Agriculture

Ukraine 2022 Spring Sowing 20% Complete: Ministry

Ukrainian farmers have sown 2.5 million hectares of spring crops so far in 2022, 20% of the expected area, the agriculture ministry said, adding that areas...

Russia's War In Ukraine To Blame For Rising Global Food Insecurity: Yellen

Russia's war in Ukraine is to blame for exacerbating "already dire" world food insecurity, with price and supply shocks adding to global inflatio...

Ukraine Grain Storage Shortage Adds To Farmers' Woes

Ukraine has insufficient storage capacity even for its reduced 2022 grain harvest, the United Nations' World Food Programme said, with the country struggli...

Ukraine Could Lack Seeds For Grain Crops For Years: French Producers

Reduced production of crop seeds in Ukraine due to war with Russia could affect the country's grain production for several years, a French seed industry gr...

Food, Farming And Forestry Must Be Transformed To Curb Global Warming, UN Says

Protecting forests, changing diets, and altering farming methods could contribute around a quarter of the greenhouse gas cuts needed to avert the worst imp...

Ukraine Has Sown 150,000 Hectares Of Spring Crops So Far: Deputy Minister

Major global grain grower Ukraine has sown the first 150,000 hectares of spring crops amid the Russian invasion which could sharply reduce the sowing area,...

EU Offers Farmers Aid, More Land To Grow Due To Ukraine War

The European Union is set to distribute €500 million ($550 million) to help farmers and allow them to grow crops on fallow land as part of measures to...

Ukraine War Could Delay EU Sustainable Farming Plans

The European Commission may delay the publication of proposals on sustainable farming and nature that had been expected this week, while the impact of the...