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#farming

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Food

Jan 31, 20226 min read

Nestlé pledges to improve sustainable farming practices, end child labour

Nestlé today announced a new plan to tackle child labor risks in cocoa production. At the center is an innovative income accelerator program, which aims to improve the livelihoods of cocoa-farming families, while also advancing regenerative agriculture…

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Food

Nov 21, 20162 min read

Thai farmers receive government loans to stabilize market prices

Thailand is the world’s second largest rice exporter, and it is confronted by a fall in prices that has mostly affected the rice farmers, with prices hitting a thirteen months low. Now the Thai Government has taken action and has proposed a set of measures…