Tag: wheat
What’s a Wheat Field Doing There in New York?
While it was not possible to breathe in New York’s concrete jungle decorated with skyscrapers, in 1982, artist Agnes Denes sprouted a “wheat field” among the skyscrapers. What was the…
NATO-Ukraine Council meets over grain exports
Wladimir Putin The Russian President has canceled the grain deal with Ukraine. (Photo: IMAGO/ITAR-TASS) Moscow, Kyiv A few days after Moscow halted the grain deal, Russian President Vladimir Putin said…
Kiev uses cluster munitions “effectively”.
Ukrainian soldiers Ukraine argues that it urgently needs cluster munitions to defend against Russian war of aggression and to liberate occupied territories. (Photo: dpa) Kyiv According to the White House,…
Ukraine calls for more protection for ports – Odessa under fire for third straight night
Russia scraps grain deal with Ukraine While Kiev is hoping for a future for the grain agreement without Russian approval, new threats came from Moscow. (Photo: dpa) Kyiv After the…
Russia sees arrest of Putin as ‘declaration of war’
Port of Odessa Russia had already attacked the Odessa region from the air on Tuesday night. (Photo: dpa) Brussels, Kyiv In Ukraine, the port city of Odessa has come under…
Uno worried about world market prices
Harvest time in Ukraine Grains and other foodstuffs are important export goods for Ukraine. (Photo: dpa) Geneva At the United Nations, the Black Sea Pact is now a top priority.…
Why July is trend-setting for agricultural commodities
corn harvest The corn price is currently fluctuating greatly. (Photo: imago images/serienlicht) Frankfurt The drought in the US is affecting corn cultivation: around 64 percent of corn crops are affected…
Can indoor wheat help with crop failures in the future?
Wheat in the “climate chamber” of the Technical University of Munich Five to six harvests should be possible per year. (Photo: Technical University of Munich) Freising What actually happens when…
Can indoor wheat help with crop failures in the future?
Freising What actually happens when wheat also gets light at night? Always enough water, warmth and humidity? The answer to this question is hidden in a small room in a…
The grain deal primarily benefits Russia and should be abolished
AUGUST 2, 2022: The Razoni bulk carrier under the flag of Sierra Leone, loaded with Ukrainian grain, is pictured off Tu AUGUST 2, 2022: The Razoni bulk carrier under the…
Why the grain deal is not enough
Harvest in the Zaporizhia region A soldier guards a field during harvest time. (Photo: dpa) Istanbul, Brussels Three more cargo ships with grain left Ukrainian ports on Friday. They were…
That’s why more and more people are starving
Zurich Although the dispute over the blockade of Ukrainian wheat deliveries is still unresolved, food prices on the global commodity markets have eased somewhat recently. The price of wheat on…
More and more people are at risk of starvation
Zurich Although the dispute over the blockade of Ukrainian wheat deliveries is still unresolved, food prices on the global commodity markets have eased somewhat recently. The price of wheat on…
The West’s Dilemma at the G20 Summit
Berlin In the end, the controversial guest left earlier than planned. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov disappeared after his speech on the Indonesian island of Bali before German Foreign Minister…
The world fears a new famine
davos David Beasley is used to warning, but these days the director of the UN World Food Program is warning with a new urgency: “We are facing the worst humanitarian…
Hunger from Putin’s grain war: Powerful nations are preparing
Global trends Handelsblatt author Thomas Hanke analyzes interesting data and trends from all over the world in the column. (Photo: Klawe Rzeczy) The world is beginning to take notice that…
Steffi Lemke: Environment Minister wants to ban biofuel
biofuel The Ministry of the Environment is fundamentally critical of the climate protection effect of biofuel. This was “strongly doubted”. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Federal Environment Minister Steffi Lemke (Greens) wants…
How the wheat should come from Ukraine
wheat field Around 40 million tons of grain are currently stored in Ukraine, while famines are feared in many countries around the world. (Photo: Future Publishing/Getty Images) Brussels The dimensions…
Grain cultivation: Farmers want to increase production
Grain harvest in Baden-Württemberg Debate about wheat cultivation on ecological priority areas. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The global shortage of wheat, triggered by the Russian war of aggression in Ukraine, is…
Svenja Schulze warns of a global hunger crisis
Berlin Exorbitant food prices, wheat distribution problems, droughts and plagues of locusts – the development policy challenges facing Minister Svenja Schulze (SPD) seem almost impossible to overcome. On a trip…