May 16th, 2022
Via The Hill, commentary on how to prevent food from becoming a weapon of war: The conflict in Ukraine has exposed the fragile geopolitics that underpin global food systems, threatening the health, livelihoods and wellbeing of millions of people around the world. Just as Europe is now counting the cost of relying on imported fossil […]
Read more »Fisher Groups Become The Marine Militia in Indonesia’s War on Illegal Fishing
May 12th, 2022
Via Mongabay, a look at how Indonesia has incentivized fishermen to patrol their local waters: Indonesia has a vast maritime area, but not enough personnel to patrol and monitor for illegal and destructive fishing. To address this gap, in recent years the government has incentivized fishers and other coastal communities to form monitoring groups that […]
Read more »May 12th, 2022
Courtesy of The Financial Times, a report on widescale frain seizures and destruction of tools and buildings in Ukraine: Things have gone from bad to worse on Oleg’s farm in Kherson in southern Ukraine since Russia’s invasion 10 weeks ago. Occupying forces took away some of his grain and stole all the machinery, including trucks, […]
Read more »Eight Killed In Iraq Clashes Over Farmland
May 9th, 2022
Via Seed Daily, an article on domestic violence in Iraq over ownership of agricultural land: At least eight people were killed in armed clashes in southern Iraq Wednesday when arguments over the ownership of agricultural land turned deadly, officials said. The fighting broke out in Maysan province, with the violence centred in a village some […]
Read more »May 9th, 2022
Via Popular Mechanics, a report on the global sand crisis – which while not an agricultural producing resource – is a resource in demand (with 50B metric tons used in concrete and glass production annually) and around which mafia-style black markets are developing: The world is in crisis yet again. This time around, it’s a […]
Read more »China’s Sets Its Eyes On World’s Last Frontier: The Ocean
April 29th, 2022
Via Nikkei Asia, a report on Beijing’s strategic efforts to reap the economic potential of the world’s oceans. A reminder that farms need not only be on the ground, but they may be within marine environments as well. Dealing with the Ukraine war and its evolving consequences, growing tensions in the Pacific, the still-unfolding disruption caused by […]
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