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Glyphosate: where is it banned or restricted?

Sep 20, 2023 (AFP)

The World Health Organization's cancer agency said in 2015 that the active ingredient in many generic herbicides, including Monsanto's Roundup, was "probably ca...

Australia gives up fight to eradicate bee-killing parasite

Sep 20, 2023 (AFP)

Desperate to keep Varroa out of the country, authorities have destroyed more than 14,000 infected beehives since the tiny red-brown pest was first detected nort...

Spain livestock farmers raise alarm over rise in wolf attacks

Sep 20, 2023 (AFP)

Last year, farmers across Spain recorded 12,898 attacks, up from 10,560 a year earlier, equating to a 20 percent increase, the COAG farmers' union said, citing ...

Invasive species on the menu at London restaurant

Sep 20, 2023 (AFP)

The idea behind several "invasive species supper clubs", the last of which was served on Tuesday at "zero waste" Silo restaurant in east London, is to "creative...

Thailand urged to halt crop burning after air pollution spike

Sep 18, 2023 (AFP)

The kingdom suffered dire air quality earlier in the year, with Bangkok and the northern city of Chiang Mai ranked among the most polluted cities in the world o...

Global food system could help achieve net negative emissions by 2050

Sep 15, 2023 (SPX)

Currently, the global food system is responsible for about one-third of greenhouse gas emissions. There are multiple opportunities within the food system to red...

Floods wiped out quarter of Greek farm produce: experts

Sep 15, 2023 (AFP)

The floods, which killed 15 people, have also left thousands of people in temporary shelters in hotels, schools or with relatives while 30 villages were inacces...

'Worst enemy': Morocco quake brings new hardships for farmers

Sep 14, 2023 (AFP)

Drought and extreme weather have long taken a toll on the North African kingdom's growers, but the quake spells new challenges that are just beginning to come i...

France goes (a bit) veggie for Olympics

Sep 13, 2023 (AFP)

Michelin-starred chef Akrame Benallal serves plenty of steaks, burgers and other meat in his restaurants, but his flagship dish for the Games will be muesli wit...

Rice price spike offers preview of climate food disruption

Sep 12, 2023 (AFP)

Rice prices jumped 9.8 percent in August, bucking decreases in other staples, the Food and Agriculture Organization said last week. That followed the July decis...

Meat, milk alternatives could slash food system emissions a third: study

Sep 12, 2023 (AFP)

Population growth and higher incomes are on track to increase global demand for these key animal products, which can bring damaging environmental consequences. ...

Instacart seeks $10 billion valuation amid industry woes: WSJ

Sep 10, 2023 (AFP)

The company is to start pitching its initial public offering to investors at the lower valuation as early as Monday, "in the latest sign of diminished investor ...

Climate change pushes Bordeaux winemakers to harvest at night

Sep 08, 2023 (AFP)

With the country sweltering in a late heatwave, it is 20 degrees Celsius (68 degrees Fahrenheit) at five in the morning as a harvester crawls along a row of vin...

Satellites detect where locust infestations begin

Sep 04, 2023 (SPX)

"Certain conditions are important for the development of locusts," explains Igor Klein from DLR's Earth Observation Center (EOC). "These include, for example, t...

Invasive species a growing and costly threat, key report to find

Sep 04, 2023 (AFP)

From water hyacinth choking Lake Victoria in East Africa, to rats and brown snakes wiping out bird species in the Pacific, to mosquitoes exposing new regions to...

Squeezed out: Bulgaria lavender oil makers fear EU laws

Aug 27, 2023 (AFP)

With a global production glut already weighing on prices, Bulgarian distillers now fear new EU regulations will further crimp business. While the European Union...

'Animals are thirsty': Dust and bones on Turkey's shrinking lake

Aug 25, 2023 (AFP)

An occasional shrub marks the spots from where Lake Van has retreated over years of global heating and drought. "The animals are thirsty," the 65-year-old lamen...

Heat stress could threaten health of one billion cows

Aug 24, 2023 (AFP)

Nearly eight out of 10 cows across the planet are already experiencing excessively high body temperatures, spiked respiration rates, bowed heads and open-mouthe...

Hong Kong to curb some Japan food imports over Fukushima water release

Aug 22, 2023 (AFP)

"The Japanese government has decided on its own to discharge nuclear wastewater into the sea," Hong Kong leader John Lee said in a Facebook post. "I express my ...

French grape-pickers wilt as 'heat dome' temperatures top 40C

Aug 22, 2023 (AFP)

In Saint-Quentin-de-Baron in the Bordeaux region of southwest France, local winemakers have adapted the picking routines to take into account some of the hottes...