Agriculture/farming

One dead in Spain as another storm hits the Iberian Peninsula

A woman walks on the Barceloneta beach during high winds in Barcelona, Spain, February 12, 2026. REUTERS/Nacho Doce

Speed skating-Italy's Lollobrigida seizes 5,000m title for second gold at Milano Cortina

Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics - Speed Skating - Women's 5000m - Milano Speed Skating Stadium, Milan, Italy - February 12, 2026. Francesca Lollobrigida of Italy in action during her run REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane

India farmers protest US trade deal

The agriculture sector helps sustain more than 45 per cent of people in India.

Trump’s trade deal with India has become a headache for Modi

Labourers plant rice saplings in a field in Gaggarpur village in the northern Indian state of Haryana in June 2025. Some Indian farmers are afraid that American imports will damage their livelihood.

Unrelenting heat threatens Malaysia’s northern padi harvest as dam levels drop

The heatwave across Kedah and Perlis is straining padi farmers, who are pressing on with field work.

India’s major farmer group revolts against US trade deal

Farmers are one of the most influential voting blocs in India and had proved powerful in the past in effecting political change.

Malaysia’s ageing oil palm plantations to hit 2 million hectares by 2027

About 800,000ha of the plantations were infected by the ganoderma fungal disease.

Speed skating-Inspired Lollobrigida wins Italy's first gold of Games

Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics - Speed Skating - Women's 3000m - Milano Speed Skating Stadium, Milan, Italy - February 07, 2026. Francesca Lollobrigida of Italy in action with Valerie Maltais of Canada during women's 3000m. REUTERS/Piroschka Van De Wouw

‘Crops are under water’: Farmers report catastrophic Storm Marta damage in Spain and Portugal

A government sign in Cordoba, Spain, on Feb 7, shows the depth of the flooding from Storm Marta in parts of the Iberian Peninsula.

Trump administration re-approves twice-banned pesticide

A persistent concern about dicamba is “drift”. When the chemical volatilises in high heat it can spread for miles, poisoning other farms, home gardens as well as trees and plants.

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