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Environment

Iowa’s farmers – and American eaters – need a national discussion...

Staff Writer - October 17, 2019

Lisa Schulte Moore, Iowa State University Iowa’s first-in-the-nation caucuses bring the state a lot of political attention during presidential election cycles. But in my view,...

Economy

Ghana’s cocoa farmers are trapped by the chocolate industry

Staff Writer - October 12, 2019

Michael E Odijie, University of Cambridge The chocolate industry is worth more than $80 billion a year. But some cocoa farmers in parts of West...

Environment

The Amazon is burning: 4 essential reads on Brazil’s vanishing rainforest

Staff Writer - August 23, 2019

Catesby Holmes, The Conversation Nearly 40,000 fires are incinerating Brazil’s Amazon rainforest, the latest outbreak in an overactive fire season that has charred 1,330 square...

Economy

Can artisanal weed compete with ‘Big Marijuana’?

Staff Writer - November 14, 2018

Ryan Stoa, Concordia University School of Law You’ve heard of Big Pharma and Big Tobacco. How about Big Marijuana? The drug’s growing legalization is raising...

Economy

American farmers want trade partners not handouts – an agricultural economist...

Staff Writer - July 31, 2018

Amanda M. Countryman, Colorado State University The Trump administration plans to give American farmers and ranchers hurt by the current trade war US$12 billion in...

Diplomatic

Cheap milk is a global phenomenon – so don’t blame the...

Staff Writer - August 12, 2015

John Lingard, Newcastle University British dairy farmers are once again protesting over the low prices on offer for their milk. They worry that too many...