Agriculture
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Mexico
Mexican ag experts: Your insights are needed
Wikifarmer, the global open-access agricultural knowledge platform, has launched a worldwide farmer survey, calling on the world’s agricultural producers to…
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Mexico
Greenhouses in Mexico: A Growing Industry
Mexico’s agricultural landscape is undergoing a profound transformation. The rise of Protected Agriculture (PA) — including greenhouses, shade houses and…
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Mexico
Mexico in Numbers: Agriculture
Mexico is a leading global agricultural producer, ranking 11th worldwide. Its diverse geography and climates, ranging from fertile valleys to…
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Asia
Hot demand, shrinking harvests: Thai coffee faces boom and doom paradox
A DEMAND THAT CANNOT BE STOPPED Back when coffee cultivation began in Thailand in the late 1960s, Thais hardly drank…
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Malaysia makes contingency plans for agriculture exports under EU deforestation rules
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has contingency plans in place to remain competitive in European markets as it works to avoid being…
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Indonesia is Southeast Asia’s top rice producer, but fall in farmer numbers threatens viability
HISTORIC MILESTONE IN FOOD SECURITY Indonesia has recorded a 48 per cent surge in rice production, with government rice reserves…
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Asia
IN FOCUS: Insatiable global meat appetite leaves Thai farmland scarred, rural communities in the dust
Studies have found a link between maize farming areas and hotspots in the sub-region of the Mekong Basin. Between December…
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News
ICE raids and their uncertainty scare off workers and baffle businesses
WASHINGTON — Farmers, cattle ranchers and hotel and restaurant managers breathed a sigh of relief last week when President Donald…
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Asia
Kashmir’s farmers revive saffron cultivation indoors as climate change hits
PAMPORE: Farmer Irshad Ahmad Dar is worried about the future of his “red gold” crops in the town of Pampore,…
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Asia
Why India’s farmers are worried about US push to export dairy, grain products
US dairy producers have access to tens of billions of dollars in government subsidies annually, while Indian dairy farmers said…
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