Ukraine demands Poland punish protesting farmers for dumping grain | Protests News

Ukraine demands Poland punish protesting farmers for dumping grain | Protests News

Ukraine has called on Poland to punish those responsible for destroying 160 tonnes of Ukrainian grain in an attack at a Polish railway station. Kyiv sent a note to Warsaw demanding that the Polish authorities find and punish the guilty, Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister Oleksandr Kubrakov said on X on…

Polish farmers block Ukraine’s border in protest against grain imports | Agriculture News

Polish farmers block Ukraine’s border in protest against grain imports | Agriculture News

Farmers are angry at what they say is unfair competition from cheaper imports from Poland’s war-torn neighbour and ally. Polish farmers have blocked border crossings with Ukraine, spilled Ukrainian grain and burned tyres as they intensified a nationwide protest against the import of Ukrainian foods and European Union environmental policies….

Politics and convenience drive Mexico to be US’s top trading partner | Business and Economy News

Politics and convenience drive Mexico to be US’s top trading partner | Business and Economy News

Before Elon Musk announced that he would pour billions into building his largest Tesla plant in the industrial outpost of Monterrey, Mexico, United States trade winds were already shifting south. In late 2022, Mexico’s Economy Minister Raquel Buenrostro Sánchez said that 400 companies had expressed interest in relocating from Asia…

South Korea loves pork and booze. It wants to be the next halal powerhouse | Food

South Korea loves pork and booze. It wants to be the next halal powerhouse | Food

Seoul, South Korea – At the Malaysia International Halal Showcase last September, an unlikely sight caught the attention of many attendees. Nestled among the booths from Muslim-majority countries such as Indonesia and Kuwait, a kiosk representing pork-loving, hard-drinking South Korea beckoned visitors to check out halal products ranging from seaweed…

Why are farmers protesting across Europe? | European Union News

Why are farmers protesting across Europe? | European Union News

Demonstrators are denouncing EU policies that they say could drive them out of business. Furious farmers across the European Union are driving their protests home to their countries’ leaders. They say EU policies, which national governments must enforce, could put many of them out of business. And more demonstrations are…

Thousands of tractors block Berlin traffic over plans to end diesel subsidy | Agriculture News

Thousands of tractors block Berlin traffic over plans to end diesel subsidy | Agriculture News

Farmers gather in German capital to join a giant rally demanding a rethink of the government’s plans to tax them more. Thousands of German farmers, truck drivers and agricultural workers have gathered with tractors and other heavy equipment in front of Berlin’s iconic Brandenburg Gate for another demonstration by farmers…

How Beijing uses economic coercion to try and sway Taiwan’s elections | Elections News

How Beijing uses economic coercion to try and sway Taiwan’s elections | Elections News

Taipei, Taiwan – In early 2021, Chien and his fellow pineapple farmers in southern Taiwan received bad news: China had added their crop to a list of banned imports, claiming concerns about pests and other safety issues. At the time, Taiwanese pineapple farmers were sending nearly all their fruit to…

Kenyan farmers battle toxic legacy of locust plague three years on | Agriculture

Kenyan farmers battle toxic legacy of locust plague three years on | Agriculture

Garissa, Kenya – In January 2020, one of the biggest locust plagues to hit the Horn of Africa in 70 years landed in Garissa, a remote town in northeastern Kenya near the Somali border. The region is honeycombed with small-scale croplands growing mostly maize and an array of produce –…

’Everything is dead’: How record drought is wreaking havoc on the Amazon | Drought News

’Everything is dead’: How record drought is wreaking havoc on the Amazon | Drought News

Curralinho, Brazil – For communities on the Brazilian island of Marajó, the ebb and flow of the Canaticu River marks the turn of the seasons. During the rainy months, the river is several metres deep, lapping below the wooden houses that rise from its shores on stilts. Residents rely on…