Ghana raises cocoa price by 45% to deter smuggling
Accra (AFP) - Ghana's government on Wednesday announced a 45-percent increase in the producer price of cocoa for the 2024/2025 ...
Tuesday, October 13, 2026
Tag: agriculture
Peaches from Japan’s Fukushima region sold at Harrods
Tokyo (AFP) - Peaches from Fukushima can now be bought at London's luxury department store Harrods in a Japanese push ...
Trucker protests fuel fear of food shortages in Colombia
Bogotá (AFP) - The Colombian government made an "urgent appeal" Wednesday to truckers blockading several highways to create safe corridors ...
Climate change a mixed blessing for sun-starved Irish vintners
Wellingtonbridge (Ireland) (AFP) - At a tiny outpost in the wine world, Ireland's handful of winemakers are cautiously eyeing long-term ...
Germany sees explosion in cases of bluetongue virus
Berlin (AFP) - Germany has seen an explosion of cases of bluetongue virus this year, authorities said Tuesday as fears ...
In drought-hit Sicily, rainwater is dumped in the sea
Campobello di Mazara (Italy) (AFP) - Sicilian lemon producer Rosario Cognata is furious: his fruit is withering due to the ...
Harvest starts very early in Sicily’s drought-hit vineyards
Contessa Entellina (Italy) (AFP) - On the hills of the Contessa Entellina vineyard in western Sicily, the harvest is already ...
UK beekeepers and scientists tackle sticky problem of honey fraud
Highbridge (United Kingdom) (AFP) - Lynne Ingram cuts a peaceful figure as she tends to a row of humming beehives ...
Belgium flexes its new locally sourced mussels
Nieuwpoort (Belgium) (AFP) - It is a popular tradition to eat mussels in Brussels but what may surprise many is ...
Danish insect farm sets sights on feeding Europe’s livestock
Flemming (Denmark) (AFP) - At the end of a small country road in Denmark is the "Enorm" factory, an insect ...
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