As we move into spring and pass the one-year benchmark of the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, world economies are springing back into action, and with them, global agricultural industries. Though developments in vertical agriculture in the Middle East, locust swarms in East Africa, and farmer protests in India may seem distant from from the urban New York City food system, in an increasingly globalized world, weather patterns, droughts, and agricultural policies and initiatives across the globe can have ripple effects for far flung countries. To get you up to speed on the latest happenings in global agricultural news, the Hunter College NYC Food Policy Center has compiled a round-up of recent articles highlighting significant events in agricultural policy and development across the world. What’s That Got to Do with U.S. Food Needs?, The CounterLatin American Exports of Fruits Prove Resilient, The American Journal of TransportationRecord-Large Brazilian Corn Crop Expectations Face Yield-Cutting Dryness, Successful FarmersHerbert Bartz, No-Till Pioneer in Latin America, Passes, No-Till FarmerMexican Officials Urged to Address Violations of Mayan Sovereign Rights Caused by Construction of Industrial Pig Farms in Yucatán Peninsula, Center for Biological DiversityMiddle East/North Africa:Vertical Farming is the Future of Agriculture in the Water-Scarce Middle East, The National NewsUAE to Grow More Food in the Desert as Pandemic Disrupts Imports, BloombergMiddle East Weighs Agri-tech Solutions as Pandemic Underscores Urgency of Food Security, Arab NewEgypt Plans ‘New Delta’ to Boost Food Security, Al-MonitorMoroccan Government Plans a New Generation of Agricultural Co-Ops, Co-Op NewsOceania:Australian Agricultural Bosses Can’t Find Workers. Maybe They Should Try Paying More, JacobinThe Risks Rising Temperatures Pose to the Australian Agriculture Industry, Food and Beverage Industry NewsThe Pandemic Disrupts Australia’s Agriculture Industry, Exposing Its Shaky Labor Foundation, New York TimesWhat New Zealand is Really Doing on Climate – and the Issues with Carving Out Farming from Net Zero Emissions, The GuardianUS/Canada:Indigenous Food Sovereignty Movements Are Taking Back Ancestral Land, Civil EatsBiden Administration Ramps Up Debt Relief Program to Help Black Farmers, New York TimesDirty Dozen: Which Fruits, Vegetables Contain the Most Pesticides?, Fox40How The Westside Is Restoring The Coconut Tree As A Food Source In Hawaii, Honolulu Civil BeatCanada is a Global Powerhouse in Agriculture and Food — It’s Time Politicians Acted Like It, Real AgricultureAdvocates Call for Accessible COVID-19 Vaccine Plan for Migrant Farm Workers in Ontario, Global News CanadaA few older articles of note on global agricultural news:

Source: The North Africa Journal April 21, 2021 14:37 UTC