Agricultural production
Indian farmers protest visit of JD Vance and opening of country to US agriculture

The Indian government is under heavy pressure to open the country’s market to US agricultural products. Farmers claim the move would be a disaster for India’s already crisis-ridden agriculture sector.

The banana road from South America to China

Despite US efforts to block it, China has made significant advances in its commercial and economic partnerships with South American countries.

PTB demands respect for farmers across Europe: “They must be able to live from their work”

In light of the massive farmers protests in countries across Europe, the Workers’ Party of Belgium writes about the root causes behind the farmers’ grievances

Foodgrain prices India Despite record harvests why are prices of wheat and rice so high in India?

The situation is a direct result of policy choices made by the government which has repeatedly talked of curtailing subsidies, minimizing intervention in governance, encouraging the private sector to run the economy, reducing public expenditure and – specifically – getting rid of the procurement and distribution system for foodgrains

At least 13 killed in US special operations forces raid in Syria and other stories

Today we look at the US special operations raid in Syria’s Idlib province, the death of 12 migrants near the Turkey-Greece border, and more

“Poor rich Haiti” or how imperialists and local oligarchy have sought to destroy agriculture in Haiti

From Haiti, Lautaro Rivara unpacks the tired trope of “poor rich Haiti,” highlighting the role of foreign capital and local elites in the destruction of life in the countryside