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Tourism, heat cut Japan rice inventory to 21st century low

Jul 31, 2024 (AFP)

Bigger factors, however, were lower harvests caused by hot weather and water shortages, as well as prices rising at a slower pace than alternatives, the farm mi...

SatVu and OPO team up to advance urban greening solutions

Jul 31, 2024 (SPX)

Headquartered in Melbourne, Australia, OPO uses its AI-powered Nature Data platform to measure and monitor greening initiatives, providing quick access to near ...

Drought in Sicily threatens grain fields, animal herds

Jul 30, 2024 (AFP)

In an attempt to mitigate the effects of the water crisis, the Italian government in early May declared a state of emergency for the southern island, unblocking...

No paving stone unturned in Dutch garden greening contest

Jul 25, 2024 (AFP)

The Netherlands' Tegelwippen, or "tile-flipping" contest, encourages residents to help cities adapt to climate change by ripping out heat-absorbing concrete pav...

'Truly frightening': Pesticides increasingly laced with forever chemicals

Jul 24, 2024 (AFP)

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have come under increasing scrutiny in recent years, but environmental regulations against them have mainly paid atte...

Insect infestation ravages North African prickly pear

Jul 21, 2024 (AFP)

The 50-year-old has seen his half-hectare of cactus crops wither as the invasive insect wreaked havoc on about a third of the country's cacti after an outbreak ...

French police clash with water demonstrators after port blockade

Jul 20, 2024 (AFP)

Local government officials had banned demonstrations in the city, which is a popular tourist site in summer. A 2,000-strong march, one of two through the city, ...

Climate change threatens age-old Mauritania date harvest

Jul 19, 2024 (AFP)

The advance of the desert is striking in the oasis village of Azougui, some 450 kilometres (280 miles) northeast of Nouakchott, the West African state's capital...

Smart Soil Uses Hydrogel to Enhance Plant Growth and Reduce Water Usage

Jul 18, 2024 (SPX)

Underpinning this exciting smart soil system is a hydrogel material developed by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin. In experiments, the hydrogel-...

Snakes on a plate: pythons touted as protein alternative

Jul 17, 2024 (AFP)

They are being raised for their robust, diamond-patterned skins, which are sold to high-end European fashion houses for belts, bags and handbags, but some scien...

FDI and urbanization identified as major threats to tropical forests

Jul 17, 2024 (SPX)

Recent research analyzed the drivers of deforestation in 40 countries from a food system perspective. The study found that FDI and urbanization are leading caus...

Earliest Evidence of Plant Farming Unearthed in East Africa

Jul 15, 2024 (SPX)

A new study published on July 10 in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B by archaeologists from Washington University in St. Louis, the University of Pittsbur...

Crucial farm jobs dry up in drought-stricken Morocco

Jul 13, 2024 (AFP)

Loubaoui, 40, rode his combine harvester for 280 kilometres (175 miles) hoping to pick up work in what previously had been the booming agricultural village of D...

China cooking oil scandal stokes food safety fears

Jul 11, 2024 (AFP)

Local state-backed outlet the Beijing News last week published an investigation into what it called an "open secret" in the transportation industry. The outlet ...

In the heart of Mauritania's desert, a green oasis cultivates equality

Jul 11, 2024 (AFP)

In 1975, Sufi spiritual guide Mohammed Lemine Sidina founded a village in this remote spot at the centre of the West African state, naming it Maaden el Ervane, ...

Denmark to introduce world's first livestock carbon tax

Jul 10, 2024 (AFP)

From 2030, methane emissions caused by flatulence from cattle and pigs will be taxed at a rate of 300 kroner ($43) per tonne of CO2 equivalent. This amount will...

Sticky future: climate change hits Nepal's honey hunters

Jul 08, 2024 (AFP)

Wreathed in smoke to drive away defensive clouds of giant bees, 26-year-old Som Ram Gurung dangles dangerously 100 metres (325 feet) off the ground, slicing off...

Anti-deforestation rule leaves EU farmers worried about feeding livestock

Jul 04, 2024 (AFP)

A new EU rule set to come into force at the start of 2025 will ban the import of beef, coffee, cocoa, palm oil, rubber, soybeans and wood that has contributed t...

In Belgian farmland, 'Saving Bambi' one dawn mission at a time

Jul 03, 2024 (AFP)

Four years ago, the 40-year-old wildlife lover founded a group with a simple mission: "Saving Bambi" helps farmers avoid the nasty surprise of finding a tiny ma...

Sinkholes spread fear in Turkey's parched breadbasket

Jul 02, 2024 (AFP)

Two giant sinkholes have already appeared on his land in Konya, a vast agricultural province known as Turkey's breadbasket. "Anywhere could sink, I keep thinkin...