Japan is seeking 6.7 billion yen (US$43 million) in next financial year’s initial budget to combat a longhorn beetle that is destroying cherry trees and threatening agricultural production, ecosystems and the country’s
An audit has found that Sri Lanka’s Department of Agrarian Development spent nearly 90 million rupees to construct crop storage facilities intended to support small and medium-scale farmers, yet many of the
More Sri Lanka’s rice sector, long considered the backbone of the country’s food security, is facing a crisis that exposes deep systemic problems and unfulfilled government promises. According to farmers and union leaders,
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India’s interim trade agreement with the United States has ignited widespread backlash from farmers’ organizations, turning agriculture into a major flashpoint just as New Delhi seeks closer alignment with Washington. The deal,
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A rice tycoon has become a clout chaser, posting ostentatiously on social media about his extravagance ad nauseam. He has been TikToking his newly acquired Rolls-Royce to boost his ego and online visibility.
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Dozens of French farmers brought central Paris to a standstill on Thursday, blockading key routes and parking tractors along the Seine in protest against a proposed European Union trade agreement with South
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U.S. farmers bracing for steep losses this year offered cautious thanks for President Donald Trump’s newly announced $12 billion aid package, but many told Reuters the support barely scratches the surface of
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Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is widely viewed as the father of the American hemp industry, given his role as then-Senate majority leader in pushing across the finish line the 2018 farm bill
More by Economic Affairs Editor Every few years a new development slogan arrives in Sri Lanka, wrapped in glossy reports and the logos of foreign agencies. This time it is the “circular economy.”
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At first glance, Ruben Jorge’s farm near the village of Penha Garcia in eastern Portugal appears like any other rural property. Yet a closer look reveals a quiet revolution unfolding among the
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Scientists have uncovered evidence of barley harvesting and consumption in southern Uzbekistan dating back 9,000 years, a discovery that reshapes understanding of where and how agriculture first took root. The findings, published
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Within minutes of opening its doors, a farm produce co-operative in the seaside town of Atami, south-west of Tokyo, had sold out of its government-subsidised rice. The queue had begun hours earlier,
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The Japanese government has announced the release of 300,000 tonnes of rice from its emergency reserves in a dramatic bid to curb surging prices and calm growing public frustration over the cost
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was excited to get a drone for my birthday last year. I couldn’t wait to get it into the air and see what my backyard looked like from the sky. But, as
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In Maharashtra’s Jalgaon district, several farming families are accusing solar power companies of using deceptive tactics to acquire their agricultural land. Nimbabai Bima Savde, a 55-year-old farmer from Bodhare village, shared her
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In an unprecedented move that has left citizens bewildered, the Sri Lankan government has called upon every household to partake in a nationwide wildlife census—an initiative requiring people to step outside at
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