“Drought is very ungrateful”describes the producer Jorge Sáenz, to express the spirit of the farmers and the argentine governmentthe first because they do not know how they will finance the next campaign and the Executive because some 20,000 million would be lost exports in a country lacking foreign exchange. “The drought affects your mood. You […]
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Drought deals a heavy blow to Argentina’s weak economy
The drought that affects the agricultural production of Argentinathe most severe in the last 60 years, is already making its effects felt in the country’s economy, with falls in exports and lower income for the Treasury. The lack of rain has been felt in the fertile and vast Argentine fields since mid-2022, a year that […]
Food crisis grows as rising prices trigger export bans
The global food crisis triggered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine intensified on Wednesday, when Indonesia tightened export restrictions on palm oil, joining a growing list of producing countries seeking to keep vital food supplies within their borders. The conflict in Ukraine is threatening global grain production, edible oil supplies and fertilizer exports, driving up commodity […]
Here’s how GMOs would solve China’s food crisis
by Adam Minter With a population of 20% of the world’s population and less than 10% of its arable land, China has long relied on imports to feed its people. Now, the government increasingly fears that this dependence is leaving the country vulnerable to major agricultural exporters, especially the United States. Given this, could genetically […]