Contributor: Economic nostalgia woos voters, but it leads to terrible policies
History may not perfectly repeat itself, but it often rhymes. Two protectionist episodes — the infamous Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act of 1930 and the Trump-era tariffs…
White and Black farmers still bear the scars of Zimbabwe’s land grabs | Poverty and Development News
Harare, Zimbabwe – Guy Watson-Smith felt hurt and betrayed when his 5,000-hectare (12,355-acre) farm in Beatrice, in Zimbabwe’s Mashonaland East province, was violently invaded by…
Vance visit: What’s at stake for India-US trade amid Trump tariff threat? | Trade War News
New Delhi, India – The optics were warm: As United States Vice President JD Vance and his family visited Narendra Modi on Monday evening, the…
Kashmir’s famed saffron faces devastating new terror: Porcupines | Agriculture
Pampore, Indian-administered Kashmir – At 4am, before the first call to prayer echoes through Pampore’s saffron fields in the Pulwama district of Indian-administered Kashmir, 52-year-old…
Tariff uncertainties have companies in Mexico on their toes | Donald Trump
On March 4, the US-Mexico border was at a standstill. The trucks that Thor Salayandia was planning to send across a checkpoint to the United…
Ramadan 2025: Which countries grow the most dates? | Religion News
As the sun sets during the holy month of Ramadan, many Muslims break their fast with a sweet, brown dried fruit that has been cherished…
Green Pakistan Initiative Sowing Seeds of Prosperity Beyond Farming
When people think about the Green Pakistan Initiative (GPI), they often picture fields of crops, modern irrigation systems, and high-tech farming tools. While agriculture is…
U.S. Agriculture Department suspends scholarships for students at historically Black colleges
The U.S. Department of Education headquarters in Washington, D.C., is pictured on Tuesday after the Trump Administration began warning universities of funding cuts if they…
Offensive Agricole: Burkina Faso | Africa’s New Directions | Agriculture
Burkina Faso has started an agricultural development strategy to achieve food sovereignty by 2025.Between climate change, rising prices and security threats, Burkina Faso has an…
WTO vs. MSP: The Battle for Fair Trade and Farmer Welfare
Agricultural subsidies have always been and still are among the many contentious matters in international trade. Agricultural subsidies were central issues during the Uruguay Round…
‘Our lifeline’: Kashmiris fear losing orchards, land to mega Modi projects | Indigenous Rights News
Srinagar, Indian-administered Kashmir – Malik Haroon crouches on the ground covered with white frost on an early winter morning in Dafferpora village in Indian-administered Kashmir’s…
Is US egg shortage Biden’s fault, as Trump spokesperson claims? | Food News
President Donald Trump promised to lower prices for groceries, including eggs. But one crack in his plan is that egg prices haven’t fallen since he…
Trump Agriculture pick Brooke Rollins vows to protect farmers, ranchers
1 of 5 | Secretary of Agriculture nominee Brooke Rollins testifies at a Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee hearing in the Dirksen Senate office…
‘Fields were solitary’: Migration raids send chill across rural California | Migration News
Los Angeles, California — Recent raids carried out by the United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in a rural California county have struck fear…
African Union’s Summit Leaves Little Hope to Advance Agricultural Transformation in Africa
Perhaps it was the most crucial summit held on January 9th to 11th in 2025 with a focus to raise agricultural productivity, increase public investment…
In India’s east, farmers risk jail to grow lucrative cannabis crop | Drugs
Odisha, India – Ajay Rout is an Indigenous farmer in a remote village in a southern district of India’s Odisha state. The village is surrounded by…
Agriculture Department says loan guarantees for wood processing will help forests, American workers
According to Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack (pictured in 2023), USDA's Rural Development is partnering with the Forest Service to support timber industry innovations that…
Why has California declared a state of emergency over bird flu? | Health News
California Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency on Wednesday in response to growing concerns about bird flu cases in the state. Meanwhile, on…
US identifies 65-year-old in Louisiana as first severe case of bird flu | Health News
Health officials say the 65-year-old was hospitalised after contact with an infected flock of back-yard birds.A 65-year-old in the southern state of Louisiana has been…
A trade war could hit California agriculture hard, study says
As President-elect Donald Trump vows to impose tariffs on imports from China, Mexico and Canada, economists are warning that a retaliatory trade war could cause…