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Chinese farmers react to tariffs on US farm products

USfarmersarefearingtheworst,asChinapreparestoimposetariffsonUSagriculturalproducelikecornandsoybeans.ButhowdoChinesefarmersviewthesituation?Itisthetimeofyearfor

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Hainan's tilapia industry eyes domestic market<br>

China’ssouthernmostprovinceofHainanisknownforitsfreshwateraquaculture,orfishfarming.Tilapiaistheprovince’slargestaquacultureexportitem.Morethan95percentoftilapi

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Tigers reducing crop and livestock loss: study

Forlong,farmerloathedpresenceofcarnivoresfearinglivestockandcroploss.Onthecontrary,thepresenceofbigcats,andtheircomplexrelationshipwithpredatorsisbenefitingfarm

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China calls for level-playing field amid French farmland concerns

BeijingcalledonParistoprovide“anenablingenvironmentandalevel-playingfieldforChineseenterprises'investmentsandoperations”onFriday,adayafterFrenchPresidentEmmanue

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Pakistani farmers to get smartphones with agri-specific applications

ByAPDwriterMuhammadSohailISLAMABAD,Feb.12(APD)–Atleast110,000Pakistanifarmerswillbeprovidedwithsmartphonestoenablethemtogetproperguidancerelatedtotheircrops,ano

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UK to continue farm subsidies for years after Brexit

TheBritishgovernmentsaidThursdayitwillmatchEuropeanUnionsubsidiesforfarmersforseveralyearsafterBrexit,untilitputsinplaceanewsystemfocusingmoreonenvironmentalpro

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Six farmers killed in apparent land dispute in Peru's Amazon

SixfarmerswereshotdeadinthePeruvianAmazonbyagroupofmaskedmeninanapparentdisputeoverlandrights,apoliceofficerandatriballeadersaidonThursday.Fivebodies,onewithhan

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EU selects 20 young farmers for free study trip to China

The European Union (EU) is currently calling for 20 young farmers to join an exchange program to share knowledge and farming experience with Chinese young farmers, said a press release published on EU's official website.

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Study: Global warming leads to farmer suicides rise in India

When Rani’s husband died by drinking pesticide, he left the family in debt. But even if they could pay off the loans, Rani said their farming days are over.

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Study: Global warming leads to farmer suicides rise in India

WhenRani’shusbanddiedbydrinkingpesticide,heleftthefamilyindebt.Buteveniftheycouldpayofftheloans,Ranisaidtheirfarmingdaysareover.“Therearenorains,”saidthe44-year

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India: Farmer Protests disrupt traffic in Delhi

Traffic was slow in parts of Delhi on Tuesday as a result of famer protests at Jantar Mantar. Currently hundreds of farmers from Tamil Nadu are drawing the government’s attention towards farmer suicides and other issues concerning them.

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India: Farmer Protests disrupt traffic in Delhi

ByAPDWriterRishikaChauhanNEWDELHI,July19(APD)--TrafficwasslowinpartsofDelhionTuesdayasaresultoffamerprotestsatJantarMantar.CurrentlyhundredsoffarmersfromTamilNa

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Rahul Gandhi arrested on his way to center of farmer protests in India

PoliceinthecentralIndianstateofMadhyaPradeshThursdayarrestedmainoppositionCongressparty'ssecond-in-commandRahulGandhionhiswaytoMandsaur,theepicenteroffarmerprot

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S Korea braces for 'largest' protests

Some two million people are expected to join nationwide protests in South Korea to demand the resignation of President Park Geun-hye, organisers say.

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Afghan Taliban fighters funding insurgency by taking cut of poppy farmers' produce

​With an AK-47 assault rifle slung casually over his shoulder, Allah Mohammad, while slashing an opium bulb with a vicious looking knife and extracting its milky nectar that seeps from the cuts, said that he thanks the chaos and ongoing militancy in Afghanistan as it allows him to grow poppies on his farm in the Ghorak district of the southern Kandahar province.

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Chinese "new farmers" eye green agriculture

Feng Xiaoyan views herself as a "new farmer" despite being 53 years old.

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Thailand’s junta and ousted PM Yingluck seek rice farmers’ support ahead of 2017 election

​Thailand’s politically powerful rice farmers are becoming the new battleground between the country’s junta and ousted Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, with both trying to woo their support amid concerns of a flashpoint ahead of 2017 elections.