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Thailand plans to ban corn imports from neighbours linked to pollution
BANGKOK (Reuters) -Thailand plans to ban corn imports from neighbouring countries that are linked to agriculture burning that causes air pollution, an official...
Vietnam farmers struggle for fresh water as drought brings salinisation
Every day, farmer Nguyen Hoai Thuong prays in vain for rain to fall on the cracked dry earth of her garden in Vietnam’s...
Tata Steel brings forward UK coke ovens closure
Indian-owned Tata Steel UK said Monday that it would shut down coke ovens at its Port Talbot steelworks in south Wales starting this...
Financial incentives for new woodlands increase by 45% in tree-planting drive
Financial incentives to create new woodlands will increase by 45% in a bid to boost tree planting, the Government has announced. Farmers and...
Spanish farmers stage fresh protests in Madrid
Hundreds of farmers paraded through the Spanish capital on foot and by tractor on Sunday in the latest protest over the crisis facing...
Vietnam faces $3bn annual crop losses from rising saltwater levels
Vietnam faces nearly $3 billion a year in crop losses as more saltwater seeps into arable land, state media reported, citing new research....
As the rumble of tractor protests grows, the EU offers more environmental concessions to farmers
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s executive arm on Friday proposed weakening even more climate and environmental measures in the bloc’s latest set...
Saskatchewan government to start work on $1.15B irrigation project
REGINA — The Saskatchewan government says it’s set to begin work on a $1.15-billion project to expand irrigation in the province. Premier Scott...
Alberta commission finds renewables pose little threat to agriculture, environment
EDMONTON — Alberta’s utilities regulator has released a report saying the renewables industry poses little threat to agriculture or the environment. The Alberta...
Zimbabwe predicts a sharp decline in tobacco crop as El Niño takes toll, a year after record harvest
HARARE, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe, Africa’s largest tobacco producer, began its annual tobacco-selling season on Wednesday, with officials and farmers projecting a sharp decline...
