By Saurabh Sharma MOHRANIYA, India (Reuters) -Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi may have caved in https://www.reuters.com/world/india/indias-modi-repeal-controversial-farm-laws-2021-11-19 to farmers' demands that...

Agricultural Markets

India struggles to put out crop waste fires that fuel air pollution

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11 November 2021

By Mayank Bhardwaj and Neha Arora GAGSINA, India (Reuters) - India's efforts to reduce crop-waste burning, a major source of...

AFRICA

Worst to come: pasta makers fret over durum wheat supply crunch

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10 November 2021

By Gus Trompiz and Giancarlo Navach PARIS/MILAN (Reuters) - Italian pasta makers are fearful of a substantial supply squeeze in...

ASIA

The party’s over: Diwali leaves Delhi wheezing in dangerously unhealthy air

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6 November 2021

By Neha Arora and Mayank Bhardwaj NEW DELHI (Reuters) - New Delhi residents woke up on Friday under a blanket...

Agricultural Markets

Air quality set to plummet in India’s capital after clean spell

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2 November 2021

By Neha Arora and Mayank Bhardwaj NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Intermittent rain and winds led to a rare drop in pollution...

ASIA

China urges families to keep stocks of daily necessities ahead of winter

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2 November 2021

By Brenda Goh and Dominique Patton SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) - The Chinese government has told families to keep daily necessities in...

AFRICA

Tribal group lifts blockade of Sudan’s main port one week after coup

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1 November 2021

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - A tribal group announced on Monday it would temporarily lift a six-week blockade on Sudan's main seaport,...

ASIA

Blaming climate change, Turkish farmers count the cost of drought

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31 October 2021

By Umit Ozdal DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) - Rain fell on Bicar Icli's fields in southeastern Turkey for the first time...

Argentina

Mighty river to muddy trickle: South America’s Parana rings climate alarm

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27 October 2021

By Lucila Sigal and Daniela Desantis CHARIGUE, Argentina (Reuters) - Gustavo Alcides Diaz, an Argentine fisherman and hunter from a...

Afghanistan

Taliban government offers Afghans wheat for work as money dwindles

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27 October 2021

KABUL (Reuters) - For Kabul day labourer Khan Ali, struggling to feed a family of six since losing his job...

AFRICA

Sudan says running low on fuel oil and wheat due to port blockade

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9 October 2021

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - A three-week blockade of Sudan's main port by tribal protesters is causing shortages of wheat and fuel...

AFRICA

Sudan running out of essential medicine, fuel and wheat due to port blockade

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3 October 2021

CAIRO (Reuters) -Sudan is about to run out of essential medicine, fuel and wheat after political protests forced the closure...

Agricultural Markets

Indian farmers stage nationwide protests against reforms

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27 September 2021

By Mayank Bhardwaj NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Indian farmers opposed to reforms they say threaten their livelihoods renewed their push against...

Argentina

Argentina agrees short-term contract with Parana River dredger -gov’t source

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11 September 2021

By Maximilian Heath BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina's government has agreed a short-term deal with Belgian firm Jan de Nul...

Agricultural Markets

Brazil’s Bolsonaro says striking truckers to stand down on Sunday

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10 September 2021

By Leonardo Benassatto and Lisandra Paraguassu SAO PAULO/BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Thursday that allied truckers protesting...