Morocco is becoming an important country in helping West Africa’s Sahel region face a possible food crisis. A new study says that rising fertilizer prices and shipping delays, caused by global trade problems, could reduce crop production. This is serious because many people in the Sahel depend on farming and rainfall for food. Up to [...]
Rice farmers in the Mekong Delta and Thailand are struggling as rising costs and global conflicts affect the rice trade. In Vietnam, farmer Nguyen Thanh Giang says diesel, fertilizer, and transport prices have increased sharply, while rice selling prices remain almost the same, making farming less profitable. Many farmers are thinking about reducing or stopping [...]
Rice farmers in the Mekong Delta and Thailand are struggling as rising costs and global conflicts affect the rice trade. In Vietnam, farmer Nguyen Thanh Giang says diesel, fertilizer, and transport prices have increased sharply, while rice selling prices remain almost the same, making farming less profitable. Many farmers are thinking about reducing or stopping [...]
Farmers in central Thailand are struggling as fuel shortages and rising prices affect their crops. Many petrol stations are empty, and diesel, needed for water pumps and machinery, is hard to find. Thanadet Traiyot, a rice farmer in Ayutthaya, says he has to carefully manage his pumps because he doesn’t have enough fuel to run [...]
Last month, Ghanaian peacekeepers and the Lebanese Armed Forces helped farmers in three villages near the Blue Line during the tobacco harvest. Farming is the main source of food and income for families there, but working close to the border is dangerous. Old bombs from past wars, rising tensions, and blocked access make farming risky. [...]
In Lebanon, young people like Hadi Awada and Wissam Hourani are driving efforts to restore sustainable farming practices after extensive destruction from recent conflicts. Young farmer Hadi is determined to restore his family's land to its former state using eco-friendly practices such as organic pesticides and composting, despite challenges from chemical warfare. Alongside him, Wissam [...]