AGRICULTURE Argentina’s soy harvest set for 14-year low amid punishing drought 10-02-2023 10:56 Major losses from harvest anticipated due to ‘worst drought in 60 years’; Forecasts slashed for soy, maize and wheat crops.
MEAT EXPORTS In Uruguay, an effort to save horses from foreign plates 28-12-2022 13:07 The Santuarios Primitivo NGO is doing its best to rescue horses in Uruguay, where slaughter of the beloved animals is increasing rapidly.
And that reminds me… Dry rot or drought rout 17-12-2022 05:32 Argentina’s numerous crises are invariably a fertile field for extended analysis by pundits and economists but this columnist would argue that in many cases the causes can be reduced to a single word – drought. by Michael Soltys
Amazon Rainforest Brazilian Amazon lost 18 trees per second in 2021 18-07-2022 13:18 18 trees lost per second from Brazilian Amazon in 2021, according to new report. Deforestation is up 20 percent.
ARGENTINA ABLAZE Fires ravage Iberá wetlands, causing incalculable damage 25-02-2022 22:48 Raging fires in Corrientes are ravaging the Esteros del Iberá and its native forests, threatening an area of great biodiversity that shelters numerous species threatened with extinction.
ARGENTINA ABLAZE Wildfires in Corrientes spread to engulf key cattle farming region 23-02-2022 15:10 Blazes are tearing through the northeast of the country, consuming more land than a typical California wildfire season and threatening a key cattle farming region in this major beef exporter.
AGRICULTURE & ENVIRONMENT Livestock farming seeks a more sustainable horizon 26-11-2021 01:08 The sector has some of the highest greenhouse gas emissions in Argentina, but wants to reduce its impact by boosting productivity and traceability. by via Diálogo Chino
ENVIRONMENT Another deadly year for Latin America's environment defenders 13-09-2021 14:01 A record 227 people were killed worldwide in 2020 for their defence of nature – more than four a week on average, and almost three-quarters of them in Latin America, said environmental rights organisation Global Witness.
ENVIRONMENT Death stalks Colombian defenders of nature 13-09-2021 13:52 Global Witness NGO says Colombia was the most dangerous country for land and environment defenders for the second year in a row in 2020, accounting for 65 of the 227 killings reported worldwide.
ENVIRONMENT Study: Animal-based food generates nearly twice the emissions as plant 13-09-2021 13:47 Animal farming accounts for twice as many greenhouse gas emissions as plants grown for consumption, according to a study published Monday that mapped agricultural activities worldwide.
LONG READ Colombia's illicit coca economy helps communities thrive 03-09-2021 00:01 In the mountains and jungles of southwestern Colombia, peasants and migrantstoil determinedly in fields of coca despite the dangers and persecution they suffer.
BEEF EXPORT BAN Kulfas: Suspension on beef exports could be lifted next week 19-06-2021 09:36 Productive Development Ministry hints deal with meatpackers that would allow re-opening exports could be announced soon, in conjunction with cattle-breeding plan to boost production.
BEEF EXPORT BAN Beef exports: Government, meatpackers close in on agreement to lift ban 17-06-2021 10:19 Productive Development Ministry hints that deal to reopen exports could be announced soon, in conjunction with cattle-breeding plan to boost production
BEEF EXPORT BAN Cattle farmers extend strike action amid beef exports row 29-05-2021 10:58 Cattle farmers have extended their suspension of cow sales to abattoirs until this Wednesday, continuing their protest against a government-imposed pause on exports, designed to moderate skyrocketing domestic meat prices.
BEEF EXPORT BAN Cattle farmers strike against government’s ban on beef exports 22-05-2021 09:23 President Alberto Fernández defends decision to block beef exports for 30 days due to rising prices; Angry pushback from industry groups.
BEEF EXPORT BAN Argentina’s beef ban: a double-edged sword for competitors 22-05-2021 00:00 Decision to suspend beef exports temporarily presents competitors in Latin America with an opportunity – but it will also push up prices in their domestic markets.
BLOOMBERG – ANALYSIS Inflation near 50% puts Argentina on path that failed before 20-05-2021 16:04 Argentina’s new ban on exports of its famed beef won’t quell runaway inflation if previous interventions are any guide.
AGRICULTURAL TENSIONS Meat producers announce strike in response to beef exports ban 18-05-2021 14:37 Liaison Commission for Agricultural Entities announces "cessation of all categories of cattle trade" from midnight on Thursday to May 28 in response to a month-long government suspension on exports.
Agriculture Argentine crop-monitoring app SIMA takes off with NASA's help 28-04-2021 00:01 Team behind the SIMA Monitoreo de Cultivos crop-monitoring app eyes further growth across Latin America after partnering with NASA.
AGRICULTURE & ENVIRONMENT A third of global farmland at 'high' pesticide pollution risk 30-03-2021 14:37 A third of the planet's agricultural land is at "high risk" of pesticide pollution from the lingering residue of chemical ingredients that can leach into water supplies and threaten biodiversity, according to new research.