Evros: Overnight battle with the waters – More than 1,600 cubic meters of water fell per second
Residents of Evros faced severe flooding as more than 150,000 acres of farmland were submerged due to heavy water inflows from Bulgaria and Turkey.
More than 1,000 people annually receive orders to sell farmland... Full survey expected to expand
The South Korean government is planning to strengthen its investigation into the sale of farmland, significantly increasing the number of annual sale orders, following President Lee Jae-myung's directive.
President Yoon: 'Is ordering the sale of farmland communist? Is Lee Seung-man, who established 'land for those who farm it' also a communist?','summary_en':'President Yoon emphasized that the order for farmland sales is a legal measure to combat speculative land transactions, dismissing critics who likened it to communist policies.','summary_long_en':'President Yoon Sook-yeol of South Korea has defended his administration’s directive to order the sale of farmland, clarifying that the measure is intended to prevent speculative transactions in agricultural land. During a recent cabinet meeting, he specified that the government is not targeting inherited farmland or land that is intentionally left unused due to the owner's age or other circumstances. Instead, he indicated that the focus is on instances where individuals acquire farmland under the guise of farming plans but fail to utilize the land for agricultural purposes thereafter. Yoon reiterated the constitutional principle of
President Yoon emphasized that the order for farmland sales is a legal measure to combat speculative land transactions, dismissing critics who likened it to communist policies.
President Yoon: "Even fields in mountain valleys cost 200,000 to 300,000 won... expanding the target of real estate speculation"
President Yoon has directed the government to prepare measures to address the issue of expensive farmland, stating that real estate speculation targets must be expanded from housing to agricultural land.
US farmers are rejecting multimillion-dollar datacenter bids for their land: ‘I’m not for sale’
Farmers in Kentucky are declining lucrative offers from tech companies for their farmland as they resist industrial development.
Taxation of land under building construction as 'farmland' deemed 'illegal' by appeals court
An appeals court ruled that a city illegally taxed land used for a building as farmland, affirming that the taxation did not reflect the land's actual usage.
A pit has swallowed the fields, terror is spreading... the village in Indonesia is going underground
The village of Pondok Balik in Aceh, Indonesia, is facing a severe threat as a large sinkhole expands, consuming farmland and approaching homes.
Massive sinkhole swallows farmland in Indonesia
A large sinkhole has formed in Indonesia, consuming a substantial area of farmland.
Subsidies for farmland conservation overstated by 220 million yen, payments made for repurposed land - Audit Office
An audit found that Japan's subsidies for farmland conservation totaled 220 million yen more than necessary, with payments made for lands converted to residential use or poorly managed.
Good news in New York: Kathy Hochul grants 67 million dollars to protect farmland
New York Governor Kathy Hochul announces a $67 million funding initiative to protect agricultural lands amid pressures from urbanization and environmental changes.
Floods drown agricultural areas in Morocco and a government plan to evacuate the affected
Continuous floods in Morocco have caused significant damage to farmland, particularly in the Oulad Salama area of Kenitra.
Israel accused of spraying cancer-linked herbicide on farms in southern Lebanon
Lebanon has accused Israel of using a cancer-causing herbicide on southern Lebanese farmland, calling it an environmental crime that endangers food security and farmers' livelihoods.
Japan: The Last Fields of Tokyo
Choji Takada, a 60-year-old farmer, has gained attention for his vegetable production as apartment buildings rise where farmland once existed near Hoya Station in Tokyo.