Coffee Prices Have Collapsed, Threatening the Livelihood of Millions Across the Global South Coffee Prices Have Collapsed, Threatening the Livelihood of Millions Across the Global South
Why aren’t big importers like Starbucks doing something to help the small farmers and workers who are the backbone of their multibillion-dollar businesses?
Oct 25, 2019 / James North
In India, Farmers Got Modi Elected. Could They Now Be His Downfall? In India, Farmers Got Modi Elected. Could They Now Be His Downfall?
Agricultural workers feel betrayed by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, and their votes could help determine the election.
Apr 5, 2019 / Emmalina Glinskis
More Than 90 Percent of Americans Have Pesticides or Their Byproducts in Their Bodies More Than 90 Percent of Americans Have Pesticides or Their Byproducts in Their Bodies
The real risks from chemicals in our food—for farmworkers and children, in particular—are being ignored.
Mar 21, 2019 / Liza Gross
Consider the Lobster Tariffs Consider the Lobster Tariffs
From coastal communities in Maine to farming towns in Iowa, Trump’s trade war with China is taking its toll.
Nov 5, 2018 / Willy Blackmore
The Body in Poverty The Body in Poverty
The decline of America’s rural health system and its toll on my family.
Sep 26, 2018 / Feature / Sarah Smarsh
Trump Quietly OK’s Bioengineered Farming on Wildlife Refuges Trump Quietly OK’s Bioengineered Farming on Wildlife Refuges
By rescinding an Obama-era regulation, the administration is giving a green light to agribusiness on protected lands.
Aug 16, 2018 / Michelle Chen
Scott Pruitt’s Poison Legacy Goes on Trial Scott Pruitt’s Poison Legacy Goes on Trial
The former EPA chief failed to ban a harmful pesticide. Now farmworkers are fighting back.
Aug 2, 2018 / Michelle Chen
Amid an Uprising, Can Haitian President Jovenel Moïse Deliver on His Promises? Amid an Uprising, Can Haitian President Jovenel Moïse Deliver on His Promises?
Haiti’s “Banana Man” compared himself to Trump—he was more right than we realized.
Jul 27, 2018 / Jake Johnston
Psst! The Farm Bill Includes a Rare Provision That Could Help Black Farmers Psst! The Farm Bill Includes a Rare Provision That Could Help Black Farmers
Buried deep in the bill, the provision would grant heirs’-property owners access to federal support programs for the first time.
Jul 24, 2018 / Leah Douglas
Can Farming Save Puerto Rico’s Future? Can Farming Save Puerto Rico’s Future?
As climate change alters how and where food is grown, Puerto Rico’s agroecology brigades serve as a model for sustainable farming.
Jun 11, 2018 / Feature / Audrea Lim