Uruguayan fruits and vegetables are sublime. Bergamot oranges that peel easily and then rip through your mouth with that perfect blend of acid and sweet are just the start.

L’Elmo, a hazelnut orchard turned “farmstay” where we spet a couple nights, is why agrotourism is a must in the Umbria region of Italy.

The USDA announced that it has “extended” its zero tolerance policy to six additional E. coli strains in ground beef.

A new market report estimates that the global organic cotton market will increase 20 percent in 2011 to an estimated US$6.2 billion value. That total will increase to US$7.4 billion next year.

The oil boom brought a population explosion to Qatar and the rest of the Gulf states, but food production has not been able to keep pace.

Andy Wales from SABMiller discusses how water serves as one of the purest examples of the alignment of business and environmental priorities.

As you drive along Route 13, corn fields and rail tracks stretch alongside you, offering a reminder when the Eastern Shore had a thriving economy.

A step by step analysis of the agricultural development policies in South East Europe: from the process of collectivization in the 40s, to the much reduced production capacity during the conflicts of the 90s, up to the agricultural models linked to the European Union. From the OBC.

Farming is a a critical sector of the Western Balkans economy. Just as much as it’s important, farming has also been neglected during the transitional years. A broad review of the agriculture and rural areas on this side of Southeastern Europe. From the OBC.

Farming or semiconductor fabrication? Taiwan faces water scarcity, which I discuss in my latest on The Guardian.