A customer pays for vegetables at the Maravillas market in Madrid, Spain, on May 12, 2022. (MANU FERNANDEZ / AP) BOUVINES, FRANCE – Emmanuel Lefebvre produces thousands of tonnes of endives on his farm in northern France annually, but this year he may abandon his crop because of the crippling energy costs required to freeze […]
JOHOR BAHRU – Continuous and heavy rains in Malaysia coupled with the steep increase in production costs have significantly impacted the yields of fruits and vegetables around the country, say farmers. They are forecasting that Cameron Highlands, which is one of the top areas for vegetable production, will see a drop of 20 per cent […]
MANILA (PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER) – In a bid to avert the looming food crisis resulting from the combined effects of the Covid-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has decided to personally take the helm of the Department of Agriculture (DA). There are three critical issues around national food security that […]
TOKYO (REUTERS) – Masahiro Hoshina, a Japanese farmer, starts worrying about typhoon season months before it begins, haunted by memories of the heavy rains and landslides that washed away wasabi farms during one 2019 storm. “Recently the power of typhoons feels totally different from before due to global warming. It’s getting stronger,” said the 70-year-old […]