Wall Street banks bailing on troubled U.S. farm sector
CHICAGO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – In the wake of the U.S. housing meltdown of the late 2000s, JPMorgan Chase & Co hunted for new ways to expand its loan business beyond the…
The Farmers Fighting Rural America’s Mental Health Crisis (HBO)
One night in 1992, farmer Jeff Ditzenberger walked into an abandoned house near his farm in Monroe, Wisconsin and lit it on fire. He had no intention of walking ……
Will Walmart help India or destroy it?
Millions of shop owners in India are fighting for their survival, as the threat of outside competition knocks at the door. While entry for international supermarket … source
INSIGHTS (special edition): Plight of Indian Farmers
Once a land of plenty. Now a land of the dying. India’s bread basket, the state of Punjab, is facing an unspeakable horror of mammoth proportions. Thousands of … source
Farmers market lies exposed: hidden camera investigation (Marketplace)
Farmers market lies exposed: hidden camera investigation. Is the produce you’re buying at the farmers market grown locally? Marketplace goes on an … source
INDONESIA: Businesses step forward to tackle Indonesia’s food security issues
The United Nations marked World Food Day on 16 Oct, warning against food waste, as over 840 million people go hungry, and almost two thirds of them live in the…
Agriculture: food for thought ahead of French presidential election
With the French elections just around the corner, some local farmers are feeling neglected and left out of the debate. André Thomas, an agricultural journalist for the newspaper Ouest France,……