Thousands of farmers rally in New Delhi to demand higher crop prices
New Delhi, India Reuters Thousands of farmers rode buses and trains from across India to gather on Thursday at a rally in the capital, New Delhi, pressing a demand for higher guaranteed prices for their crops, as they faced down police barricades and tough security. The rally, days before general elections are expected to be […]
Living income gaps: In Africa’s fields, a plan to pay fair wages for chocolate withers
ANGE ABOA and MAYTAAL ANGEL, of Reuters, report on the plight of cocoa farmers in the Ivory Coast and Ghana…
Tunisia’s milk shortage leaves farmers poor and the public angry
Tunis, Tunisia Reuters Tunisian dairy farmer Maher Gizmir has sold nearly half his cows this year and reduced his daily output by 85 per cent, adding to a shortage of milk around the country as a cash-strapped government wrestles with inflation. Like many other dairy farmers, Gizmir says he can no longer afford to produce […]