Arkansas led the U.S. in Chapter 12 farm bankruptcies last year with 33, as the agriculture economy's crisis continues to take its toll.That's roughly ten perc ...

Farm Credit accused Uncle Nearest of hiding a $20 million loan from Jay-Z’s MarcyPen venture capital firm. Jay-Z loaned Uncle Nearest $20 million through his venture capital firm MarcyPen, but the ...

In the Chiyifoyili farming community of Ghana’s Upper West Region, a severe water shortage is taking a toll not just on daily life but also on marital relationships.

California’s water crisis was built by years of bad policy, but one CEO believes there could be a solution. Since the state’s ...

Labour’s policies under Ed Miliband threaten to push electricity bills even higher - Toby Melville/Reuters Is this the crisis that proved Ed Miliband right? In recent days, the Energy Secretary has ...

One of the most effective strategies for reducing vulnerability to commodity price shocks is domestic value addition. Instead of exporting raw cocoa beans, Ghana can increase its economic gains by ...

Over the past year, I have often wrestled with a dumber version of this paradox: Could Donald Trump ever propose an idea so terrible that not even Europe will support it? The evidence suggests that, ...

If the war continues for much longer, diesel could soon test its all-time high of $5.82, set in June 2022 after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

A company with Canadian directors funnelled valuable pearls to Myanmar’s brutal military regime long after the 2021 military coup that sparked a bloody civil war — despite sanctions imposed by Canada ...

Halliday taster Marcus Ellis explores the concept of sustainability, and asks if the wine industry is doing enough to secure both its, and the world's, future.

While Cubans have expressed frustration over lengthy power blackouts, banging on ⁠kitchen pots in a plea to turn ⁠the lights back on, for now, at least, a repeat of July 11 se ...

Global oil uncertainty driven by the conflict in Iran has triggered panic at South Australian pumps, with isolated farming communities the hardest hit as petrol stations across the state report ...