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      ‘When will the beef cycle bottom?’

      Ranching: not just gunfights and rodeos

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      Indonesia and Malaysia freeze trade talks with EU over palm oil

      Bloc’s new rules on products that come from land cleared of forests deemed ‘punitive and unfair’

    • Thursday, 27 April, 2023
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      Premium chocolate venture brings benefits to DRC’s cacao farmers

      An ambitious scheme aims to raise incomes and protect nature in a region blighted by violence

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      The stock could be a good hedge against trends intensifying food insecurity across world

    • Saturday, 18 March, 2023
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      Ukrainian Black Sea grain export deal extended

      The agreement first launched in July has brought 25mn tonnes of grains and cooking oil to global markets

    • Thursday, 16 March, 2023
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      Rich nations are not looking good in the palm-oil dispute

      Indonesia and Malaysia have a point in criticising tariffs that penalise sustainable producers

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      Tree tappers in the Midwest are having to adapt to an earlier and shorter season

    • Thursday, 9 March, 2023
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      Groundnut has become the country’s best-performing agricultural commodity as drought also hits production

    • Tuesday, 7 March, 2023
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    • Monday, 5 December, 2022
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      The future of farming: how global crises are reshaping agriculture

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