The heavy rains in East Africa last autumn and winter destroyed a large part of Kenya's tomato harvest. Since then, tomato prices have risen sevenfold from five US cents a piece to between 25 and 35 US cents, and have remained at this level. The reason for the extreme weather is the Indian Ocean's changing sea temperature. Other countries in the region such as Uganda and Tanzania are also affected.
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Demographic change, global warming or securing the world's food supply: we are facing a multitude of hurdles. What solutions will science dream up? A photographic survey.
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A t-shirt from Bangladesh, an avocado from Mexico: Without the invention of container ships, today’s consumer habits would be unthinkable.
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Politicians and companies like to urge people to do their bit to help the environment, creating a smokescreen for their own failure to act.
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Following the end of apartheid, the land question looms large in South Africa: What will happen to arable land that was taken away from the black population? The government now wants to reverse the theft by implementing land reform.
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The football legend tells about a custom in Brazil.
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