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New map reveals where in Europe is most at risk from water shortages

Water consumption is outstripping supply. This map shows the regions most at risk of shortages.

Spain

Spain pleads for aid from EU as drought devastates its farmers

Spain is asking for aid from the European Commission to help its farmers after the country was hit by a historic drought

Climate

French farmer gives tearful interview as drought threatens crops

A giant reservoir in Sainte-Soline has become a flashpoint in France’s debate over water resources.

Climate

Could climate change increase harvest-wrecking spring frosts?

Spring frosts can destroy an entire harvest. Does climate change make them more likely?

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Green News

Free money? Solar farms bringing funding and fury to the US midwest

A solar project in Missouri, US has put local farmers on alert and raised concerns about their lifestyle.

Climate

This Mediterranean country is cutting off overnight water supplies

Water is being cut for seven hours every night in response to the worst drought on record.

Lithuania

Milk and manure: Why are Lithuanian farmers so hacked off?

Lithuanian young farmers say they're giving up hope for the future of traditional livelihoods in the Baltic nation.

Scenes

Meet the Tanzanian farmer revolutionising the horticultural landscape

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As a young farmer, you have to sacrifice a lot. To forgo a town life as a young person, to come and live in a village like this, is a big challenge

Green News

What fruit and vegetables are being rationed in UK supermarkets?

"Everyone wants to avoid rationing," the farmers' union have said. So why are supermarkets doing it?

Climate

Farmers warn dry winter threatens crops in northern Italy

Italy’s farmers suffered through record-breaking droughts last summer. Winter has brought little relief.

Green News

Climate change is ‘freezing’ almond blossoms in Spain

Spain is amongst the world's biggest exporters of almonds, so a bad harvest can have serious economic implications.

Culture news

'What drives me is the unjustness': Idris Elba's food security fight

British actor Idris Elba has returned to World Economic Forum in a very different role.

The Star Ingredient

Interview with Edie Mukiibi, the new president of Slow Food

Edie Mukiibi, a Ugandan farmer, agronomist and activist, speaks to us about leading a global movement committed to justice in the food system and bolstering food security in Africa.

Climate

Food experts ‘deeply disappointed’ by COP27 approach to agriculture

The Koronivia Dialogue got a new lease of life, but experts were 'disappointed’ to see a systems-based approach cut from the text.

United Kingdom

UK businesses struggling in new 'post-Brexit' reality

Food production in the UK is slowing down and many farmers say they are finding it difficult to cope. Some businesses are now are even calling for Britain to re-enter the single market.

France

Protests go on at French farm reservoir site after clashes with police

France's worst drought on record this summer has sharpened debate over water resources in the European Union's biggest agricultural sector.

Climate

‘Our food systems are broken’: Can COP27 help fix agriculture?

For the first time at the UN climate conference, a food pavilion will help put agroecology and other solutions on the agenda.

Green News

Farmers protest against New Zealand’s proposed ‘cow burp tax’

Farmers in New Zealand gathered in city and town centres on Thursday, driving tractors and pickup trucks and carrying signs to protest the government's plan to tax agricultural emissions.

Green News

Arctic doomsday vault helps countries prepare for the unknown

The Svalbard Global Seed Vault hits 1.2 million seed deposits as countries brace for climate and war-induced food insecurity.

Georgia

Climate change wreaks havoc with Georgia’s emerging wine market

Winemakers in many of the country's microclimate zones fear this summer's drought and scorching temperatures will affect output after export volumes soared last year.