Agriculture

Global Fairtrade Sales Reach €7.8 Billion In 2016

Fairtrade sales across more than 130 countries totalled €7.88 billion in 2016, almost five times more than only a decade before. The market that gr...

Delhaize Opens Rooftop Farm In Belgian Store

Belgian retailer Delhaize is testing a new 'urban farm' initiative on the roof of one of its stores in the Brussels area. The farm consists of a garden...

Asda Introduces LED Technology To Improve UK Tomato Production

UK retailer Asda has introduced a new light technology to improve tomato production in the country, and ensure that the fruit will be available all year ro...

Monsanto Shrugs Off Herbicide Concerns With Surprise Profit

Monsanto posted a surprise fourth-quarter profit and said it still expects a surge in sales of a controversial line of genetically modified soybeans, despi...

Russia Farm Boom Fueling Seed-Making Shift To Challenge Monsanto

Russia has transformed its agriculture industry since the Soviet era as imports of foreign capital, equipment and technology helped farmers create one of t...

South Africa Sees Record Corn Crop, Even Bigger In Last Estimate

South Africa, the continent’s biggest producer of corn, boosted its final estimate for this year’s record crop as the pace of deliveries contin...

Washed-Out Florida Farms Show Limits Of Crop Insurance Reach

In the US, government-backed insurance plans help compensate farmers for losses after natural disasters. Unfortunately for the produce growers that were ra...