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Economy

Why blocking Hormuz could threaten the world's food supply

While most of the world is focused on the impact of oil disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz, the current blockade could also pose long-term risks to the global food supply.

09/03/2026

Europe News

MEP back steep tariff on Russian and Belarusian fertilisers

The European Parliament has approved a proposal to impose steep tariffs on Russian and Belarusian fertilisers and agricultural products, sparking concern among European farmers about the potential fallout.

22/05/2025

Europe News

The EU looks to reduce its dependence on Russian fertilisers

The European Commission's proposal to impose additional customs duties on Russian fertiliser imports is worrying the EU agricultural sector, as Russia accounts for 25% of imports.

18/03/2025

Earth News

UK farmers hit by £1.45bn bill since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

The price farmers are paying to grow their crops and feed their animals has been one of the many reasons for recent protests.

19/02/2024

World News

Euroviews. Amid global food crisis, we need to turn over a new leaf on coca

Allowing international trade of coca products, including its use as an organic fertiliser, could play a significant role in addressing the food insecurity crisis, Kasia Malinowska-Sempruch and Diego Garcia Devis argue.

23/03/2023

Climate

Experts identify three ‘positive tipping points’ for climate action

A new report has identified three actions that could speed up decarbonisation.

20/01/2023

Nature

Farmers in India are fighting climate change using nature

It's estimated that over 40 per cent of the world's land is already degraded.

12/11/2022

Ecotech

Dutch flowers fed with cow ‘urine’ are healthier than ever

Dutch farmers and flower growers are teaming up to reduce nitrogen emissions.

03/10/2022

Ecotech

Could human urine replace chemical fertilisers?

French researchers and NGOs have been experimenting with human urine-based fertilisers and the result have been promising.

01/05/2022

Earth News

Soaring costs for farmers could threaten food security in Europe

The war in Ukraine has sparked concerns from farmers as the cost of producing food continues to rise.

21/03/2022

Earth News

Chemical pollution has now passed safe planetary limit, scientists say

The rate at which we are producing chemicals has now outstripped our ability to assess and monitor their risk to the environment.

18/01/2022

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India's Cattle Royale dung fight marks end of Diwali

Joyful crowds pelted each other with fistfuls of cow manure this weekend as part of one village's local ritual to mark the end of Diwali, India's most important Hindu festival

07/11/2021

Earth News

Bulgaria slammed over 'irreversible' ecological impact of shipwreck

A cargo vessel carrying over 3,000 tonnes of nitrogen fertiliser has been stranded off Bulgaria's northern coast for more than three weeks.

14/10/2021

France

France marks 20th anniversary of deadly Toulouse factory explosion

Thirty-one people were killed in an explosion at the AZF fertiliser factory in Toulouse in 2001.

21/09/2021

Climate

Organic farming could feed all of Europe by 2050

A new study has found that the entire population of Europe could be fed without imports with a few changes to our agricultural systems.

21/06/2021