the farmers get a good price for the pepper if it's dry enough nine euros per kilogram the farmer is delivering more than one hundred kilograms today for which he ends nine hundred fifty euros. our children suffer to go to school about the money to pay with school so we get more money when we see for that. yeah so we have the. only the people who have a good income can send their children to school here but in a society where thirty percent are illiterate even that is enormous progress. when a german company is able to pay them a better price because half of the funding for their project comes from the german ministry for economic cooperation and development unlike other projects the principle here is that the farmers remain independent and get to determine for themselves what they grow where and how. they have a family of results about then we can grow our food we think. for generations it's a clue. do you think internal reasons and not or food or food using you know to develop nicely is. nevertheless rude off to the hasn't come to zanzibar as a benefactor he's here is a businessman

but here too the land was not empty some farmers were relocated. the majority of the land was forest it has been cut down. on my right hand side behind it you can see some of the natural natural bush forest that was so these particular fields were cleared from that bush. and to do that to carrots and make it just ready to accept planting you probably talking three thousand dollars a hit. in addition to the cost of clearing there were additional expenses of five thousand three hundred euros perfect for irrigation facilities pipes electricity cables and roads the business was able to expand the amount of agricultural land that could be irrigated by a factor of seven to have a spray year of possible here in zambia but that can only be realised if the water from the rainy season is captured so it can be used to irrigate the fields in the dry season. that's why the company has built a large reservoir and a pump station but what about the benefit for the local population how many jobs were created with the nine million euro investment. we run this state

we were the first company that pay for the social security in the farmers especially for the farmers because it's a very risky. climbing the tree because every day it's farmer between forty fifty times. every day and of course if it's raining it will be slippery so that at least. we thought that it will be fair that they will be also with accident at work. her company has eighty five employees she spends a lot of time travelling on india needs just thousands of islands teaching farmers she also uses social media to get her message across. yes yes so that. is part of the education as well. so we even teach them how to do for the graphic using the smartphones because then they will be able to upload that instagram to the social media you know so this is this is part of what we try to help them in communicating what they have been rice cakes with coconut syrup. home and love traditional indonesian products and believes that more and more people will feel the same. this week in our global ideas series we're off to uganda home to africa's third highest mountain and there are glaciers on t

at least the ngo is promising to continue advising the farmers. from cocoa to another popular plant marijuana. known by its name cannabis some two hundred million people around the world consume it so many ask why not legalize it after all cannabis has a long history it was smoked in china five thousand years ago. in ancient egypt the pharos by its medicinal effects. in the middle ages the crusaders brought him to monastic gardens in europe from there it spread to the americas in europe the sale of cannabis was illegal until twenty seventeen. so does not want us to say exactly where we. are behind this election fight fence is the marijuana plantation he tends with the other members of his cannabis club. for growing and consuming recreational kind of strict conditions has been illegal in here since twenty seventeen. but we were going to. more and more people here except cannabis. consumers we now have the same rights as everyone else who consumes other drugs such as alcohol and tobacco no more should be allowed. to secure storing of his cannabis cl

we are authentic farmers. we are sitting here with a phd trained scientist so we will defer the tough questions to him. this good to be with you morning and i think you had a card on your seats. if you want to text the questions, they will be put to the screen. the first question really has to do with the latter part of your comments about infectious diseases and how we are working together. the first question is, can the north american countries work together to protect their farmers and agricultural industries from pests and infectious diseases, such as african swine fever? go ahead. >> thank you very much. i consider that the north american countries have built a very strong and complementary programs in order to protect and work together to address always, the challenge of how to keep agriculture free of exotic diseases. as long as we continue communicating and sharing technologies and recognizing the mechanisms that we develop in each country, we can be sure that we will gradually continue working to sust

produce direct from the network of farmers. by cutting out wholesalers the small holders can earn more than usual. home and as a truly committed social entrepreneur. we were the first company that pay for the social security. especially for the farmers because it's a very risky. climbing the tree because every day. between forty fifty times. every day and of course if it's raining it will be slippery so that at least. it will be fair that they will be with accident at work. her company has eighty five employees she spends a lot of time travelling on indonesia's thousands of islands teaching farmers she also uses social media to get her message across. yes yes so they're not up the spout off of the education as well. so we even teach them how to do for the using the. because then they will be able to upload that instagram to the social media. so this is part of what we try to help them in communicating what they have. rice cakes with coconut syrup. and loves traditional indonesian products and believes that more and more people

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and the french farmer continues an almost decade long quest against former u.s. agricultural giant monsanto whose we kill it he blames for his illness. i'm stephen beardsley relent thanks for joining us it was supposed to herald a global leader in mobility a merger france is also with the rail division of german industrial firm siemens was announced well over a year ago and how does europe's answer to fierce competition from china now all a dream of the e.u. commission today prohibiting the merger on grounds that it would harm competition within the block take a look. our investigation showed that the merger would significantly reduce competition in several signalling markets and for very high speed trains. the merged company wouldn't become by far the lowest paying europe and in some signaling markets there would be no competition that. these two companies had planned to share a single track on the left is the i.c.e. from zeman and on the right the french t.g.v. train from i'll stop the german and french corporations as well as their government are on board with

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its toll financially for brandenberg farmer . for the wolves are causing so much trouble he's worried about his livelihood. he lost forty calves in twenty seventeen ten times more than a year before. brandenburg has responded to the farmers' plight they've authorized hunters to shoot wolves if as in the case of yogen fences they have repeatedly attacked livestock or a human being. animal protectionists are concerned stefan who has been tracking a pack of wolves in his neighborhood for years and is convinced the situation isn't that dramatic. and as long as the world is lured in with food it will avoid humans of course or worse for the do you see these fresh wolf tracks only a few hours old in nine years i've only seen one five or six times a day usually very shy i just observe. mostly observes the wolves using camera traps and. of those the owner of the can turn because he had the camera it's a black flash that we can see that he's wearing. what a says the animals should be allowed to live in brandenburg permission to shoot wolve

a lot has happened since democrats did well among sort of middle west farmers. a lot of middle west farmers are longtime republicans, as i learned when i was a reporter out there. i think the rural areas have fallen behind the metro areas for a long time. in their desperation, democrats didn't seem to be providing answers to their problems. republicans offered answers to their problems. you could presume the answers were right or wrong. but they did provide answers. what we found in our reporting is that what farmers respond to is not talk about rural broadband. there's some real needs there. or tariffs. they are upset about those, too. but they tend to give donald trump a pass on those because they think the tariffs are temporary. what they feel, many of them, feel is that it's what is really constraining their income and raising their costs are these agra big monopolies that raise the price of corn, seed, fertilizer and reduce the price of their output, their grain, livestock. so i think that democrats have a shot at reversing some of the decline in their farm

for this farmer, blossoms and blooms in the tasmanian hills.pium poppies has helped double the income of his business, giving him money to invest in sheep and crops. it is an intensive process. injust a few months, the seed pods from these flowers are processed into painkilling opiates drugs used around the world. a lot of people are shocked and don't realise that global reach of what we do. you point out it is in pain relief, you know, when you break your arm. when you see people in hospital drugged up you see people in hospital drugged up and you like to —— use a —— you would like to express, hey, thanks for supporting me, mate. it has grown to nearly 900 at its peak of yea rs grown to nearly 900 at its peak of years ago, farmers. injust grown to nearly 900 at its peak of years ago, farmers. in just a few decades, this has become a multi— million—dollar business that has proved profitable for this little island but like any global trade, it island but like any global trade, it is vulnerable to changes in that market on the other side of the w

we need to help inform non-farmers. understand that crop protection tools and these technologies help to feed the world and will be needed the future. crop protection tools allow stronger, grow healthier and more productive crops. these tools are tested, expected, retested, studied and then tested multiple times again. example, our own environmental protection follows a rigorous science-based standard for regulating pesticides in production. they begin with an exposure level determined to pose no risk of adverse effects to consumers. they make the standard 10 times a thousand stricter. agricultural marketing service runs the pesticide program, which is an annual survey of detectable pesticide residues on foods available to american consumers. facts.e the in the most recent survey in than 99% of sample items had pesticide exceeds that did not any of the epa standards and balances and tolerances and more than half had no pesticide residue at all. other technologies, like bioengineered plants, naturally defend against pest

it's good to have you with us we begin in northern india where many farmers have a beef with stray cows the reason they're eating their crops by estimates which are themselves seven years old india has some five point two million stray cause i'm getting to hindu sensitivities prime minister narendra modi's hindu nationalists b.g.p. party has offered greater protection than before this means their same for meat and hyde has been severely restricted the result. and free foraging cause. trouble to the state of. chad plum joined her is no stranger to the hardships of farming in india. but he's now confronting a new menace which has been causing havoc across the rural economy. streakers there we see there becoming. charred tom says the animals have gobbled up his crops twice causing huge financial loss. so seeds in lay down fertiliser the one the crops grow the cattle destroying a look at all our hard work time and money goes down the drain there's a big garden many farmers have been forced to patrol their fields and trees away the animals with little success. i chased the cattle off my fiel

in june farmers have been protesting outside parliament demanding. better prices for their produce about six hundred million indians depend on agriculture for their livelihoods and many have huge debts the government has allocated almost eleven billion dollars for rural funding and tax cuts in its twenty one thousand budgets. system professor of economics at carr university delhi she's joining us from new delhi thanks for speaking to us on al-jazeera so with the general election looming in india in april and farmers are making up a large voting block to what extent are their concerns now at the forefront of politicians minds. also had our budget big as it did today and you could see from that definitely the farmers crisis and the crisis in agriculture is up there in the minds of all political and this is that as the farmers will be hitting the streets and protesting continuously for over the last two years seeing that they're not getting that mean that it uses that that is a debt crisis and therefore there is a crisis in india of its need to be disap

it's good to have you with us we begin in india where farmers and. today why because the government has announced a budget that provides support to all three but with the elections looming is this just support or an election handout farmers get an income support receive a new pension scheme and the middle class get tax rebates this support comes as india heads to general elections in a couple of. months but already a leaked government report puts unemployment at its highest level in forty years a farm sector has been crying out for support and the ruling hindu nationalists b.g.p. government of prime minister narendra modi is smarting from losses in recent regional elections and this intended budget which by convention does not announce major new schemes ahead of an election has up ended that practice more from our correspondent in delhi nimish i just follow. farmer stack spares pension is no man left behind in budget twenty one thousand with me is majority male hoekstra who has been following this development closely as the strategic affairs editor a

it's good to have you with us we begin in india where farmers and. why because the government has announced a budget that provides support to all three but with elections looming is this just support. farmers get support receive a new pension scheme and get. this support comes. in a couple of months but already leaked government report what's unemployment at its highest level in. a farm sector has been support and the ruling hindu nationalist government of prime minister narendra modi is smarting from losses in regional elections and this intended budget which by convention does not announce. an election has practice more from our correspondent in delhi. farmers that spares pensioners no man left behind in budget twenty nineteen with me it's majority male hoekstra who has been following developments closely as the strategic affairs editor at the print was not sure what other political implications of this budget in an election year where you know that we are going to have elections in an in a few months time and prime minister narendra modi who will

reload the farmers by the government budget. among the crowd on friday many simply didn't believe the government's latest promises would come to pass especially with elections expected in the coming months a shotgun more of these governments will end soon and be in their graves by the month of may so whatever they are now it's now who will implement their schemes if a new government is elected later why should they agree to these budget proposals. and what analysts say the direct cash support being offered to farmers in this interim budget is a clear attempt by modi to shore up crucial political support in the countryside protesters say the plan doesn't go nearly far enough. to thailand now where the government has deployed tryon's trucks and small planes to spray water in the capital as it chokes under a count of smaug schools across bangkok and closed because of the dangerously bad air quality and environmental activists is saying the government is not doing enough about it algis there is why hey reports. face masks have becom

the farmers by the government budget. among the crowd on friday many simply didn't believe the government's latest promises would come to pass especially with elections expected in the coming months a shotgun loaded with these governments will end soon and be in their graves by the month of may so whatever they are now says now who will implement their schemes if a new government is elected why should they agree to these budget proposals. and want analysts say the direct cash support being offered to farmers in this interim budget is a clear attempt by modi to shore up crucial police. supporting the countryside protesters say the plan doesn't go nearly far enough. thousands of iranians have been visiting the mostly i'm of ayatollah ruhollah khomeini the founder of the islamic republic they've gathered to mark the fortieth anniversary of the one nine hundred seventy nine revolution that overthrew a centuries old want to keep the same bus travie has more now from the capital to run. when the man who led iranian revolution t

agriculture the country is the world's biggest cocoa producer and also grows coffee and fruit most farmers use chemical fertilizers on their fields because it's quick and easy but one company's leading the way in making organic fertilizer and it's proving to be a big success we're going to find out why it's making such a big success. looking for the laser from organic waste it's an idea that sylvia had three years ago he's convinced dozens of companies to give him their food waste so that he can make put laser out of it he founded the company green countries in asia like always often either but our products final mixture was developed through ten months of constant experimentation in twenty sixteen it is appreciated then we tried lots of inclusion and every time a product was ready we analyzed it and then the military to develop the best mixture to provide the richest possible problems or merely large people when they were poor due to a british company. at the company site food west is separated on two different piles according to a specific sequence to. the various layers of west we have

insurance for small farmers already exists in morocco. insurance companies offer schemes that are subsidized by the state. so that's not our focus is the back of. what we're more interested in is an insurance solution that encompasses the entire value chain. and the balance of the bill from growing and harvesting to packaging and transportation ideally everyone involved in the process is insured against natural disaster whether they are directly or indirectly affected. agriculture is the source of income here in the seuss plain but extreme weather from drought to flooding is becoming an increasingly frequent problem. we head into tuttle dome the provincial capital where local authorities are struggling to cope with the effects of extreme weather heavy rain and flooding jeopardize the whole region roads and bridges are especially vulnerable this footage shows how devastating floods here can be. if the authorities can't afford to repair collapsed bridges like this one the transport of fresh produce will be interrupted the problem calls for

farmers claim it's full of probiotics and beneficial bacteria.od or just super risky? the science of pasteurisation has been around since the late 1800s, where you heat and then rapidly cool the milk, to make it last longer and eliminate risks of harmful pathogenic bacteria. raw milk relies on the skill of the farmer and the cleanliness of the diary to avoid contamination. and, while sales are banned in scotland, here in england, it's sold legally by registered producers, just like this one. and it's proving — well, pretty popular. what's the difference in taste then? a lot, lot creamier, and it's a nice treat for my husband, who was brought up on it. it's fresh, it's natural, and its direct from source, so it's fantastic. it separates like old—fashioned milk used to do. it's a lovely tasting milk. with plenty of happy customers, all seems well on this farm. but rewind to december 2017 and things weren't so rosy. the food standards agency has now officially suspended all sales. there have been six confirmed cases of food poisoning, and another 50

other farmers in my district are highly concerned about the visa program and that micro farmers would be arriving later than expected. this shutdown has created uncertainty as discussed for those in the district who are working hard to make ends meet. many folks in this country are living paycheck to paycheck and if you miss a check it is going to hurt. it is simply unacceptable we find ourselves in this position. my question mr. butcher is in your testimony you mentioned a deep supply chain that brewers rely on but can you talk about how the shutdown has effected the brewers and farmers you work with and what would happen if the government shutdown shutdown again at the end of this week? >> thank you. our supply chain obviously is crucial to our business. we rely on our farmers and we work closely with them and directly with a wheat farmer in northern virginia and we plan with them our production schedule and they plan to plant their crops according to what our needs are and we are fortunate to have a farmer who is able to work with us and who is able to scale up with us and to conti

farmers in northern india are struggling because a stray cattle are running amok and destroying their crops it's estimated there are around five million stray cows in india and that is blamed on tough new laws to protect cows which are considered sacred by some hindus but other laws doing more harm than good are correspondent sonja found the car went to the state of with our privilege to find out more. join her is no stranger to the hardships of farming in india. but he's now confronting a new menace which has been causing havoc across the brutal economy. street cause. they're coming together cha tom says the animals have gobbled up his crops twice causing huge financial losses one day ago we saw those seeds in late on fertilizer the one the crops grow the cattle destroy it in the hard work of time and money goes down the drain of a business a big garden many farmers have been forced to patrol the fields and trees the way the animals with little success. i chased the cattle off my field but the neighboring farmer will do the same and they'll come back here i'll run after them again if

was on the bering sea in the cod stocks rasta knew from land back was from so i went to become a farmer on the salmon farms because i was that he answered overfishing but it was just as bad you know using pesticides and that by audix polluting you know we were essentially running pig farms at sea so i ended up down here to make remade myself . you know what we're called the three d. oceans are what is the what is a three d. ocean farm survey by the imagine an underwater garden where you're using the entire water column means we have a very small footprint vertical right. the entire farm is cultivated offices to move lines and boys which act like scaffolding grooves from the horizontal lines closest to the surface then vertically downwards their muscles and then below that oyster clamps on the ocean floor. and that. brain has a twenty acre farm which produces fifty three thousand kilos of killed every year alone with two hundred shellfish today i'm going to help check the lens. is a great way of game kills going to come aboard and. learn how to do something else farming a high. tech. all

if you want small farmers to switch than sylvia. for the lenses will have to come down in price at the moment the harsh reality is that conventional lasers are still considerably cheaper than those made from agricultural waste in africa rule farmers lose a lot of the farm produce because they are not able to preserve them effectively their only means of preservation often times is to dry them in the sun but they're sometimes spoiled by the rain or on the most attacking them. what's the way forward for them a non-governmental organization came together in nigeria's middle belt in venice to be precise and build what's called a solar dryer so that the rule farmers can dry their produce and are able to sell them off season at a premium. probably saw mary baker a para is process in the course of a harvest with the help of her navel after peeling and costing the tubers will be laid out to dry. air drying is the typical way people here in the nigerian village of a drug preserve but there's no standard method. leaving the vegetables out in