Agriculture

List of Agriculture articles

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend an event at Tsinghua University in Beijing on April 26, 2019.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend an event at Tsinghua University in Beijing on April 26, 2019.

China Won’t Let Russia Starve the World

The end of the Black Sea Grain Initiative would hurt Beijing, too.

Farmers harvest a wheat field in Ukraine's Kharkiv region on July 19, 2022,
Farmers harvest a wheat field in Ukraine's Kharkiv region on July 19, 2022,

Wheat Is the New Fault Line for Ukraine in Europe

Eastern Europe is irate over imports of Ukrainian grain. That’s by design.

A man works in a wheat field. he is seen hunching over the wheat crop.
A man works in a wheat field. he is seen hunching over the wheat crop.

How to Prevent a Meltdown of the Global Food System

Last year’s collapse was averted. Here’s what we need to do to solve this year’s.

An aerial view shows ships at the anchorage area of the Bosphorus southern entrance in Istanbul.
An aerial view shows ships at the anchorage area of the Bosphorus southern entrance in Istanbul.

Crunch Time Looms for Black Sea Grain Export Deal

Russia wants more concessions to keep allowing vital food exports to leave Ukrainian ports.

This aerial photo taken on September 26, 2022 shows an image welcoming the 20th Communist Party Congress, created by growing red sorghum, in a field in Hangzhou, in China's eastern Zhejiang province.
This aerial photo taken on September 26, 2022 shows an image welcoming the 20th Communist Party Congress, created by growing red sorghum, in a field in Hangzhou, in China's eastern Zhejiang province.

China’s Farmland Is in Serious Trouble

Local governments are desperate to balance the books with land sales.

A view of a forest fire in Purén, Chile, on Feb. 4.
A view of a forest fire in Purén, Chile, on Feb. 4.

Climate Change Looms Behind South America’s Heat Wave

The dry heat has worsened deadly forest fires in Chile and caused expensive droughts in Argentina’s and Uruguay’s agriculture sectors.

Farmers harvest pineapples in Pingtung county, Taiwan
Farmers harvest pineapples in Pingtung county, Taiwan

On the Front Lines of the China-Taiwan Food Fight

A Brooklyn start-up hits back against Beijing’s pressure campaign.

A boy in a blue shirt tends to cattle with long horns.
A boy in a blue shirt tends to cattle with long horns.

Livestock Are More Than Just Emissions

Africa needs to reduce emissions and protect food security. Villainizing livestock will lead to neither.

A person stands in an agricultural field, with mountains behind them.
A person stands in an agricultural field, with mountains behind them.

Want to Fight Climate Change? Transform Our Food System.

Past U.N. climate summits neglected food. That needs to change at COP27.

Rice bags are offloaded from a cargo vessel in Moroni, Comoros, on Oct. 3.
Rice bags are offloaded from a cargo vessel in Moroni, Comoros, on Oct. 3.

WFP Chief Economist: Gulf Countries Should Step Up

Arif Husain on how the global food crisis is connected to currency devaluation, conflict, and soaring energy costs.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba holds a joint press conference with his French counterpart in Kyiv on Sept. 27.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba holds a joint press conference with his French counterpart in Kyiv on Sept. 27.

Ukraine Appeals to African Leaders

Moscow has been winning the propaganda war across the continent. Can Kyiv change perceptions?

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We Can Feed the World

How to fix the global food crisis.

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Why Puerto Rico Is Betting Big on Mushrooms

Fungi could be the secret ingredient to the island’s food sovereignty.

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Plant-Based Proteins Are Too Expensive

Here’s how to level the playing field with meat.

To go with 'India-Food-Organic-Lifestyle' FEATURE by Etienne Fontaine

In this photograph taken on November 6, 2015, Indian Khasi tribal villagers collect herbs in a field in the village of Nongtraw in the north-eastern state of Meghalaya.   Nongtraw, a village in Meghalaya with stunning mountain views and only around 200 inhabitants, is on the front line of the battle to preserve regional food varieties.The campaign began five years ago when the villagers, who belong to the matrilineal Khasi tribe, became concerned that the cultivation of the nutritious local staple millet was dying out. AFP PHOTO/Biju BORO / AFP / BIJU BORO        (Photo credit should read BIJU BORO/AFP via Getty Images)
To go with 'India-Food-Organic-Lifestyle' FEATURE by Etienne Fontaine In this photograph taken on November 6, 2015, Indian Khasi tribal villagers collect herbs in a field in the village of Nongtraw in the north-eastern state of Meghalaya. Nongtraw, a village in Meghalaya with stunning mountain views and only around 200 inhabitants, is on the front line of the battle to preserve regional food varieties.The campaign began five years ago when the villagers, who belong to the matrilineal Khasi tribe, became concerned that the cultivation of the nutritious local staple millet was dying out. AFP PHOTO/Biju BORO / AFP / BIJU BORO (Photo credit should read BIJU BORO/AFP via Getty Images)

The Ancient Super Grain That Could Help Feed the World

Once headed for extinction, millet is now being recognized as a solution to global food problems.

RUHENGERI, NORTHERN PROVINCE, RWANDA - SEPTEMBRE 19: A man watering on a manure stack with a ladder on Septembre 19, 2018 in Ruhengeri, Northern Province, Rwanda. (Photo by Camille Delbos/Art In All of Us/Corbis via Getty Images)
RUHENGERI, NORTHERN PROVINCE, RWANDA - SEPTEMBRE 19: A man watering on a manure stack with a ladder on Septembre 19, 2018 in Ruhengeri, Northern Province, Rwanda. (Photo by Camille Delbos/Art In All of Us/Corbis via Getty Images)

Africa Needs More, Not Less, Fertilizer

Developing countries need to boost their yields, even if that conflicts with climate goals.

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The Solution to the Global Food Crisis Isn’t More Food

There’s plenty to go around, but it’s going to the wrong places.

A person in a gray t-shirt checks plants.
A person in a gray t-shirt checks plants.

Who’s Afraid of Gene-Edited Crops?

A new U.K. bill is a chance at food security—if Britain can get past unfounded fears.

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