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402 results for agriculture

Film

Prinzessinnengarten

12 August 2010

Urban gardening: We spend a day on the farm in deepest Berlin to find out how urban agriculture is taking root in the German capital.

Radio

The Urbanist - Urban agriculture

9 September 2021

We get better acquainted with the land as we assess how urban agriculture can lead to a healthier, happier and more sustainable future for city dwellers.

B 2016

Article

Rural depopulation is the flipside of the urban success story but there are ways to make sure it doesn’t leave city-dwellers bereft of fresh produce or their age-old connection to the soil. Here are three firms ploughing…

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Article

Oceania

8 January 2010

Australians get the hump, Fiji loses its midwives and Aussie males get a bad reputation.

A 59

Article

Better together

15 November 2012

You don’t have to do it all alone. Make sure you know who to call whether you are running for re-election, rebuilding your city or rethinking your retail business in 2013.

Radio

The Entrepreneurs - Sustenir Agriculture and Hammerhead

23 June 2021

Benjamin Swan is CEO and co-founder of Sustenir Agriculture, a Singapore-based company that has created a unique vertical farming model to help tackle food insecurity, reduce waste and lower the carbon footprint of food…

L 2018

Article

All the fun of the fair

14 December 2017

Olma, Switzerland’s annual agriculture and nutrition tradeshow, has been going strong for 75 years. It’s how all nations should connect with their agrarian roots – and bet on a pig race or two.

A 28

Article

Africa/Middle East

17 October 2009

We sign up for a degree at the University of Seychelles, Iraq's foreign food shopping list grows as droughts dry up the rivers, Israel takes commuting to new lengths and Angola at last rebuilds... sort of.

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Article

Sacred cows

16 April 2020

How we produce and procure food is being scrutinised as panic-buying and uncertainty ensue. The onus on traceability and provenance at the Paris International Agricultural Show is a recipe we should all stick to.

A 126

Article

Politics

15 August 2019

Sweden’s politics festival, anti-Semitism in the European Commission and Austria’s election.

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Article

Beauty and the beef

23 February 2017

How do you balance the welfare of livestock with an architectural aesthetic that befits bucolic surroundings? We pulled on our wellies to find out.

B 141

Article

Business

25 February 2021

Indian real estate’s green shoots, saltwater farming in the US and circular economies.

Radio

The Foreign Desk - Modi’s agricultural reforms: the last straw?

20 February 2021

For the past six months, Indian farmers have been protesting against agricultural reforms that they say will destroy their way of life. This week, the arrest of a young environmental activist who supported them sparked…

B 129

Article

Root cause

19 November 2019

One man is pushing for a rural return with a business-minded mix of hospitality and agricultural innovation.

B 16

Article

Business

17 August 2008

Ukrainian chicken farming ruffles feathers, and Hong Kong gets a taste for the grape.

B 91

Article

Business

18 February 2016

A new Asian-oriented airport in Queensland and efforts to wean Sri Lanka off costly dairy imports.