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TOPIC(S): Food/Nutrition, Ag Global Specialty Food, Food Security/Shortage,

06/25/2024 SOURCE: www.dw.com

Hunger in Colombia: How can Bogota feed poor communities?

In Bogota, Colombia's capital, over a quarter of people struggle to find food. Experts blame food poverty on inflation, violence and poor harvests caused by the effects of climate change.

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TOPIC(S): Soil Health, Ag India, Climate Change, Carbon Farming,

06/25/2024 SOURCE: www.dw.com

Can India's carbon credits help green farming?

Agri-tech company Grow Indigo helps farmers switch to climate-friendly practices, such as zero tillage. Farmers receive payments in exchange for cutting emissions under a carbon credit scheme. Can this approach help India meet its climate goals?

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TOPIC(S): Ag Europe, Government / Policies, Climate Change,

05/21/2024 SOURCE: www.dw.com

Poland: Farmers protest against EU climate policies

Polish farmers have held a protest against the EU's Green Deal, which aims to make the bloc climate-neutral by 2050. Politicians from the former nationalist government also joined the demonstrators.

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TOPIC(S): Pesticides, Drones UAV, Pest Control, Ag India,

05/21/2024 SOURCE: www.dw.com

Indian women take to the skies as drone pilots

In rural India, women are training as drone pilots for the farming sector. But they're spraying chemical pesticides. Could this technology be used in better and less environmentally harmful ways to create a true win-win solution?

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TOPIC(S): Rice, Aquaculture/Fish Farming, Fishing (Commercial),

04/16/2024 SOURCE: www.dw.com

Combining planting rice and fish farming in Tamil Nadu

All too often, farming in India is a debt trap. But zero budget farming doesn’t require credit or purchased inputs and is becoming increasingly widespread. We meet a farmer in Tamil Nadu who is successfully combining planting rice with fish farming.

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TOPIC(S): Coffee/Tea, Agriculture Global, Ag Africa,

02/05/2024 SOURCE: www.dw.com

EU deforestation law means uncertainty for African coffee

The EU aims to outlaw products sourced from deforested areas, but critics have said the new law could penalize so-called smallholder coffee farmers in Africa.

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TOPIC(S): Beekeeping,

09/10/2023 SOURCE: www.dw.com

Beekeeping - The Next Generation

Beekeeping is in. The number of young beekeepers is skyrocketing. It’s a seachange: For years, beekeeping was seen as a retirement hobby. One that was slowly dying out.

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TOPIC(S): Beekeeping,

09/07/2023 SOURCE: www.dw.com

Beekeeping - The Next Generation

Beekeeping is in. The number of young beekeepers is skyrocketing. It’s a seachange: For years, beekeeping was seen as a retirement hobby. One that was slowly dying out.

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture Global, Sustainability, GMO's,

07/05/2023 SOURCE: www.dw.com

GM food: The best way for sustainable food production?

Genetically modified food is still controversial, especially in Europe. Is it the best science-based method we have for a sustainable food system amidst biodiversity loss, global crisis, and a rising global population?

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Topics: Commodities, Agriculture Global, Ag Russia & CIS, Commodity/Trade Groups,

Ukraine protests 'unacceptable' Warsaw agricultural bans

Kyiv sent a formal note regarding what it said were Polish trade restrictions on importing agricultural products. The EU agreed in principle on an arrangement to get some produce out through neighboring countries.

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