The Latest Breaking News on Agriculture

Devotees of agroecology tell the Guardian about their rejection of chemicals and fertilisers to create diverse and thriving crops

To reach net zero by 2050, the UK must reduce greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture and methane emissions from farm livestock pose a thorny problem. Ruminants such as cattle and sheep emit methane from their digestive systems and their manure. Scientists are trying to find ways to reduce these methane…

Credibility ‘damaged’ by proposed 12-month delay, which followed lobbying from governments and firms around the world

The European Union is offering to delay by a year the introduction of new rules that would outlaw the sale of products that come from forests

African swine fever outbreak in Italy leads to culling of 120,000 pigs, impacting the pork industry and causing export bans, with efforts ongoing to contro...

The disease first infected wild boars and quickly spread to domestic pigs

Exporters fear a pricing war as the South Asian rivals lift restrictions on global sales of rice.

A growing number of governments, international trade organizations and businesses are urging the European Union to reconsider a deforestation regulation set to take effect in December

India is one of the world’s largest producers and consumers of wheat and rice, but extreme weather is taking a toll on these vital crops

Millions of Texans would lose food subsidies and farm insurance if Congress doesn’t act before the end of the year.

Academics say there has been no serious response from FAO to their complaints of ‘serious distortions’ in report