China warns of ‘severe’ threat to harvest after hottest summer on record

China warns of 'severe' threat to harvest after hottest summer on record

Issued on: 24/08/2022 – 11:46 China’s autumn harvest is under “severe threat” from high temperatures and drought, authorities have warned, urging action to protect crops in the face of the country’s hottest summer on record. The world’s second-largest economy has been hit by record temperatures, flash floods and droughts this summer — phenomena that scientists

‘Hungry river’ phenomenon to blame for severe erosion of Mekong River banks in Laos — Radio Free Asia

Land subsidence from erosion has cracked this road near the bank of the Mekong River in Paksan, Bolikhamxay province, central Laos, July 16, 2022. Credit: RFA

Upstream dams and sand mining have caused significant erosion along the Mekong River in western Laos, according to experts, devastating riparian communities in the impoverished Southeast Asian nation with high waters and powerful currents. But residents of those communities say they believe that other issues are to blame. Brian Eyler, director of the Southeast Asia

Russian missiles hit Ukraine’s Odesa port, key to grain deal

A combine harvests barley in a field as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues in the country's Odesa region last month. | REUTERS

Kyiv – Russian missiles struck Ukraine’s key Black Sea port of Odesa on Saturday, officials said, in an attack Kyiv described as a “spit in the face” of a deal signed by the warring neighbors a day earlier to resume grain exports blocked by the conflict. Two cruise missiles hit terminal infrastructure, regional authorities said

Africa’s dream of feeding China hits hard reality

An employee picks avocados at the Kakuzi plantation in Makuyu. | REUTERS

THIKA, Kenya – Watching workers poke avocados from the treetops in an orchard owned by Kenyan agriculture firm Kakuzi, managing director Chris Flowers revels in the thought some might soon go to the crown jewel of emerging consumer markets: China. Taking advantage of Beijing’s deeper focus on trade with African countries to help reduce gaping

From war to wild weather, global crop problems point to years of high food prices

John Lepp seeds wet spots in a field with canola by airplane, while his daughter, Cassandra Lepp, plants the crops with a tractor near Rivers, Manitoba, on May 27. | STEFANIE LEPP / VIA REUTERS

Eric Broten had planned to sow about 5,000 acres of corn this year on his farm in North Dakota, but persistent springtime rains limited him to just 3,500 in a state where a quarter or more of the planned corn could remain unsown this year. The difficulty planting corn, the single largest grain crop in

France’s crop yields will be ‘very poor’ due to unprecedented drought

France's crop yields will be 'very poor' due to unprecedented drought

Issued on: 19/05/2022 – 15:51 Extremely dry weather has caused severe damage to grain crops in some parts of France and substantial rain will be needed by early June to allow those in large producing regions to pull through, an agricultural institute said on Thursday. France, the European Union‘s largest grain producer, has seen little

India Bans Wheat Exports, Putting More Pressure on Global Food Supplies

India Bans Wheat Exports, Putting More Pressure on Global Food Supplies

NEW DELHI—India said it would ban wheat exports, in a move that will add to global inflationary pressure and further strain global food supplies that have been disrupted by the war in Ukraine. “The food security of India, neighboring and other vulnerable countries is at risk,” India’s Directorate General of Foreign Trade said in a

After Russian Retreat, Ukraine’s Farmers Discover Fields Full of Mines

After Russian Retreat, Ukraine’s Farmers Discover Fields Full of Mines

Russian forces have riddled Ukrainian fields with mines and destroyed equipment in areas they once occupied, in what returning farmers and the Kyiv government allege is a campaign by Moscow to hobble the country’s agricultural industry. Russia’s invasion already has decimated shipments of corn, wheat and sunflower oil from what was until recently one of

Another Mekong River dam in Laos begins review process — Radio Free Asia

The map shows existing and planned hydropower dams along the Mekong River in Laos. Credit: RFA graphic

Lao officials will soon submit plans for the Phou Ngoy Dam and hydropower plant to the Mekong River Commission for review, but villagers whose livelihoods would be hurt by the construction worry they will be left out of the process. “We can’t tell you what day or when exactly we’re going to do that,” said

Beijing’s zero-COVID policy snags Lao exports to China via new railway — Radio Free Asia

A freight train from China traveling along the Laos-China Railway stops at Vang Vieng station in Vientiane province, Laos, Dec. 4, 2021. Credit: RFA

Costly and time-consuming customs-clearing procedures put in place as part of China’s zero-COVID-19 restrictions are making it difficult for Lao traders to export products via the new Laos-China Railway, Lao officials and people involved in cross-border trade said. Lao authorities have been negotiating with their Chinese counterparts and officials with the rail company for months

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