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, ...
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Water shortage pushes Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan into energy crisis
Dushanbe (Tajikistan) (AFP) - Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan are facing an energy crisis as water levels have plummeted at the reservoirs ...
Water shortages spell trouble on Turkey’s tourist coast
Çesme (Turkey) (AFP) - Ali Alyanak and his neighbours in Turkey's tourist hub Izmir now have to draw water from ...
Drought-hit Morocco turns to desalination to save vegetable bounty
Agadir (Morocco) (AFP) - On the drought-stricken plains of Morocco's Chtouka region, cherry tomato farms stretch as far as the ...
New to South Africa, saffron holds promise
Graaff Reinet (South Africa) (AFP) - Livestock farmer Joe Kroon turned to saffron in desperation when drought threatened his livelihood ...
Fears for crops as drought hits northern Europe
Paris (AFP) - Parts of northern Europe have seen their worst drought in decades in recent weeks, with farmers from ...
Coffee price heats up on tight Brazil crop fears
London (AFP) - The price of Arabica coffee hit the highest level since 1977 on Wednesday, approaching a record high ...
Panama Canal crossings down 29 percent due to drought
Panama City (AFP) - Traffic in the Panama Canal fell by 29 percent over the past year due to a ...
Brazil’s farmers fret over fires and drought
Rio de Janeiro (AFP) - Sugarcane farmer Marcos Meloni is still haunted by his battle last month to fight the ...
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 ...
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