Senegalese herders have raised livestock for centuries. Climate change is threatening their future.

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A photo of a group of white and brown cattle gathering around a small pond of water surrounded by dry dirt in Senegal.
Cattle gather around a small pond of water in Senegal.

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As hunger worsens in Gaza, one man wants to help local farmers feed families

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Ahmed Sourani is founder and general coordinator of Gaza Urban and Periurban Agriculture Platform.
Ahmed Sourani, founder and general coordinator of Gaza Urban and Periurban Agriculture Platform.

Ahmed Sourani

The world's healthy soil and future food supply is at risk. Here's how NUTRO™ is helping growers implement sustainable soil practices.

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Schiff Farms Inc. in Delaware is the recipient of NUTRO's 2023 inaugural Soil Growth Grant in the amount of $150,000.

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This is the world's next major election. The winner has to fix chronic hyperinflation and halt a 6th recession in 10 years.

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Javier Milei and Sergio Massa are set to square off in a run-off vote to elect Argentina's next president on November 19.

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Japan's farmers are getting too old to work the land. 5G-powered smart tech is doing the heavy lifting for them.

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Cavendish bananas face extinction and not all experts agree on how to save it

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The Split Banana
Banana splits may taste different in the future.

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Feds open investigation into major American chicken companies over use of child labor

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A Tyson Foods truck parked at a food warehouse in Little Rock, Arkansas.

AP Photo/Danny Johnston

Texas farmers are getting hammered by volatile weather events, making it harder for many to make a living

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Dale Murden on his farm in Texas.

Jason Garza as shot for The Texas Tribune

This article is part of Insider's "The True Cost of Extreme Weather" project. Read more here.

If a single farm produced all the food wasted in the US, it would be the size of California and New York combined. We're the culprits.

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Shuggie's, a San Francisco restaurant, uses food that would otherwise go to waste to create meals.

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Thieves reportedly stole $500,000 of olive oil after drought boosted prices, turning it into 'liquid gold'

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A woman chooses a bottle of extra virgin olive oil from a supermarket shelf
A bottle of extra virgin olive oil in a supermarket.

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