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.

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.

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.

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.

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?

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.

Ukraine’s agriculture industry sees huge losses | DW | 13.06.2022

Much of the intense fighting is now focused on Ukraine’s agricultural regions the south and east. DW correspondent Nick Connolly visits a farmer on the frontlines near Mykolaiv.

Ghana and Uganda ban grain and food exports

Global food protectionism is now in full swing. After India, some major EU food exporting nations like Hungary halted the export of certain crops. Many African countries are also banning the export of their produce.

Aggressive Asian hornets gain foothold in Pacific Northwest

Native insects have few defenses against the invasive hornets, which can quickly eradicate an entire hive of honeybees. But experts in Japan say the "murder hornet" serves as an important part of the broader ecosystem.

Southern Africa faces new locust plague

Biblical locust swarms are laying waste to southern Africa's crops. But lessons learnt from a similar plague in East Africa show that regional cooperation and early detection are key to avoiding an equally big disaster.