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Safe levels are exceeded in 13,000 kilometres of rivers globally, with ingredients potentially degrading into more persistent substances.

The head of a UN agency working to shore up rural food systems says richer countries need to boost proactive aid to developing states, as Ottawa increasingly shifts its focus to humanitarian support for crises that have already happened.

With 20 million people at the highest risk of famine, farmers are desperately trying to kill the pests before vast swarms form.

Oleh His marches with pride and purpose in rain-soaked mud through row upon row of large white polyethylene bags, each stamped with a Canadian logo and filled to bursting with this year's harvest of grain.

Growing numbers of people in Asia lack enough to eat as food insecurity rises with higher prices and worsening poverty, according to a new report released by the Food and Agricultural Organization and other United Nations agencies.

Two UN food agencies issued stark warnings on Monday about multiple, looming food crises on the planet, driven by climate “shocks” like drought and worsened by the impacts of the COVID−19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine that have sent fuel and food prices soaring.

The rosy economic projections come as Ontario’s Progressive Conservative government prepares to table its 2022 budget later this month in the lead-up to the June 2 election.

The “disastrous” way in which plastic is used in farming across the world is threatening food safety and potentially human health, according to a report from the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization.

Photos from the ground show the extent of the invasion.

Global agriculture is being faced with a double challenge: feeding a growing population while adopting more environmentally-friendly practices.

The Quebec government is defending its environmental credentials after unveiling a major cement factory that is expected to produce a massive carbon footprint.