Agriculture


International

What has four stomachs and could change the world?

Technology is transforming cattle farming, but not fast enough

The Americas

Can an agreement with the EU resurrect Mercosur?

A big geopolitical deal

Europe

The immigrants Europe quietly wants more of

Without foreign farm workers the EU’s berries would go unplucked

Finance & economics

EU handouts have long been wasteful. Now they must be fixed

New research highlights their failures

Asia

The world’s next food superpower

Farming in India should be about profits and productivity, not poverty

Science & technology

New crop-spraying technologies are more efficient than ever

Pesticide use could be cut by up to 90%

Europe

DIY landmine-clearing is putting Ukrainian farmers in danger

Licensed deminers are swamped and farmers want to sow

Europe

Europe’s grumpy farmers are a symptom of wider malaise

Farmers are not the only ones resisting modernity

Business

German farmers and train drivers are scaring the country’s bosses

The country’s industrial relations are being tested like never before

1843 magazine | The Dutch farmers’ revolt

Can they convert protest to power at the general election?

The Economist explains

What is America’s farm bill, and why does it matter?

It has transformed the agriculture industry and given millions of Americans food security

International

Russia is attacking Ukraine’s agricultural exports

It is blowing up both the facilities used to ship food out and the deal that grants it safe passage

Finance & economics

India’s journey from agricultural basket case to breadbasket

Technology and market forces are overcoming the heavy hand of the state