North Korean Factory Workers Dispatched to Farms amid Food Shortages

Positive Future News #925 (Feature Photo – North Korean Farming –CCA SA 3.0 Unported) EuroNews Green, brings us the story of lack of food in North Korea. As a result, a national effort is underway to have urban workers join farmers to increase productivity. While we might expect something like this from North Korea, food…

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Food Tremor – Russia Stealing Ukrainian Grain

Positive Future News #919 (Feature Photo – Chickpeas – Public Domain) Successful Farming Magazine, one of the world’s anchor agricultural magazines, brings the story of Russians stealing Ukrainian grain, and taking over a 60,000-acre farming company in Ukraine. What do you think? The domino effect could increase grain exports from America to nations relying on…

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Does Global Agricultural Production, Provide an Important Reference for Small Farmers?

Positive Future News #902 (Feature Photo – Soybean Harvest – CCA 2.0 Generic, United Soybean Board) Very few small farmers, or even larger farmers, are aware of the larger world position when it comes to primary commodities. Market intelligence on the global production of primary food crops is researched and published by the World Agricultural…

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Germany Kicks In $22.6 million To Help an Almost Impossible Situation

Positive Future News #898 (Feature Photo – The Horn of Africa – CCA SA 3.0 Unported) The Horn of Africa, a region encompassing areas of four countries, is home to 141 million people. The region is experiencing an extended drought, conflicts over water and pasturelands and locust infestations. The outcome of these dire circumstances, is…

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