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Poor rains in Ivory Coast raise concerns over cocoa quality and supply, farmers say
Press release by Reuteurs
Rainfall was below average last week in most of Ivory Coast’s main cocoa-growing regions, and farmers said on Monday that dry conditions could threaten the development of small pods due to be harvested next year during the September-to-February main crop.
India wants cheaper cooking oil imports and sustainable sourcing. Can it have both?
Press release by Firstpost
India wants to make cooking oil affordable for consumers while making its palm oil supply chain more sustainable. The problem is that doing both could raise costs in a market where imports already meet a large share of domestic demand.
Home-building is sputtering, but lumber prices haven’t been so high in years
Press release by The Wall Street Journey
Home sales are slumping, renovation spending is losing steam and yet lumber prices have risen this summer to their highest level in four years.
Back in 2022, the price of two-by-fours was falling back to earth after a record-setting spike during the Covid pandemic, which set off a suburban building boom and sent stuck-at-home Americans into a do-it-yourself frenzy.
Rising seas push saltwater into Tanzanian farms
Article by Channel Africa
Saltwater is advancing inland along Tanzania’s coast, reducing coconut harvests, driving fish away and threatening the future of communities dependent on farming and fishing.
El Niño could push 50m people into acute hunger before end of next year
About 50 million people are likely to be pushed into acute hunger before the end of next year by the rapidly developing El Niño weather system, according to forecasting.
This is in addition to the hundreds of millions of people already facing dangerous levels of hunger, owing to years of drought in parts of Africa and pressure on food prices from the war in Iran.
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