Both countries have been hit hard by heavy rains and flooding in recent weeks, as the latest storm brings landslides, evacuations and power outages (Recasts and updates throughout with the storm...
Republic of Korea + 2 more
Republic of Korea + 2 more
Both countries have been hit hard by heavy rains and flooding in recent weeks, as the latest storm brings landslides, evacuations and power outages (Recasts and updates throughout with the storm...
Nepal + 1 more
by Aadesh Subedi Seasonal migrants returning from India because of COVID-19 are struggling as huge floods damage their homes and crops KATHMANDU, Aug 7 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Before the...
Pakistan + 1 more
Researchers seek chemical-free ways to tackle massive locust infestation amid fears that pesticides could harm plants, animals and humans By Rina Saeed Khan ISLAMABAD, Aug 4 (Thomson Reuters...
Experts warn the federal and state governments will have to stop locusts in their tracks in the next couple of weeks to avoid major crop damage By Mayank Bhardwaj NEW DELHI, May 26 (Reuters) - A new...
by Zofeen T. Ebrahim | @zofeen28 | Thomson Reuters Foundation Agricultural losses could run into the billions if the pests are not controlled, authorities warn KARACHI, Pakistan, May 14 (Thomson...
Growing more water-smart millet and less maize could help drought-hit farmers - but an unusual cultural fear holds them back By Andrew Mambondiyani MAMBWERE, Zimbabwe, April 13 (Thomson Reuters...
In drought-prone central Kenya, a farmers' cooperative is growing resilient sweet potato and making popular bakery products with it By Caroline Wambui MAUA, Kenya, Feb 17 (Thomson Reuters Foundation)...
South Africa's livestock farmers are resilient types, but the severity of the current drought has left them with little choice but to accept aid - and many fear for their future By Petro Kotze ...
by Marko Phiri | Thomson Reuters Foundation Monday, 10 February 2020 05:00 GMT When roads are bad and extension agents few, technology can help get farmers the information they need to deal with...
Ethiopia + 5 more
by Nita Bhalla | @nitabhalla | Thomson Reuters Foundation Monday, 10 February 2020 16:07 GMT The impact on the region's food supply could be enormous - a locust swarm of a square kilometre is able to...
Ethiopia + 8 more
Hundreds of millions of the insects have swept over the Horn of Africa in the worst outbreak in a quarter of a century, says the United Nations By Nita Bhalla NAIROBI, Jan 29 (Thomson Reuters...
by Nellie Peyton Transitioning to agroecology will involve planting trees on farms, diversifying crop production, using organic fertilisers and rotating crops to improve soil quality DAKAR, Jan 30...
A decade after an earthquake killed more than 200,000 people, farmers in Haiti are still waiting to receive compensation for their land used to build an industrial park By Jacob Kushner CARACOL,...
by Rina Chandran | @rinachandran | Thomson Reuters Foundation Friday, 10 January 2020 06:46 GMT Bangkok's water authority says tap water is becoming saline as seawater pushes up the depleted Chao...
by Wesley Langat | Thomson Reuters Foundation Can growing more climate-hardly crops - and finding ways to process them into popular products - help communities weather global warming? Two years ago,...
Efforts to trap and store more water to battle worsening climate change-related drought are helping cut flood risk too, experts say By Caroline Wambui MUKURWEINI, Kenya, Jan 3 (Thomson Reuters...
We asked 10 organisations which two key issues they would focus on in the coming year By Emma Batha LONDON, Dec 30 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Tackling climate change and addressing violence...
by Saeed Al-Batati | Thomson Reuters Foundation Civil-war-torn Yemen faces vast challenges - but more severe weather - and a shortage of funding to deal with it - is making life even harder SAWIA...
Uganda + 1 more
In Uganda, a developing country where land is still relatively plentiful, refugees are encouraged to build their own houses and use their gardens to grow food to supplement their rations By Claire...
Farmers are trying to find ways to protect their herds as climate change brings more frequent droughts - but not all are working By Busani Bafana NESIGWE, Zimbabwe, Dec 5 (Thomson Reuters Foundation)...