market for plant-based meat could easily top $100 billion in 15 years. Barclays says the "alternative meat" market could accoun...

American garlic, honey farmers cheer Trump's tariffs on China

Jun 05, 2019 (AFP)

"It's been a pretty exciting time for us in Gilroy, California," Ken Christopher, whose family runs Christopher Ranch, the nation's largest garlic grower, told ...

Sorghum making a rebound in Europe thanks to climate change

Jun 05, 2019 (AFP)

"With corn, we suffered losses three out of five years due to drought," said Kardos, the crop manager of a 3,000-hectare (30-square kilometre) farm without irri...

Honeybees harmed by tag team of insecticides, mites

Jun 05, 2019 (UPI)

Several studies have firmly established the negative impacts of neonicotinoids on bee health, and Varroa mites are now ubiquitous among honeybee colonies. But s...

Brazil suspends beef exports to China over 'atypical' mad cow case

Jun 04, 2019 (AFP)

Exports will remain at a halt while Chinese authorities evaluate details of the incident, the agriculture ministry said in a notice. Brazil is the world's bigge...

Despite culls, import bans, swine fever to hit pork market for years

Jun 04, 2019 (AFP)

Outbreaks have been reported in Vietnam, Mongolia, Cambodia, Hong Kong and China -- the world's biggest pork producer and consumer. Experts warn it could take y...

The real future food is lab-grown insect meat

Jun 03, 2019 (SPX)

All of these combined, say researchers at Tufts University. Writing in Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, they explain why lab-grown insect meat - fed on pl...