List of Agriculture articles
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Austria Out-Eats America, but America Is Still Fatter
The onetime heavyweight champ has been ousted.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 WHO: Processed Meat Causes Cancer in Humans
The WHO's research arms says processed and red meats can cause cancer.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Real Farmers of Tanzania
Oxfam is funding a reality TV show to try to empower women in the country’s anemic agricultural sector. But is it working?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Albania Claims to Have Destroyed Almost All of the Country’s Marijuana
In its latest crackdown on marijuana growth, Albania claims to have destroyed nearly all of the country's drug crop.
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DUMA,WEST BANK - JULY 31: Family members and relatives of 18 month old baby, Ali Saad-Dawabsheh, view the remains of their house after a fire which was suspected to have been set by Jewish extremists on July 31, 2015 in the Palestinian village of Duma, West Bank. A house fire in the Palestinian village of Duma, West Bank, suspected to have been set by Jewish extremists, killed an 18-month-old Palestinian child, injured both parents and a four year old brother. (Photo by Oren Ziv/Getty Images) Longform’s Picks of the Week
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Vladimir Putin’s Bonfire of the Delicacies
Russia’s ban on Western foodstuffs isn’t just cynical populism — it’s a chance for the Kremlin’s cronies to make a quick buck importing “Belarusian” avocados.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Russian Authorities Destroy Geese and Ducklings in Jab at West
"The ducklings did not have any accompanying documents, so a decision was made to destroy them."
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Climate and Cherry Disputes in WikiLeaks Documents Show U.S.-Japan Relations Can Be the Pits
New WikiLeaks cables purportedly show U.S. eavesdropping on ally Japan for diplomatic -- if diminutive -- details on trade and environmental policies.
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TO GO WITH AFP STORY IRAN-PRISON-RIGHTS BY STUART WILLIAMS (FILES)An Iranian inmate peers from behind a wall as a guard walks by at the female section of the infamous Evin jail, 13 June 2006. From the road it is easy to miss. A small outhouse and a sign saying "Evin House of Detention" give no hint of the huge complex of guard towers and cells that lies behind. AFP PHOTO/ATTA KENARE (Photo credit should read ATTA KENARE/AFP/Getty Images) Longform’s Picks of the Week
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Fare Trade
Elite chefs are swapping kitchens, and shaping the world’s culinary and cultural future.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Real Key to Athens Getting a Third Bailout? Greek Farmers.
Greek lawmakers are resisting a tax hike on farmers, something the IMF, the ECB, and the European Commission say is necessary to get a third bailout.
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corn_back_sketch1 Starving for Answers
Why Hunger and Thirst Don't Have to Doom the World.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Should We Be Worried About North Korea’s Drought?
Perhaps. But we shouldn't take Pyongyang's word for it.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 India’s Generic Drug Industry Has a Maggi Problem
Forget about lead-tainted noodles. India's world-beating pharmaceutical industry has officials worried over lax regulation and adulterated drugs.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Human Tinderbox in the Middle East
A growing roster of global crises is putting strains on the ability of humanitarian organizations to provide aid. And the United States needs to step up and lead.
