Long criminalized as the raw material for cocaine, coca is woven into Bolivian life. The government is lobbying the U.N. to ease international restrictions.
Tag: Agriculture and Farming
How a Plan to Save Forests From Avocados Would Work
In Mexico, the avocado industry now faces a choice: Stop deforesting or lose access to the billion-dollar U.S. market.
Can Satellites Stop an Avocado Addiction From Killing Mexican Forests?
A new program using satellite imagery seeks to raise pressure on avocado growers by getting support from American buyers.
Trump to Unveil Farmer Aid as China Shuns U.S. Crops
As it did in 2018, the White House plans to dole out relief funds to struggling U.S. farmers who have lost their biggest customer.
Trump Wades Into Bailout Politics in Offering a Lifeline to Argentina
A $20 billion loan to support Argentina’s president, Javier Milei, could come with economic and political risks.
Kashmir’s Apple Harvest Rots After Landslide Blocks Road
The Himalayan region supplies most of India’s apples. But when heavy rains left a major highway blocked for weeks, farmers couldn’t get them to markets.
Kashmir’s Apple Harvest Rots After Landslide Blocks Road
The Himalayan region supplies most of India’s apples. But when heavy rains left a major highway blocked for weeks, farmers couldn’t get them to markets.
Satellites and Drones Are Unlocking Benefits ‘Hidden in Plain Sight’ in Michigan
Technology is helping farmers use land and fertilizer more strategically. Sometimes, the best practice is no chemicals at all.
G.O.P. Plan on Pesticides Faces Revolt From MAHA Moms
The provision in the government funding bill could shield pesticide companies from billions of dollars in lawsuits.
Floods in North India Submerge Crops as Farmers Struggle With Debt and Tariffs
The floods, which have killed hundreds, are bad news for farmers weighed down by heavy debt, as India is under pressure from President Trump in tariff negotiations.