A severe drought has dented energy supplies and disrupted access to water for hundreds of thousands. Cities order rolling blackouts; farmers rush to save crops.
Tag: Agriculture and Farming
New Water Cuts Announced as Colorado River Hits Dangerous Low
For now, the water-use reductions affect only Arizona and Nevada, together with Mexico. But talks to avoid wider cuts have so far achieved “exactly nothing.”
Ivory Coast, a Big Cocoa Exporter, Tries to Move Up the Ladder
A new generation of Ivory Coast chocolatiers is striving to change an industry that has long left cocoa farmers in poverty.
U.S. Bolsters Aid for Cambodia Amid Efforts to Ease Global Food Crisis
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken announced $25 million over five years to support an initiative that will work with farmers and others in the agriculture industry to get produce to more markets.
Irish Farmers Help Save a Bird Whose Calls Used to Herald Summer
The corncrake’s cry, thought to be loud and harsh, is a poignant reminder for older people of the advent of warmer weather. Efforts are underway to preserve its call for younger generations.
Mines, Fires, Rockets: The Ravages of War Bedevil Ukraine’s Farmers
A deal allowing ships to start carrying grain from Ukraine solved a logistical problem, but it left a more pressing one for Ukrainian farmers: growing and reaping crops in a war zone.
Crops ‘Stored Everywhere’: Ukraine’s Harvest Piles Up
Farmers who have lived under the risk of Russian missile attacks have their doubts about an international agreement to ease a blockade on grain shipments through the Black Sea.
Monarch Butterflies Are Placed on IUCN Red List
Researchers cited climate change and habitat loss. But they also said the public can help give the insects a boost.
Italy Drought in Po River Basin Tightens Its Grip
A prolonged dry spell caused by increasingly dry winters, higher temperatures and less rain has put the fertile region’s rice harvest and other crops at risk.
‘Mango Man’ Is the Fruit’s Foremost Poet, Philosopher, Fan and Scientist
With 300 types of mangos to his horticultural credit, Kaleem Ullah Khan is quick to tell anyone in India and beyond about the infinite potential of the fruit and its tree, including as medicine.