Food
Agriculture: Rooted in Racism
By Pierre Ferrari and Cory Gilman LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas – There has been far less social progress in the United States in the last 155 years than many people would like to believe. In 2020, […]
Agriculture
Chile Wines
Small Chilean grape producers accuse large wineries of corrupt practices
SANTIAGO – The mixture of grapes of vitivinicultural varieties with denomination of origin with table grapes – which is regulated by law – is part of the irregularities that medium and small producers in Chile […]
Health & Environment News
Cannabis-based meds plant opens in Uruguay
MONTEVIDEO – ICC Labs Inc., a subsidiary of Canada’s Aurora Cannabis Inc., opened Wednesday in Montevideo and became the subcontinent’s first producer of cannabis-derived pharmaceuticals with a capacity “to supply almost the entire South American […]
Food
Chilean scientists manage to keep fruit from turning black
SANTIAGO – A team of Chilean researchers at the University of Santiago has developed a product that keeps fruit fresh for up to a month after being cut, and is particularly useful in the case […]
Food
Chile takes on obesity with online campaign
SANTIAGO – The Chilean government yesterday launched a campaign to reduce obesity, which affects 34 percent of the South American country’s population over 15 years old, the Ministry of Agriculture said in a statement. “We […]
Brazil
Brazilian court overturns ban on products containing glyphosate
BRASILIA – A Brazilian court this week overturned an injunction banning products containing the herbicide glyphosate, knocking down a previous ruling that had been set to disrupt the soy planting season set to begin this […]
Food
Latin America’s agriculture and fisheries production to expand 17% by 2027
PARIS – Agricultural and fisheries production in Latin America and Caribbean is projected to expand by 17% over the next ten years, says a new report from the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) […]
Brazil
Brazilian government yields to demands of truckers’ week-long strike
SAO PAULO – Brazil’s President Michel Temer announced late on Sunday new measures to reduce operating costs for truckers in a bid to end a week-long protest that has severely hampered the flow of food, […]
Latin America
Brazil becomes world’s largest soybeans producer for the first time
BRASILIA – Brazil will surpass the United States as the largest producer of soybeans this year, taking over the top ranking for the first time in history, oilseeds crusher group Abiove has said. The U.S. […]
Latin America
Venezuela and Palestine set up binational bank with Petros
CARACAS – Venezuela and Palestine have struck a deal that will see the countries set up a binational bank to fund technological and industrial initiatives. President Mahmoud Abbas, who was recently re-elected, landed in Caracas […]