Home > Italy drought: Risotto rice harvest fears as paddy fields dry up amid lack of rainfall

News
Italy drought: Risotto rice harvest fears as paddy fields dry up amid lack of rainfall

Description

The future of Italian risotto in the Po Valley is in peril as paddy fields dry up and turn salty amid a historic drought.

Added on the 05/08/2022 10:56:48 - Copyright : Euronews EN

To customise your video :

Or Create an account

More videos on the subject

  • Uruguay races against time to secure tap water supply amid freshwater scarcity crisis

    Heavy machinery moves soil at a makeshift dam while workers hoist giant pipes over mounds of earth at two construction sites in the south of Uruguay, as the South American country struggles to enhance its aging water delivery infrastructure to cope with an unprecedented three-year-long drought that has put at risk the supply of tap water for about 60% of the population. IMAGES

    10/07/2023 - AFPTV - First images
  • Fields near Ravenna left underwater as Italy hit by deadly floods

    Water overflowing from canals struggles to drain away from the fields in the countryside near Ravenna, as Italy struggles with floods described as the country's worst in a century. The disaster has killed more than a dozen people and left thousands stranded in waterlogged homes or in evacuation centres. IMAGES

    20/05/2023 - AFPTV - First images
  • Yangtze river tributary runs dry as severe drought hits China

    The riverbed of the Jialing river in China's southwestern city of Chongqing, a tributary of the Yangtze river, runs dry as the country is hit by record temperatures and droughts. IMAGES

    24/08/2022 - AFPTV - First images
  • Schools open amid fears of a new wave of infections

    Athens (Greece), Sep 13 (EFE) .- (Camera: Yannis Chryssoverghis) The school year began this Monday in Greece with classrooms one hundred percent occupied and amid concerns that this could cause an upturn in infections daily covid-19, which now exceed 2,000 a day.FOOTAGE OF STUDENTS COMING BACK TO THEIR CLASSROOMS IN ATHENS, GREECE

    13/09/2021 - EFE Inglés
  • US farmers remain optimistic as some drought areas receive rainfall

    Genoa City, Sep 10 (EFE/EPA).- According to the most recent monthly Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer, a survey of 400 US agricultural producers, farmers are optimistic about their yields as some drought areas have received precipitation.There is also optimism that land values will continue to rise. (Camera: TANNEN MAURY).SHOT LIST: AERIAL SHOTS SHOWING AGRICULTURAL AREAS NEAR GENOA CITY, WISCONSIN, US.

    11/09/2021 - EFE Inglés
  • Flamingos destroy rice fields in the Albufera of Valencia

    Valencia (Spain), Aug 23 (EFE).- The rice producers of Valencia denounce that the flamingos destroy their rice fields. The affectation ranges from 30% to the loss of all rice production due to the invasion of these animals. In recent years, the flamingo population has grown throughout the natural park. FOOTAGE OF RICE CULTIVATION, THE AFFECTION IN SOME FIELDS AND FLAMINGOES FLYING AROUND THE RICE FIELDS

    23/08/2021 - EFE Inglés

More videosNews

Watch video of  - DemainEntreprendre - épisode 12 - Label : Economie wallonne -
News

DemainEntreprendre - épisode 12

29/04/2021 12:55:32