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  Alba, Italy (AFP) Nov 11, 2024 Deep in a thick forest in Italy's northwestern Piedmont region, the hunt is on for the white Alba truffle, with excited dogs zigzagging and digging into the wet earth. But the culinary treasure is becoming increasingly rare, undermined by climate change. "Go find it! Where is it?" Carlo Marenda, a part-time truffle hunter, calls out to Gigi and Buk, seven month- and 13-year-old crosses between the Spinone Italiano and Lagotto Romagnolo breeds, prized for their keen sense of smell. Autumn ... read more |
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Bees help tackle elephant-human conflict in KenyaVoi, Kenya (AFP) Nov 12, 2024 "We used to hate elephants a lot," Kenyan farmer Charity Mwangome says, pausing from her work under the shade of a baobab tree. ... more 
Economic woes sour prospects for China's dairy farmersBeijing (AFP) Nov 10, 2024 Farmer Liu Bingyong used to make a tidy profit selling milk but is now leaking cash - the victim of a dairy sector crisis that embodies several of China's economic woes. ... more 
Scientists harvest nutrient-rich rice grown in spaceSydney, Australia (SPX) Nov 08, 2024 At a crop breeding center in Shanghai, researchers have successfully harvested rice that was cultivated from seeds initially grown on China's space station Tiangong, also known as "Heavenly Palace." ... more 
More than 33 million Nigerians face hunger next year: reportAbuja (AFP) Nov 8, 2024 More than 33 million Nigerians face hunger next year, the number rising sharply as soaring food prices exacerbate the effects of conflict and climate change, according to a report Friday. ... more |
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NASA, Bhutan Conclude Five Years of Teamwork on STEM, SustainabilityHuntsville AL (SPX) Nov 05, 2024 NASA and the Kingdom of Bhutan have been actively learning from each other and growing together since 2019. The seeds planted over those years have ripened into improved environmental conservation, ... more |
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France says still room for negotiation over China's brandy tariffsShanghai (AFP) Nov 4, 2024 French foreign trade minister Sophie Primas on Monday said the window for negotiation with Beijing over tariffs on European brandy was open but warned Paris could take "all possible" measures in response. ... more  
Thousands take to London streets demanding cleaner waterLondon (AFP) Nov 3, 2024 Thousands of people marched through central London on Sunday demanding action on cleaning up Britain's rivers and seas. ... more 
Making agriculture more resilient to climate changeBoston MA (SPX) Nov 02, 2024 As Earth's temperature rises, agricultural practices will need to adapt. Droughts will likely become more frequent, and some land may no longer be arable. On top of that is the challenge of feeding ... more 
Czech Republic curbs animal movement over bluetongue spreadPrague (AFP) Oct 29, 2024 The Czech veterinary authority said Tuesday it would restrict animal movement and advised countrywide vaccinations over a rapid spread of bluetongue disease. ... more |
Lebanon's wine region wrestles with warBeirut, Lebanon (AFP) Oct 29, 2024 The moment Israel's strikes on Lebanon's Bekaa Valley cease, Roland Abou-Khater straps a white flag to his truck, watches the sky for warplanes then whisks a harvesting team to near the firing line. ... more  Available on Amazon Books |
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Surf and Turf: Oregon State researchers to study feeding seaweed to cattleBurns OR (SPX) Oct 29, 2024 Oregon State University researchers have received a $1 million grant to study the impact of adding seaweed to the diets of beef cattle as a way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Recent resea ... more 
End of golden era for Chinese investors in Bordeaux wineSaint-Martin-Du-Puy, France (AFP) Oct 26, 2024 After over a decade of snapping up Bordeaux wine estates, buying into a dream of elegant living in France and good earnings in their home market, many Chinese investors are now selling up. ... more 
Picky protection rules hamper Swiss mushrooming crazeLes Mosses, Switzerland (AFP) Oct 24, 2024 After suffocating Covid-19 restrictions, many embraced the call of the wild and the joys of foraging, but tightening Swiss biodiversity protection measures are infuriating growing hordes of mushroom-picking enthusiasts. ... more 
A simpler, more efficient device for harvesting water from the airColumbus OH (SPX) Oct 24, 2024 A new type of prototype water harvester promises to be simpler and more efficient than traditional variations of the device at pulling drinking water from the air, a new study suggests. Built using ... more |
Palestinian seeds join Arctic 'doomsday vault'Oslo (AFP) Oct 23, 2024 A "doomsday vault" in the Arctic designed to safeguard the world's plant diversity has received a new deposit of thousands of seed samples, including Palestinian ones amid war and hunger in Gaza, it said on Wednesday. ... more 
In South Africa, water shortages are the new realityJohannesburg (AFP) Oct 23, 2024 Joyce Lakela runs a nursery in Tembisa, a Johannesburg township, but these days she spends most of her time trying to find water. ... more 
Global research reveals key factors driving woody species spread in arid regionsParis, France (SPX) Oct 23, 2024 A KAUST-led international team of 100 researchers from 25 countries has provided important insights from a global study showing that livestock management and climate are the primary factors influenc ... more  
Combining satellite technologies improves drought detection from spaceSydney, Australia (SPX) Oct 22, 2024 A new study highlights how satellite technologies can improve the detection of droughts, particularly in critical areas like the Amazon basin. Led by researchers from the Military University of Tech ... more |
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Miners, farmers protest COP16 host Colombia's nature protection plansCali, Colombia (AFP) Oct 22, 2024 Thousands of miners and small-scale farmers protested Tuesday in Colombia against plans by the government, currently hosting a UN biodiversity summit, to declare protected zones in areas where they make their livelihoods. ... more 
Microbial emissions, not fossil fuels, drove methane surge from 2020 to 2022Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 22, 2024 A new study led by researchers from the University of Colorado Boulder has revealed that microbes in the environment, rather than fossil fuels, were responsible for the surge in global methane emiss ... more 
Drones offer efficient monitoring of maize re-growthSydney, Australia (SPX) Oct 21, 2024 Maize, also known as corn, is a vital cereal crop used globally for food production and trade. However, extreme weather events such as rain and wind can cause maize plants to fall, a phenomenon know ... more 
German sheep farmers feel abandoned in bluetongue crisisMarienmunster, Germany (AFP) Oct 20, 2024 Ever since the bluetongue virus struck nearly a year ago, German farmer Ortrun Humpert has cared for sick sheep to contain a crisis and feels increasingly abandoned by authorities. ... more |
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Water crisis threatening world food production: reportParis (AFP) Oct 16, 2024 Inaction on the water crisis could put more than half of the world's food production at risk by 2050, experts warned in a major report published Thursday. ... more |
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The long walk for water in the parched Colombian AmazonColombie (AFP) Oct 16, 2024 Bearing six-liter bottles of water on their shoulders, members of Colombia's Indigenous Yagua community tramp along the dried-up riverbed of a branch of the mighty Amazon. ... more 
Balancing water supply and demand across western USALos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 16, 2024 At the end of 2022, 65 percent of the Western United States was in severe drought, the result of a two decades long mega drought in the Colorado River Basin that had captured headlines around the world. ... more 
Historic southern Africa drought starving millions: UNJohannesburg (AFP) Oct 15, 2024 Millions of people across southern Africa are going hungry because of a historic drought that risks causing a full-scale humanitarian catastrophe, the United Nations warned Tuesday. ... more 
Farmer ants evolved to host bacteria on their bodies for fungal protectionParis, France (SPX) Oct 16, 2024 A new study explores the evolutionary relationship between attine ants and beneficial bacteria that live on their bodies, revealing that these ants developed specialized structures for hosting bacte ... more |
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