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Crossing the city-country divide: how do Australian farmers advocate for their industry in an urbanised world?

Two-thirds of the population live in capital cities and have little knowledge about agriculture. We need to bridge that gap – and it starts with listening to each other

The Guardian - AU

Côte d’Ivoire launches West Africa’s first agricultural commodities exchange

After seven years in development, Côte d’Ivoire has launched West Africa’s first agricultural commodities exchange – the Bourse des Matières Premières Agricoles or BMPA.

Radio France Internationale

Warning UK-Gulf trade deal could let in low-welfare chicken and undermine farmers

Industry figures say allowing poultry imports that do not align with British production standards would be ‘betrayal’

The Guardian - UK

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Clarkson’s Farm star Harriet Cowan urges fans to ‘be kind’ after TV debut

Young farmer, 24, joins the Diddly Squat team while Kaleb Cooper is away touring his one-man show

The Independent UK

New To South Africa, Saffron Holds Promise

Livestock farmer Joe Kroon turned to saffron in desperation when drought threatened his livelihood and, as this season's harvest winds down, he is encouraged by the potential of a new entry into South Africa's farming catalogue.

International Business Times

Welsh farmer pleads guilty to stealing more than 70 sheep from neighbour

Hywel Williams given 12-month suspended sentence after telling court he ‘deeply’ regretted stealing animals

The Guardian - UK

California avocado growers feared Mexican imports would harm their trade. Instead business is booming

On a hillside northwest of Los Angeles, Andreas Tompros is replanting hundreds of avocado trees

The Independent UK

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Senegal fishing industry issues are complex

Letter: Fishmeal exports to fish farms in Turkey bring badly needed income to the west African country, writes Prof Elliott Green

The Guardian - UK

Cutting nature-friendly farming budget would be ‘devastating’, Government warned

Environmental and farming groups have reacted with dismay to reports that funding for sustainable agriculture will be cut in the spending review.

Evening Standard

A little bit of farm, a little bit of suburbia: That's the recipe for Agritopia

Outside of Phoenix in suburban Gilbert, one farming family decided over 10 years ago to get ahead of development and urban sprawl by developing their way

The Independent UK

European fertiliser plants use US ammonia made with shale gas, investigation reveals

Despite green promises, Yara and BASF’s Texas factory relies on highly polluting natural gas from Permian Basin

The Guardian - UK

Fund for nature-friendly farming to be slashed in UK spending review

Exclusive: Defra sources say scheme, which pays farmers to protect nature, will be targeted at ‘small farms’

The Guardian - UK

Can trade in soil carbon credits help farmers – and the climate?

Regenerative agriculture has growth potential for the offsets market, but scientists question its green credentials

The Guardian - UK

Country diary: Our fields are green, but this farm desperately needs more rain

Long Dean, Cotswolds: Like the recent thunder, there’s been a rumbling of concern about our dry spring

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Radio France Internationale

Senegal court charges fifth former minister Amadou Mansour Faye over graft

A Senegalese court on Monday indicted a fifth minister from the country's former government on corruption charges as President Bassirou Diomaye Faye steps up an anti-graft campaign, defence lawyers said.

The Guardian - UK

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Other lives: Teacher and volunteer who lived for nearly 70 years in Malawi

The Guardian - AU

‘A heifer came into the bedroom’: Kevin survived the NSW floods – but his dairy farm might not

Like many in the region, the third-generation farmer is burying his dead stock. He says he is at ‘breaking point’

Tom’s Guide

The 7 best companion plants for tomatoes

Tomatoes are a summer staple, but they can be susceptible to all kinds of pests and disease. With companion planting, you boost your chances of a happy harvest.

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The Independent UK

Privacy and hunger groups sue over USDA attempt to collect personal data of SNAP recipients

Privacy and hunger relief groups and a handful of people receiving food assistance benefits are suing the federal government over the Trump administration’s attempts to collect the personal information of millions of U.S. residents who use the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

The Independent UK

Inheritance tax changes ‘bad for farmers’ focus on environment’ – watchdog head

Alan Lovell, chairman of the Environment Agency, revealed that farmers caused a record number of pollution incidents in English rivers.

The Guardian - US

Brazil activists decry green rollbacks as senate passes ‘devastation bill’

Legislation would dismantle regulations in farming, mining and energy, increasing risk of widespread destruction

The Independent UK

Japan's rice crisis: Prices soar, supplies dwindle and a minister resigns

Rice is essential to Japanese culture, tradition and politics

The Independent UK

Thailand's ex-Prime Minister Yingluck ordered to pay for losses from a rice subsidy program

A Thai court has ordered exiled former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to pay more than $304 million to compensate for losses incurred by a money-losing rice farming subsidy program that her government had implemented more than a decade ago

The Guardian - UK

The hidden cost of your supermarket sea bass

Revealed: an investigation shows how consumers buying fish in the UK are playing a role in food insecurity and unemployment in Senegal

Radio France Internationale

Chocolate and rice among key EU imports facing climate threats

European supermarket shelves could become emptier as climate change and biodiversity loss threaten food production in countries that export to the EU, a report published on Wednesday warned.

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