About Padraig
Padraig reports on agriculture and food: harvests, input costs, weather shocks and policy. His recurring question is how a change on the farm reaches the supermarket shelf, and who absorbs the difference along the way.
Areas of Expertise
Farming
food production
agri-commodities
Latest Articles
Agriculture
France’s Loi Duplomb 2 reopens battle over banned insecticides as organic sector sounds alarm
A parliamentary commission meets to finalize a bill that could reintroduce two neurotoxic insecticides, threatening the ...
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Agriculture
Poultry Hormone Denial and Water Fraud Crackdown Highlight Egypt's Food Integrity Challenges
Egypt's Ministry of Agriculture reassures consumers that hormone use in poultry is a myth, attributing rapid growth to g...
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Agriculture
EPA Proposes Ending DEF-Induced Engine Deratements, Offering $12 Billion Relief to Truckers and Farmers
EPA's proposed rule aims to end diesel engine deratements from DEF failures, saving truckers an estimated $12 billion wh...
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Agriculture
Imports Undermine Nigeria’s Rice, Auto & Tractor Industries, Local Manufacturers Warn
Cheaper foreign rice, vehicles, and farm equipment are flooding the Nigerian market, threatening to reverse years of inv...
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Agriculture
Nigeria–Morocco AI Crop Monitoring Deal Targets Food Security Data Gaps Across 15 States
A satellite-AI platform will give Nigeria’s government real-time crop intelligence after years of food inflation driven ...
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