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North Koreans in rice belt 'starve to death'
22/05/2012 9:29 am
Food shortages have worsened in North Korea, even in the southwestern rice belt where some residents have starved to death, a Seoul-based online newspaper said Monday. Read more
Worst drought in 50 years takes toll in northern Brazil
14/05/2012 8:36 am
Severe drought gripping northeastern Brazil -- the worst in a half-century -- is taking its toll on more than 1,100 towns, even triggering fighting in rural areas, local media reported Sunday. Read more
Kiwifruit detectives trace disease to China
10/05/2012 9:24 am
US and Italian scientists have traced a bacterium that has been destroying kiwifruit in New Zealand and Europe back to China where they believe it originated, according to a study on Wednesday. Read more
Lithuania's blue blooms gone as flax farming ends
30/04/2012 10:20 am
Lithuania, where the delicate blue blossoms of linseed were once so abundant they became a staple of folk songs and poetry, has turned to imports as growing the plant at home has become too expensive. Read more
Organic farms yield less produce, require more land: study
26/04/2012 10:27 am
Organic farming may yield up to a third less of some crop types, according to a study proposing a hybrid with conventional agriculture as the best way to feed the world without destroying it. Read more
Fracking brings boom, fears to rural US
23/04/2012 10:41 am
Underneath the ground in southwestern Pennsylvania, bedrock is put under explosive pressure to fracture and spill out its lucrative cache of natural gas. Read more
Warming set to make corn prices pop
23/04/2012 10:31 am
Climate change will more than quadruple US corn prices in years of peak volatility, environmental scientists said on Sunday. Read more
'No-till farming' revolution grows in Indiana
19/04/2012 9:38 am
Indiana farmer Mike Starkey does not plow his fields and uses fertilizer only sparingly, but he is on the cutting edge of a growing trend in American agriculture. Read more
'No-till farming' revolution grows in Indiana
18/04/2012 10:27 am
Indiana farmer Mike Starkey does not plow his fields and uses fertilizer only sparingly, but he is on the cutting edge of a growing trend in American agriculture. Read more
Fungus threat escalates for food, wildlife: scientists
12/04/2012 9:25 am
Species of fungus, driven by trade, travel and climate change, pose a mounting threat to food supplies and biodiversity, scientists said on Wednesday. Read more |
