Elizabeth Schroeder
Backlash from consumers as beef prices surge in the US
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, beef prices in the US have increased by as much as 30%. Some analysts have attributed this to rising inflation, which has pushed up consumer goods’ prices across the board.
Reviving New Zealand’s flagging wool industry
The wool industry has long been an iconic part of New Zealand’s rural identity, supporting vibrant rural communities over many generations of farmers, and remains an important part of the country’s regional economy.
Extreme weather keeps Haiti’s farmers on a knife’s edge
A comprehensive national plan needs to be implemented in Haiti to address climate change, stem deforestation, and restore degraded land and watersheds in an effort to help the country’s vulnerable farmers, according to local environmentalists.
Concern over looming global coffee shortage next year
Coffee prices reached new highs in August on the back of concerns about future supplies and increasing freight costs.
Wheat buyers in Asia face potential shortages
Wheat farmers in Alberta, Canada are among those hard-hit by extreme heat, which has put pressure on global wheat supplies.
Wineries count the cost of wildfires in southern France
Winemakers in south-eastern France are taking stock of the damage to their vineyards following a week-long wildfire in late August, which caused widespread damage across the region.
‘New Zealand agri sector needs more women leaders’
The gender bias in the leadership of the primary agriculture sector in New Zealand means it is missing out on a wealth of talent that is vital to reach its future goals.
China builds mega pig ‘hotels’ to improve biosecurity
In an attempt to prevent outbreaks of diseases such as African swine fever, authorities in China are contracting companies to build high-rise ‘pig hotels’.
Textile industry hits back at global warming critics
A new UN project suggests that the impact of livestock’s contribution to global warming is being overstated.
Adverse global weather creates potent bull market for wheat
The agriculture sector in Europe is frantically assessing the damage to crops following the recent devastating floods that wreaked havoc in Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium, in particular.
Farmers in China planting maize at expense of other crops
Chinese farmers have greatly increased maize plantings this year at the expense of soya bean and other crops, including sorghum and edible beans.
US farmworkers forced to work at night as temperatures soar
Many farmworkers in the north-western US have started working during the night to avoid temperatures as high as 42°C, due to an unprecedent heatwave that has engulfed this region of North America since late June.
No food imports needed to feed Europe by 2050 study suggests
The entire European population could be fed without the need to rely on food imports by 2050. This was according to a new study conducted by the National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) in France.
UK meat producers warn of shortage due to Brexit, COVID-19
Stakeholders in the UK’s meat sector have warned that the country could face shortages of locally produced meat if the problems currently encountered with recruiting workers continued.
Poor countries under threat from surging food import costs
The cost of global food imports, including shipping, is expected to increase 12% to reach a record US$1,71 trillion (about R24,55 trillion) this year, up from US$1,53 trillion (R21,59 trillion) in 2020.
High-tech greenhouse boom in China following COVID-19
Workers at a new glass greenhouse facility operated by Dutch company FoodVentures on Chongming Island just outside Shanghai in China, recently harvested their first batch of tomatoes and cucumbers.
Global beef prices benefit from soaring demand in China
Beef prices are surging around the world, which is contributing to global food prices skyrocketing to their highest level since 2014.
EU agriculture reforms aim to save small farmers
Negotiations about sweeping reforms to the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is being concluded this week.
Vietnamese shrimp fortunes have fallout for the environment
Farmers in the Mekong Delta region in Vietnam are being forced to adapt to increasing intrusion of salt water by replacing rice production in one of Asia’s largest rice-growing regions with shrimp farming.
Burying underwear down under to help the earth
As part of a new global movement, farmers and schoolchildren in Australia and New Zealand are burying their cotton underwear in the soil and digging it up again eight weeks later.
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