Yet the finance taxonomy, proposed by the independent (but with Government funding) Centre for Sustainable Finance, bases the classification of farming being green (or not) on the amount of greenhouse gases per hectare. Not production. Not the number of people fed what they need. An area. Further, to be considered green, a farm would have
India’s agricultural backbone supports nearly 60 per cent of its population, yet rural farmers—particularly women—have long been excluded from financial and technological advancements. With the rise of digital finance in recent years, this exclusion is steadily being addressed. From credit access and crop insurance to digital payments and online marketplaces, rural farmers are now connecting
Ryan Hanrahan | Farmers’ Advance ‘May Day’ protests push back against Trump administration policies “May Day” protesters across the U.S. rallied against President Donald Trump’s policies and billionaire Elon Musk’s influence over the White House. Reuters’ Leah Douglas and P.J. Huffstutter reported that “farm loan employees at the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency will