Tag: farmers
Indian farmers end year-long mass protests against Modi reforms
Prime Minister Narendra Modi abandoned his push for agricultural reforms, defusing one of the biggest challenges faced by his government
Little-known nut helps Indonesian farmers build sustainable forest economy
Through an enterprise set up by the village authorities, residents are harvesting and selling kenari, a mineral-rich nut
Floating farms, salt-resistant rice: Bangladeshis adapt to survive
Bangladesh ranks seventh for countries most affected by extreme weather in the past two decades
North Korea sends farmers to labor camps for hiding corn amid...
The government takes 60 percent of the harvest from every farmer, leaving them with the remaining 40 percent
Church group condemns killing of protesting farmers in India
A Catholic priest said the situation of farmers in India is “already pathetic and they are on the verge of suicides”
Court in India allows Catholic nun, 16 other farmers to kill...
The Kerala High Court gave special permission to Sister Jofi Joseph and 16 members of a farmers’ group to kill wild boars
Tens of thousands of farmers vow defiance over India laws
Tens of thousands of farmers vow to remain defiant against the government over controversial agriculture laws
Cambodians brave COVID-19 impact with small plots of land
Pandemic changes fortunes for some Cambodians forced to swap city labor for farming
Pope Francis warns of global food insecurity, calls for support for...
Pope Francis assured the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization of Church support in fighting hunger and its causes
As rising ‘heat shocks’ ruin rice crops, Bangladesh faces hunger risk
Heat stress - caused by high temperatures, low rainfall and low humidity - disrupted rice growth in Bangladesh
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