List of Agriculture articles
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DUMA,WEST BANK - JULY 31: Family members and relatives of 18 month old baby, Ali Saad-Dawabsheh, view the remains of their house after a fire which was suspected to have been set by Jewish extremists on July 31, 2015 in the Palestinian village of Duma, West Bank. A house fire in the Palestinian village of Duma, West Bank, suspected to have been set by Jewish extremists, killed an 18-month-old Palestinian child, injured both parents and a four year old brother. (Photo by Oren Ziv/Getty Images) Longform’s Picks of the Week
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GettyImages-483295928_putin1 Vladimir Putin’s Bonfire of the Delicacies
Russia’s ban on Western foodstuffs isn’t just cynical populism — it’s a chance for the Kremlin’s cronies to make a quick buck importing “Belarusian” avocados.
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GettyImages-483298804crop Russian Authorities Destroy Geese and Ducklings in Jab at West
"The ducklings did not have any accompanying documents, so a decision was made to destroy them."
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OSAKA, Japan - Imported American cherries from California, a popular taste in Japan in early summer, are checked at Kansai International Airport in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, on May 28, 2014. (Kyodo) Climate and Cherry Disputes in WikiLeaks Documents Show U.S.-Japan Relations Can Be the Pits
New WikiLeaks cables purportedly show U.S. eavesdropping on ally Japan for diplomatic -- if diminutive -- details on trade and environmental policies.
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TO GO WITH AFP STORY IRAN-PRISON-RIGHTS BY STUART WILLIAMS (FILES)An Iranian inmate peers from behind a wall as a guard walks by at the female section of the infamous Evin jail, 13 June 2006. From the road it is easy to miss. A small outhouse and a sign saying "Evin House of Detention" give no hint of the huge complex of guard towers and cells that lies behind. AFP PHOTO/ATTA KENARE (Photo credit should read ATTA KENARE/AFP/Getty Images) Longform’s Picks of the Week
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foreign-policy-chefs-green Fare Trade
Elite chefs are swapping kitchens, and shaping the world’s culinary and cultural future.
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GettyImages-458758892 The Real Key to Athens Getting a Third Bailout? Greek Farmers.
Greek lawmakers are resisting a tax hike on farmers, something the IMF, the ECB, and the European Commission say is necessary to get a third bailout.
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corn_back_sketch1 Starving for Answers
Why Hunger and Thirst Don't Have to Doom the World.
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northk Should We Be Worried About North Korea’s Drought?
Perhaps. But we shouldn't take Pyongyang's word for it.
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GettyImages-475691178_6-10 India’s Generic Drug Industry Has a Maggi Problem
Forget about lead-tainted noodles. India's world-beating pharmaceutical industry has officials worried over lax regulation and adulterated drugs.
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GettyImages-460296258_6-9 The Human Tinderbox in the Middle East
A growing roster of global crises is putting strains on the ability of humanitarian organizations to provide aid. And the United States needs to step up and lead.
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JAW, SOUTH SUDAN - JULY 2: Sudanese refugees walk along the border road after crossing from North Sudan carrying their possessions July 2, 2012 in Jaw, South Sudan. Many refugees walk from four days to two weeks, fleeing the on-going conflict, to get to Yida refugee camp from the Nuba mountain region where they have no food. The Yida refugee camp has swollen to nearly 60,000 people as the refugees flee from South Kordofan in North Sudan, with 300-600 people arriving daily. The rainy season has increased the numbers of sick children suffering from Diarrhea and severe malnutrition, as the international aid community struggles to provide basic assistance to the growing population. Most have arrive with only the clothes they are wearing. (Photo by Paula Bronstein/Getty Images) U.N.’s Refugee Mission in Africa Is ‘Fighting Fires’ as Funding Falls Short
As conflicts spiral out of control across the African continent, the U.N.'s refugee chief in Africa thinks that without funding, more refugees will link up with extremists or seek passage to Europe.
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CBhvxYNVEAA7_Zvcrop Death to the Infidel Chicken! The Islamic State Destroys U.S. Chickens Amid Food Crisis
Syrians are starving, and the Islamic State is bragging about the destruction of U.S. chickens.
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meatballs Under Finnish Law, ‘Meatballs’ Are Now Just Plain Old ‘Balls’
The law says the animal product they're made of doesn’t really count as meat because it’s been “mechanically recovered.”
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msb-440830mod_2000 Eat It and Weep
The mouth-blistering street eats of one of China’s spiciest cities.
