Water gushes through sand dunes after a rare rainfall in the Sahara desert
A rare deluge of rainfall has left lagoons of water amid the palm trees and sand dunes of the Sahara desert. Some regions are ...
The Indian Express14d
Farmers get only a third of what consumer pays for vegetables, fruits: RBI study
The outbreak of COVID-19, followed by the country-wide lockdown in 2020, exposed the bottlenecks in the supply chains and marketing infrastructure in the country for TOP. In the flush season, farmers ...
The Daily Star16d
Ensure steady supply of fertilisers for farmers
Ensuring a steady supply of fertiliser is vital for maintaining agricultural productivity, supporting farmers, and preventing any food crisis. So, the authorities cannot afford to delay action any ...
cascadiadaily17d
Generations of care power Skagit Valley’s most prolific pumpkin patch
Even in a region rife with pumpkin patches, Gordon Skagit Farms is a big deal. The Mount Vernon farm grows upward of 150 pumpkin varieties, and they’re perhaps best known for their artful, annually ...
Indiatimes17d
Aim to tackle the issue of mis-selling agri inputs, help in farmers selling their produce: Freshokartz
helping farmers secure better prices for their grains and pulses compared to the local markets. In addition, Freshokartz partners with NBFCs like BlackSoil, AgriWise, and Samunati to provide supply ...
Reuters17d
Zimbabwe compensates foreign and local farmers over land invasions
Land invasions under Robert Mugabe wrecked farming Bigger $3.5 bln initiative for white farmers on hold This plan is aimed at foreigners, Black farmers HARARE, Oct 4 (Reuters) - The Zimbabwean ...
The New York Times19d
Hidden in Midwestern Cornfields, Tiny Edens Bloom
Farmers in the heartland are restoring swaths of the prairie with government help. The aim is to reduce nutrient runoff from cropland, and help birds and bees. Credit...Annick Sjobakken for The ...
The Washington Post21d
Under a Texas sun, agrivoltaics offer farmers a new way to make money
“We still farm and do everything we used to,” Raines ... it’s not who is in the White House, it’s not supply chain issues or the war in Ukraine,” said Matt Beasley, chief commercial ...
Transport Topics21d
Farmers Brace for Supply Chain Delays as Dock Strike Begins
“Unfortunately, the current supply chain is an obstacle to farmer profitability.” Growers already have been struggling with declining farm incomes because of high input costs, global ...
Investopedia21d
Why Do Supply Shocks Occur and Who Do They Affect?
Learn about our editorial policies The exact nature and causes of supply shocks are imperfectly understood. The most common explanation is that an unexpected event causes a dramatic change in ...