Once neglected, some traditional crops are new rising stars
Did you know that not all bananas are yellow or curved like a half moon? Some are straight, some are stumpy, some are even red! There are actually 1,000 …
How buyers are lining up for Iran oil after U.S. exemptions
Armed with waivers to keep importing oil from Iran without running afoul of U.S. sanctions, several countries are preparing to manage the repercussions of …
Global hunger continues to rise, new UN report says
New evidence continues to signal that the number of hungry people in the world is growing, reaching 821 million in 2017 or one in every nine people, according …
Huge opportunity for India as Trump readies to hit another $200 billion worth of Chinese imports with tariffs
President Donald Trump escalated the trade war with China last week with the release of a list of more than $200 billion worth of Chinese exports to the US …
India to send a rover to moon in October in search of a trillion-dollar nuclear fuel: ISRO
As per a Bloomberg report, India’s space program wants to go where no nation has gone before – to the south side of the moon. And once it gets there, it …
India faces worst long-term water crisis in history, says government think tank
India faces the worst long-term water crisis in its history as demand outstrips supply and millions of lives and livelihoods could be at risk, said a think …
Climate change threatening our coffee, chocolate, avocados and hummus as well
The maple syrup might actually become a rarity. So could the avocados and peanut butter, not to mention hummus, as climate change gradually make some of the …
Taliban, Islamic State make millions from mining Afghan minerals – report
Militants, including the Taliban, in Afghanistan are funding their increasingly violent insurgencies by mining talc, chromite and marble in eastern part of the …
Don’t be afraid of the bee; give it the respect it deserves, says UN food agency
A bee might look like an alien, sting hard and even kill, but the U.N. food agency says it is not an aggressive insect and might come near you because you have …
Investing in food waste prevention can be profitable: Rabobank
Every euro invested in combating food waste yields 14 euros for companies. This was the result of a study conducted by the World Resources Institute (WRI) and …