Affairs / Society
Monocolumn
Sunday 17 June
Bring farms to the city
There were some unusual sounds to be heard from the editorial floor of Midori House over the weekend - the odd pig oink and sheep bleat.
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Edits / Food & Drink
Food for thought
Denmark: home to the world’s first obesity tax, a globally revered restaurant (Noma) and a galaxy of informed and innovative food experts. We got four of the best together in a room to chew the (unsaturated) fat on their…
Business / Food & Drink
Like a surgeon
With wild sturgeon disappearing from the Caspian Sea, sustainable caviar production from farms is taking over. At Desietra in Germany even the much sought-after Beluga caviar can now be produced. And it’s winning over the…
Edits / Urbanism
Best Urban Farm Projects
Monocle’s favourite cities combine small-scale neighbourhoods with green spaces, but not all cities were built with the right foundations for future growth and sustainability. We champion four urban innovators who see…
Business / Technology
The plough factor
If you’re in the market for the latest tractor or combine harvester, the National Farm Machinery Show is the place to be. Monocle goes to Kentucky to sow our seeds.
Affairs / Politics
Americas briefing
The Obama's grand designs on their private White House living quarters, going Dutch in the Antilles, planting seeds of change in Detroit and the Interoceanic Highway near completion - maybe.
Affairs / Society
Oceania Briefing
The foreign land ownership debate in New Zealand, Cuba's bid to send doctors Oceania-way and Tonga finally gets connected to the rest of the world.
Business / Start-ups
Make your mark
Wasabi, beer, olive oil, iron ore and wool: certainly the worst possible ingredients for a cocktail but, it turns out, the perfect recipe for business success. Here we profile five companies that between them have made…
Business / Manufacturing
Sheer Genius
Australia's fine Merino wool producers are seeing business take off as demand for high quality fabrics booms around the world. The market is especially strong in Asia, where China now buys the majority of Australian wool…
Affairs / Politics
Americas briefing
Bolian president Evo Morales and his penchant for ponchos, Chile and Peru's pointless weapons race and dating for lonely Canadian farmers. Also, in our View from Washington column, we look at one of Barack Obama's many…
Edits / Food & Drink
Monocolumn
Friday 2 November
Yes! We have no vegetables whatsoever
On the breakfast and dinner tables of the seven million people who live in Hong Kong you’ll scarcely find a single product grown locally.
Affairs / Innovation
Asia briefing
Urban farming in Japan, Korea's mission to put its cuisine on the map, and farewell to to Cambodia's "bamboo" railways.
Affairs / Society
Americas briefing
Monocle's view from Washington column discovers White House technology is far from trailblazing. Plus, a crack-down on cattle rustling in Brazil, eco wrangles in El Salvador, and urban chicken farming.
Edits / Food & Drink
The Agrarian Kitchen
Three years ago, Australian chef Rodney Dunn and his wife swapped the city for the countryside to start their own farm-based cooking school. It’s a growing concern...
Affairs / Emerging Markets
Waiting in the Isles
They’re sunny, beautiful and safe but Portugal doesn’t seem to know what to do with them. Maybe it’s time to start recognising the potential of the Azores.
Affairs / Innovation
Oceania briefing
Australia's new-generation mosque, and why Cuban doctors are being sent to the Solomon Islands.
Business / Food & Drink
Business Briefing
The young guns taking the tea world by storm, mobile markets and an eco-friendly super-yacht.
Business / Business Hubs
Business Briefing
The company championing local organic produce in the UAE, Honda's new business jets, plus more news from the business world.
Business / Society
Business briefing
Ukrainian chicken farming ruffles feathers, and Hong Kong gets a taste for the grape.
Affairs / Urbanism
Briefing Americas
The ups and downs of the Caribbean, plus life on the farm in downtown Detroit.