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  Chilham, United Kingdom (AFP) Sept 26, 2024 Far from its native Champagne, prestigious French wine house Taittinger on Thursday inaugurated its new vineyard in south-east England, where climate change is making it increasingly easy to grow grapes. The grand opening of the 60-hectare Domaine Evremond vineyard, situated on a quiet hillside in Kent, received the royal seal of approval, with the Duchess of Edinburgh Sophie in attendance. "It's a story of ten years of friendship between two families and two companies," explained Vitalie Taitt ... read more |
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Drought reduces Amazon River in Colombia by as much as 90%: reportBogota (AFP) Sept 26, 2024 The Amazon River has seen its levels in Colombia reduced by as much as 90 percent, a government agency said Thursday, as South America faces a severe and widespread drought. ... more 
Tokyo says Taiwan eases import restrictions on Japanese foodTokyo (AFP) Sept 25, 2024 Taiwan will ease restrictions on imports of Japanese food products including seafood from areas around the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant, Tokyo's ministry of agriculture, forestry and fisheries said on Wednesday. ... more 
Thai farm culls 125 crocodiles as floodwaters riseBangkok (AFP) Sept 25, 2024 A crocodile farm in Thailand has culled 125 of the reptiles because of fears they could escape during ongoing floods and endanger human lives, the owner said Wednesday. ... more  
EU supports reduced protection for wolves; Finnish zoo to return pandas to China earlyBrussels, Belgium (AFP) Sept 25, 2024 EU member states on Wednesday voted in favour of lowering the protection status of wolves, a move decried by conservationists that paves the way for a relaxation of tight hunting restrictions. ... more |
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Undiscovered Neolithic society sheds light on early Mediterranean historyCambridge UK (SPX) Sep 25, 2024 Archaeologists in Morocco have uncovered the earliest known farming society in North Africa, filling a significant gap in the region's prehistoric record. The findings, published in 'Antiquity', hig ... more |
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Angry French cognac makers see red over Chinese tariffs threatCognac, France (AFP) Sept 22, 2024 Frustrated cognac producers in southwestern France are growing increasingly anxious over the looming threat of Chinese tariffs on European brandy, a move industry representatives worry could force French liquor from the Chinese market. ... more  
Unprecedented global study reveals cities receive more rainfall than surrounding rural areasLos Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 23, 2024 It is widely understood that cities are generally warmer than their rural surroundings, a phenomenon known as the urban heat island effect. However, a lesser-known counterpart to this is the urban p ... more 
Kimchi threat as heatwave drives up South Korea cabbage pricesSeoul (AFP) Sept 20, 2024 An unprecedented heat wave across South Korea has driven up the price of cabbages, data revealed Friday, with the vegetable used in the famed national dish kimchi surging by nearly 70 percent year-on-year. ... more 
Sustainable mulch films aim to boost agriculture and reduce plastic wasteLos Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 20, 2024 Weeds are a persistent problem, costing the agricultural industry approximately $33 billion annually as they compete with crops for essential resources like water, nutrients, light, and space. While ... more |
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Amazon drought leaves Colombian border town high and dryLeticia, Colombia (AFP) Sept 19, 2024 Extreme drought affecting large parts of South America has dramatically reduced the flow of the Amazon River where Colombia borders Peru and Brazil, choking food supplies and threatening residents' health. ... more |
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China to tax Taiwanese agricultural importsBeijing (AFP) Sept 18, 2024 China will begin imposing tariffs on agricultural imports from Taiwan in retaliation to similar moves by the island's government, Chinese state media said Wednesday. ... more
In Colombia, a river's 'rights' swept away by mining and conflictChoco, Colombia (AFP) Sept 18, 2024 In 2016, a Colombian court sent a powerful statement on environmental protection by ruling that a crucial river in the northwestern Choco jungle, which was being decimated by illegal mining, had legal rights. ... more  
Three activists risking their lives for the planetParis (AFP) Sept 18, 2024 Almost 200 environmental activists were murdered last year, with the toll especially heavy in South America, according to rights group Global Witness. ... more 
Report links meatpacking companies to 'war on nature' in BrazilSao Paulo (AFP) Sept 17, 2024 A report by environmental and rights NGOs Tuesday linked three major meatpacking companies to illegal deforestation in Brazil, where farmers are accused of spraying herbicides from the sky to clear huge tracts of land. ... more |
 
Solar and Farming Can Work TogetherLondon, UK (SPX) Sep 17, 2024 Researchers at Swansea University have developed a new tool to help find the best photovoltaic (PV) materials to support both solar energy generation and crop growth. In a new study published ... more  
Farmers fret over fires and drought; as fires approach Brazil's capitalRio De Janeiro (AFP) Sept 16, 2024 Sugarcane farmer Marcos Meloni is still haunted by his battle last month to fight the flames on his land, as the double-edged disaster of fires and drought hits Brazil's agricultural sector hard. ... more 
Lakes drying up leave Greeks in despairThessaloniki, Greece (AFP) Sept 13, 2024 Lake Koronia, one of largest in Greece, is shrinking after a prolonged drought and a summer of record-breaking temperatures, leaving behind cracked earth, dead fish and a persistent stench. ... more 
Vietnam farmers lose their blooms as floods claim cropsHanoi (AFP) Sept 13, 2024 Vietnamese farmer Do Hong Yen estimates she lost tens of thousands of dollars when her valuable peach blossom crop was swamped by muddy waters in Hanoi's worst flooding in two decades. ... more |
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Deadly floods bring relief to Moroccan farmersRabat (AFP) Sept 13, 2024 When powerful thunderstorms hit Morocco's arid south, they brought deadly floods but also provided some relief to farmers as the country grapples with its worst drought in nearly 40 years. ... more  
Support for Trump, questions for Harris in pro-fracking PennsylvaniaWest Bethlehem Township, United States (AFP) Sept 13, 2024 For Pennsylvania farmer George Wherry, 85, fracking for natural gas under his otherwise bucolic fields means greater economic "freedom" - one of the many reasons he'll be voting for Donald Trump in November. ... more 
Russian missile hit wheat cargo ship in Black Sea: ZelenskyKyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Sept 12, 2024 A Russian missile hit a cargo ship in the Black Sea carrying wheat to Egypt, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Thursday, calling on the world to condemn Moscow's attacks on food shipments. ... more 
'Historic': Bad weather slashes wine harvest in France's JuraDomblans, France (AFP) Sept 12, 2024 Heavy rainfall, hail and mildew have destroyed most of the wine harvest in eastern France's Jura region for this year, leaving winegrowers struggling. ... more |
Greece unveils water network overhaul amid drought troublesAthens (AFP) Sept 11, 2024 Greece on Wednesday unveiled a multi-billion-euro plan to safeguard its water supply amid shortages coming after the warmest winter and summer on record. ... more 
AI-driven systems can cut energy usage in indoor farming by 25%, Cornell study showsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 11, 2024 A new study from Cornell University engineers suggests that incorporating artificial intelligence (AI) into environmental control systems can significantly reduce energy consumption in indoor agricu ... more
Nestle to pay 2 mn euros to close France water probesStrasbourg, France (AFP) Sept 10, 2024 Nestle's water subsidiary, which produces brands such as Perrier, will pay 2 million euros ($2.2 million) to close French probes over illegal wells and treatment of mineral water, prosecutors said Tuesday. ... more 
Parched Iraqi Kurdistan town navigates regional water diplomacyQaladiza (AFP) Sept 10, 2024 A river flowing through Iraq's northern Kurdistan has all but dried up, prompting warnings of an "environmental catastrophe" for the water-stressed border city as it tussles for the resource with neighbouring Iran. ... more |
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An Amazon river dries up, creating hellish crossing for villagersHumaita, Brazil (AFP) Sept 10, 2024 Only the youngest and strongest villagers now brave the crossing of a vast, blistering stretch of sand where, in normal times, the waters of the mighty Madeira River flow in the Brazilian Amazon. ... more 
Peaches from Japan's Fukushima region sold at HarrodsTokyo (AFP) Sept 10, 2024 Peaches from Fukushima can now be bought at London's luxury department store Harrods in a Japanese push to ease fears about produce grown in the region hit by nuclear disaster. ... more 
'We are starving': Malawi villagers cook toxic yams to survive droughtSalima, Malawi (AFP) Sept 9, 2024 In the worst drought in southern Africa in a century, villagers in Malawi are digging for potentially poisonous wild yams to eat as their crops lie scorched in the fields. ... more 
Drought sinks longest Polish river to record-low levelWarsaw (AFP) Sept 8, 2024 Poland's longest river, the Vistula, on Sunday hit a record-low water level in the capital because of drought, the national weather agency said. ... more |
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