Zimbabwe tobacco hits new highs under smallholder contracts
Bulawayo (Zimbabwe) (AFP) - Rows of green tobacco plants stretched towards the bush in a vast field of a crop ...
Monday, October 12, 2026
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Egypt farmers hit by Iran war price surge
Giza (Egypt) (AFP) - Egyptian smallholders have seen their lives upended by the war in Iran, with soaring fertiliser and ...
Bayer profit up but glyphosate sales struggle
Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - German agrichemical and pharmaceutical giant Bayer reported Tuesday a bump in first-quarter profit, driven by its ...
Malaysia plans cloud seeding for drought-hit ‘rice bowl’
Kuala Lumpur (AFP) - Malaysia is resorting to cloud seeding to bring much-needed rain to the country's "rice bowl" north, ...
German fertiliser makers and farmers struggle with Iran war fallout
Wittenberg (Germany) (AFP) - As Iran's closure of the Strait of Hormuz roils the global economy, one German town has ...
Mexican farmers raise alarm over Sheinbaum’s fracking proposal
Coatzintla (Mexico) (AFP) - Over the two decades since fracking started near their lands, farmers in the Mexican state of ...
‘Blindsided’: US farmers strained as fertilizer costs surge on war
China Grove (United States) (AFP) - On Andy Corriher's farm in North Carolina, planting and preparations are underway for his ...
War’s impact on fertilisers stirs food producer fears
Paris (France) (AFP) - Even as Gulf tanker traffic slowly resumes, the road back to normal food production will be ...
Small US farm copes with fuel hikes from Mideast war
New City (United States) (AFP) - An hour's drive north of New York City, the greenhouses at Cropsey Farm are ...
War’s impact on fertilisers stirs food producer fears
Paris (France) (AFP) - Even as Gulf tanker traffic slowly resumes, the road back to normal food production will be ...
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