EU members call for revision of anti-deforestation law
Brussels, Belgium Reuters A group of EU countries led by Austria is calling for urgent revisions to the bloc’s anti-deforestation law set to go into effect at the end of the year, saying it could hurt European farmers, according to a document reviewed by Reuters on Monday. The EU law aims to root deforestation out […]
Thousands of farmers rally in New Delhi to demand higher crop prices
New Delhi, India Reuters Thousands of farmers rode buses and trains from across India to gather on Thursday at a rally in the capital, New Delhi, pressing a demand for higher guaranteed prices for their crops, as they faced down police barricades and tough security. The rally, days before general elections are expected to be […]
Farmers threaten to bring Poland to a halt after police clashes
Warsaw, Poland Reuters Tens of thousands of farmers and their supporters warned on Wednesday they would bring Poland to a standstill, after violent clashes with police outside the country’s parliament in Warsaw. The protesters had gathered at the Prime Minister’s office in the Polish capital, burning tyres and throwing firecrackers as they demanded a halt […]
India: Farmer protest fuels opposition hopes of denting Modi’s appeal
RUPAM JAIN, RAJENDRA JADHAV and MANOJ KUMAR, of Reuters, take a more in-depth look at the ongoing farmer protests in India…
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy asks Polish leaders for talks over farmer protest
Warsaw, Poland/Kyiv, Ukraine Reuters Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Wednesday called on Poland’s leaders and European Union officials to come to the Polish-Ukrainian border for talks over repeated blockades by Polish farmers angry at what they say is unfair competition from Kyiv. Polish Farmers staged a major day of protest on Tuesday, blocking almost all traffic […]
India’s Modi says committed to farmers’ welfare, protesting leaders to expand campaign
Shambu, India Reuters Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday his government is committed to the welfare of farmers and is on a mission to make them entrepreneurs and exporters, amid a protest by thousands of farmers seeking higher prices for their produce. Modi’s comments on farmers were his first since the protests began […]
The cost of conflict: How life in Ukraine has been shattered by two years of war
CHARLOTTE BRUNEAU, of Reuters, reports ahead of the second anniversary of the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine…
Climate change impacts: Women in Sri Lanka often bearing the brunt of violence as increasingly frequent heatwaves, droughts, floods and storms exacerbate economic hardship
With drought and erratic rains depleting harvests, women farmers in Sri Lanka tell of beatings by husbands as incomes shrink. DIMUTHU ATTANAYAKE, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports…
India ministers, farmers unions to hold talks hoping to end protests
Ambala, India Reuters Farmers unions in India will hold talks with government ministers on Thursday, a union leader said, after two days of protests demanding higher prices for their crops. Police have used tear gas and barricades to stop thousands of farmers from marching to the capital New Delhi to press their demands that the […]
India security forces fire tear gas at protesting farmers on drive to Delhi
Ambala, India Reuters Indian security forces fired tear gas at protesting farmers for a second day on Wednesday to stop tens of thousands from marching to the capital New Delhi to demand higher prices for their produce. Travelling on trucks and trolleys loaded with food, bedding and other supplies, the farmers began their “Delhi Chalo” […]