• Jan 14, 2019
  • 7 min read

Belt and Road will reshape global food supply chains

Agriculture is becoming an important component of China’s Belt and Road Initiative

China
  • Jan 9, 2019
  • 2 min read

Indian court verdict somewhat encourages biotech firms

The Supreme Court has upheld the validity of Bayer’s Monsanto patent on its genetically modified cotton seeds

India
  • Jan 7, 2019
  • 7 min read

Brazil's export prowess hides lingering weaknesses

Despite a trade surplus in 2018, exports are focused on a few large companies and commodities with low value-added

Brazil
  • Jan 3, 2019
  • 2 min read

Early initiatives will prompt mixed reaction in Brazil

The new president has announced economic and legal changes, as well as measures that will prompt environmental fears

Brazil
  • Jan 3, 2019
  • 2 min read

Old drug strategies will continue to fail in Colombia

Bogota and Washington reaffirm their commitment to a drug strategy that has failed consistently for more than a decade

Colombia
  • Dec 24, 2018
  • 6 min read

Belarus retains statist model as private farms grow

Agricultural performance is disappointing this year but the sector is stronger than others

Belarus
  • Dec 17, 2018
  • 7 min read

Economic success will elude Macri in Argentina

A pre-election recovery from recession, high unemployment and exchange rate volatility looks increasingly unlikely

Argentina
  • Dec 4, 2018
  • 2 min read

Indigenous proposal in Brazil will prompt outcry

The president-elect may incorporate indigenous affairs within the Agriculture Ministry, potentially weakening protection

Brazil