Mastodawn

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/25/big-corporations-global-food-system-war-iran. "These [food system] vulnerabilities are exacerbated by the use of just-in-time #supplychains & the funnelling of much of the world’s #trade through a number of #chokepoints. Some people have long warned that the strait of #Hormuz, alongside the #Suez canal, #Turkish straits, #Panama canal & straits of #Malacca, are critical chokepoints, whose obstruction would threaten the flow of #food, #fertiliser, #fuel & other crucial #agricultural #commodities."

We’re letting big corporations gamble with our lives. Act now, or the food could run out

The fragility of the global food system fills me with dread – and the war with Iran has exposed just how close to collapse it is, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

The Guardian

Scientific Frontline 4d ago

The #ecological hybrid dryer is an advanced #agricultural dehumidification device designed specifically for high-latitude regions with cold but highly illuminated "northern" summers. It utilizes solar energy combined with a thermal-storage core to provide continuous, 24-hour food dehydration without relying on conventional electrical grids.
#Thermodynamics #MaterialScience #Engineering #AgriculturalScience #Environmental #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/03/ms03232601.html

International Team of Scientists Developed an Ecological Dryer for "Northern" Summer

Such an air dryer can be used not only for drying vegetables or fruits, but also mushrooms, berries, herbs, and grains.

Working Class History Mar 18

📣 New Podcast! "Tolpuddle Martyrs Sentenced: Punishment and Protest" on @Spreaker #1834_british #agricultural #britain_british #class #dorset #for #history_george #history_tolpuddle #labor #loveless #martyrs #movement_punishment #protest_early #tolpuddle #trade #uk #uk_1830s #union #unionizing
https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tolpuddle-martyrs-sentenced-punishment-and-protest--70369177

Tolpuddle Martyrs Sentenced: Punishment and Protest

On this day, 18 March 1834 the British Tolpuddle martyrs — James Brine, James Hammett, George Loveless, James Loveless, John Standfield, and Thomas Standfield

Spreaker

bilaterals_org Mar 16

👩🏽‍🌾Global #agricultural trade is in crisis

– why these crises are not accidents?
– why the current system is reaching its limits?
– what options for transforming it?

Find out here 👇🏽

https://www.humundi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/HUM-25-phosphore8UK-web.pdf

Joseph Lim

Mar 12

#Thailand smashes coconut-profiteering web led by Chinese firms
"police hv broken up a web of #Chinese cos allegedly using Thai fronts to control the kingdom’s #coconut supply, squeezing prices to record lows & allowing wide #profit margins on sales into #China.. CIB said those cos had crushed #farmgate prices to as low as 2 baht a coconut but “exported them at 35–50 bht.. Te issue has brought te risks of Thai #agricultural industry’s dependence on China back into focus"🧐
https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3346192/thailand-smashes-coconut-profiteering-web-led-chinese-firms?utm_source=rss_feed

Thailand smashes coconut-profiteering web led by Chinese firms

These firms used Thai nominees to control the coconut sector and resell the fruit by as much as 25 times the price paid to farmers.

South China Morning Post

Afghanistan 🇦🇫Mar 7

30,000 fruit-bearing saplings were distributed to 600 farmers in Takhar province.

Saturday, March 7, 2026

The Afghan Red Crescent distributed 30,000 fruit-bearing saplings to 600 vulnerable farmers in the Baharak and Eshkamesh districts of Takhar province, as part of a climate change project.

Each farmer received 50 fruit-bearing saplings to support agricultural development and provide assistance.

The Afghan Red Crescent strives to create opportunities for self-sufficiency among vulnerable farmers through ongoing support in the agriculture and livelihood sectors.

🔗 https://arcs.af/dr/node/8230

برای ۶۰۰ #دهقان در ولایت #تخار ۳۰۰۰۰ اصله نهال مثمر توزیع شد

شنبه، ۱۸ رمضان ۱۴۴۷

#هلال‌احمر_افغانی در چارچوب پروژه تغییرات اقلیمی، برای ۶۰۰ دهقان #نیازمند در ولسوالی‌های بهارک و اشکمش ولایت تخار، ۳۰۰۰۰ اصله نهال مختلفِ مثمر توزیع نمود.

در این کمک، به هر دهقان به‌منظور توسعه زراعت و حمایت از آنان، ۵۰ اصله #نهال مثمر توزیع شد.

هلال‌احمر افغانی تلاش می‌کند تا از طریق حمایت‌های دوامدار در بخش #زراعت و معیشت، زمینه خودکفایی دهاقین نیازمند را فراهم سازد.

🔗 https://url-shortener.me/G1U3

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3,0000 Fruit-Bearing Saplings Distributed to 600 Farmers in #Takhar

Saturday, March 7, 2026

The #ARCS distributed 3,0000 fruit-bearing saplings to 600 #vulnerable_farmers in Baharak and Eshkamesh districts of Takhar Province under the climate change project.

Each farmer received 50 fruit-bearing saplings to support #agricultural development and strengthen their livelihoods.

The ARCS strives to create opportunities for self-reliance among vulnerable farmers through continued #support in the agriculture and livelihoods sectors.

🔗 https://arcs.af/dr/node/8230

Source: Afghan Red Crescent | افغاني سره میاشت (@ARCSAfghanistan)
[ https://x.com/ARCSAfghanistan/status/2030297427539075269 ]

#Afghanistan #Takhar

Afghanistan 🇦🇫Mar 7

3,000 fruit-bearing saplings were distributed to 600 farmers in Takhar province.

Saturday, March 7, 2026

The Afghan Red Crescent distributed 3,000 fruit-bearing saplings to 600 vulnerable farmers in the Baharak and Eshkamesh districts of Takhar province as part of a climate change project.

Each farmer received five fruit-bearing saplings to support agricultural development and provide assistance.

The Afghan Red Crescent strives to create opportunities for self-sufficiency among vulnerable farmers through ongoing support in the agriculture and livelihoods sectors.

🔗 https://arcs.af/dr/node/8230

برای ۶۰۰ #دهقان در ولایت #تخار ۳۰۰۰ اصله نهال مثمر توزیع شد

شنبه، ۱۸ رمضان ۱۴۴۷

#هلال‌احمر_افغانی در چارچوب پروژه تغییرات اقلیمی، برای ۶۰۰ دهقان #نیازمند در ولسوالی‌های بهارک و اشکمش ولایت تخار، ۳۰۰۰ اصله نهال مختلفِ مثمر توزیع نمود.

در این کمک، به هر دهقان به‌منظور توسعه زراعت و حمایت از آنان، ۵ اصله #نهال مثمر توزیع شد.

🔗 https://url-shortener.me/G1U3

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3,000 Fruit-Bearing Saplings Distributed to 600 Farmers in #Takhar

Saturday, March 7, 2026

The #ARCS distributed 3,000 fruit-bearing saplings to 600 #vulnerable_farmers in Baharak and Eshkamesh districts of Takhar Province under the climate change project.

Each farmer received five fruit-bearing saplings to support #agricultural development and strengthen their livelihoods.

The ARCS strives to create opportunities for self-reliance among vulnerable farmers through continued #support in the agriculture and livelihoods sectors.

🔗 https://arcs.af/dr/node/8230

Source: Afghan Red Crescent | افغاني سره میاشت (@ARCSAfghanistan)
[ https://x.com/ARCSAfghanistan/status/2030286583677751755 ]

#Afghanistan #Takhar

Scientific Frontline Mar 4

Nitrous oxide, a common #greenhouse gas and byproduct of #agricultural fertilizer use, actively shapes microbial communities at the #plant root by exhibiting toxicity toward specific soil bacteria, contradicting the long-held assumption that the gas does not interact with rhizosphere organisms.
#AgriculturalScience #Microbiology #Environmental #Engineering #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/03/agri03042601.html

Nitrous oxide, a product of fertilizer use, may harm some soil bacteria

While some N2O is produced naturally at the plant root, agricultural practices can increase its levels, to the detriment of some microbes that support

Richard Michael Blaber Mar 2

https://theconversation.com/strait-of-hormuz-if-the-iran-conflict-shuts-worlds-most-important-oil-chokepoint-global-economic-chaos-could-follow-277199. "Hormuz is dominated by #oil tankers & [LNG] carriers, so disruption directly hits global #energy #supplies. In addition, a lesser-known #dependency is that one-third of the world’s #fertiliser #trade passes through the strait. Both energy & #agricultural #supplychains have already been destabilised by the #Ukraine war. Further #price rises could have far-reaching #consequences."

Strait of Hormuz: if the Iran conflict shuts world’s most important oil chokepoint, global economic chaos could follow

Iran has warned it could close down the strait, through which 20% of the world’s oil transits each day.

The Conversation

Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬Feb 25

The fix inches closer: #Iowa moves #farm #righttorepair bill forward
Soon, #farmers could have easier access to the tools and software needed to repair their #tractors. A recent Iowa House committee 18-5 vote advancing a right-to-repair bill could bring changes benefiting thousands of farmers in the #US' second-largest #agricultural state, supporters say.
Manufacturers like #JohnDeere have resisted broader access to proprietary repair software
https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/24/iowa_right_to_repair_bill_farming/

The fix inches closer: Iowa moves farm right-to-repair bill forward

: Manufacturers like John Deere have resisted broader access to proprietary repair software

The Register