Focus on Agriculture
Vietnam coffee farmers boost irrigation but running low on water: report
Coffee farmers in Vietnam have sharply increased use of irrigation in the main producing regions of the country amid excessive dryness, but they...
As solar capacity grows, some of America’s most productive farmland is at risk
A renewable energy boom risks damaging some of America's richest soils in key farming states like Indiana, according to a Reuters analysis
‘Extreme’ climate blamed for world’s worst wine harvest in 62 years
World wine production dropped 10 percent last year, the biggest fall in more than six decades, because of "extreme" climate changes: International Organisation...
In Vietnam, farmers reduce methane emissions by changing how they grow rice
There is a paradox at the heart of growing rice: The finicky crop isn’t just vulnerable to climate change but also contributes uniquely...
Latin American AI startups transform farming, including managing climate risks
Brazilian startup Agrosmart uses artificial intelligence to help farmers manage climate risks and produce more sustainably.
Municipalities, farmers agree to cut water use as drought persists in Canada’s Alberta
Alberta, which produces most of Canada's oil, natural gas and beef, opened water-sharing negotiations among licence-holders as it entered its fourth year of...
US EPA to announce temporary expanded sales of higher-ethanol gasoline blend: sources
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will announce by Friday plans to temporarily expand sales of higher-ethanol blends of gasoline this summer.
JDE Peet’s sees coffee industry struggling to meet deforestation law
The EU law, which comes into effect at the end of 2024, will require importers of coffee to prove their goods are not...
Denmark bets on cow feed additive to reduce methane emissions
Denmark, a major dairy exporter, could become the first country in the world to price agricultural emissions, including methane emissions from burping cows.
Record heat rots cocoa beans threatening Ivory Coast agriculture
Africa has emitted only seven percent of global greenhouse gases since the mid-19th century, according to the UN climate change panel (IPCC), but...
