Australia feels the brunt of climate change. Now, as elections approach, its politicians are trying to figure out how to manage the anxiety of voters.
Tag: Agriculture and Farming
The Saturday Profile: Hashim Aslami Has Just One Word for Afghan Farmers: Saffron
For two decades, he preached the virtues of the spice as an alternative to traditional crops and opium poppies. Today, it is a rare success story for his country.
India Elections 2019: Farmers Are Hurting and Millions Are Voting
The ruling B.J.P. party has not yet delivered the “good days” it promised to farm voters, who make up half of the electorate. In debt and despair, some wonder if anyone can.
Half of England Is Owned by Less Than 1% of Its Population, Researcher Says
A new book identifies aristocrats, investors and companies that own vast portions of the country, amid growing complaints about land scarcity and economic inequality.
Central American Farmers Head to the U.S., Fleeing Climate Change
The problems plaguing farmers in Honduras and elsewhere have mounted with rising temperatures and increasingly unpredictable weather.
Protests in Australia Pit Vegans Against Farmers
Vegan protests across Australia have reignited debates about animal cruelty and sustainability, while raising questions about vigilante action.
Past Tense: Women With Axes: Looking Back at World War II ‘Lumberjills’
Meet Rosie the Riveter’s British cousins.
In South Africa’s Fabled Wine Country, White and Black Battle Over Land
A generation after apartheid, the Stellenbosch region is gripped by a struggle that pits white citizens who still control much of the economy against their black neighbors.
White Farmers Are Jailed in South Africa for Killing Black Teenager
The men, who were convicted of throwing a 15-year-old boy off a moving truck, received sentences of 18 and 23 years. A judge called their actions “appalling.”
White Meat or Dark? Brexit Muddles the Picture
One sector of British agriculture illustrates why an abrupt departure from the European Union would be so disruptive to trade.