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Articles with tag "Agriculture"
against the grain
Top Agriculture Trader Cargill to Stop Exporting Russian Grain
Top global agricultural trader Cargill is to end its exports of Russian grain this summer while maintaining its other operations.
global food supply
UN Reports 'Progress' on Talks to Allow Russian Fertilizer Exports
Negotiations underway to unblock exports of fertilizer from Russia have made "important steps forward," one of the main United Nations negotiators said...
Reap What You Sow
Bitter Harvest: Russia Gathers Grain in Occupied Ukraine
Russian troops are overseeing the work of farmers in the fields.
Black Sea Blockade
Russia Withdraws Troops From Ukraine’s Snake Island
Moscow claimed that the withdrawal was a voluntary show of “goodwill.”
Black Sea Blockade
Investigations Uncover Russia’s Alleged Ukrainian Grain Smuggling
Russia has been accused by Western powers of using food as a weapon in its war with Ukraine.
NET EXPORTER
Russia’s Food Exports Earned Record Revenues Amid Soaring Global Food Prices
The agriculture sector added $7 billion in exports even as volume decreased.
hi-tech agriculture
In the World’s Biggest Country, Vertical Farming Gains Ground
Despite Russia’s status as an agricultural superpower, hi-tech, intensive, indoor farming is gaining a foothold.
GOING GLOBAL
Russia Sets Record Food Exports Amid Pandemic, Rising Prices
For the first time ever, Russia became a net exporter of agricultural products in 2020.
POTENTIAL CONTAGION
Russia’s Booming Intensive Animal Farming ‘A Ticking Time Bomb’ for Future Viruses
Following the discovery of the first case of H5N8 bird flu in humans, virologists fear farms will become virus “petri dishes.”
SUCCESS STORY
Russia’s Agricultural Sector Boosts Output Despite Pandemic
Growth in 2020 slowed down, but total output was almost record-breaking.
FIXED PRICE
Russia's Food Price Cap Could Lead to Shortages
Government body flags “systemic risks” of capping prices of agricultural goods.
weekend profile
A Tolstoy Descendant Returns to His Roots in Yasnaya Polyana
Ilya Tolstoy left a journalism career in the big city for his ancestor’s famous estate. Now his new apple business is bearing fruit.
PASTURES NEW
Russian Cows Fitted With Virtual-Reality Headsets
Officials said the experiment “improved overall emotional mood in the herd.”
GRAIN GAINS
Russia’s VTB Banking on Crops Expansion
The state-backed bank has enlisted Putin’s help to become a national grain champion.
GOT MILK?
Russia Is Importing Thousands of Cows From Europe
Putin’s plan for dairy dominance hinges on a multi-million euro cow-buying spree.
Petri burgers
Russia Produces Its First Lab-Grown Meat Sample
"Cultured meat" could offer a more ethical and environmentally sound way for Russians to eat meat, its developers say.
golden grain
Russia Eyes 2035 Grain Crop Boom With $70 Billion Investment Plan
The plan also hopes to improve quality and increase demand.
Grain is the new oil
China Eyes Russian Grain Terminal
Sino-Russian ties are deepening as China is ramping up its investment in Russian agriculture.
chicken or pork?
Russia’s Newest Ambition in China Is Selling More Chicken Wings
A virus decimating China's hog herd could help to boost Russian poultry exports.
breadbasket
Russia on Track to Remain World’s Biggest Grain Exporter
A solid harvest would minimize inflationary pressure.
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