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Sport
Pesticides: a health hazard for Europeans ?
In Charente-Maritime, France, rising child cancer cases are suspected to be linked to pesticide exposure. Local residents are pushing for…
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News
The female cotton pickers behind your clothes – and the climate change threat they face in Azerbaijan
New varieties of cotton being introduced to local fields could help solve some farmers’ greatest complaint – that prices for…
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Worn threads in warming fields: Women face a climate trial picking cotton in Azerbaijan
New varieties of cotton being introduced to local fields could help solve some farmers’ greatest complaint – that prices for…
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Asia
Indonesian minister promises millennial farmers salaries five times the average in food self-sufficiency drive
SINGAPORE: Indonesia aims to attract millennial farmers by offering modern technology and a minimum salary of 10 million rupiah (US$640)…
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Mexico
Heavy rains damage Mexico’s Day of the Dead cempasúchil crops
The yellow-orange cempasúchil, or marigold flower, that adorns Day of the Dead altars in Mexico could be in short supply…
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Asia
Commentary: Climate change leaves a bitter taste in world’s coffee supply
THREATS TO MORE THAN A CAFFEINE FIX Climate change is reshaping the coffee industry, with far-reaching consequences for both producers…
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Asia
Kimchi no more? Climate change puts South Korea’s beloved cabbage dish at risk
Spicy, fermented kimchi is made from other vegetables such as radish, cucumber and green onion, but the most popular dish…
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Spain
Supermarkets in Spain are inflating olive oil prices, farmers claim
Spanish olive oil producers say big supermarkets are making huge profits at the expense of consumers by making a 59%…
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Sport
Water stress: Algeria’s strategies
One of the biggest challenges facing Algeria is its drinking water supply. To respond to this emergency, the government is…
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Asia
Sweet lessons: Taiwan urban beekeeping gets positive buzz
TAIPEI: Under mulberry trees at a bee farm in Taipei’s suburbs, students watched intently as instructor Tsai Ming-hsien wafted smoke…
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