During the Neolithic Revolution, the development of agriculture led to an epic shift in the way human societies lived. As ...

After months of negotiations, the two countries struck a deal to lower the so-called "reciprocal tariffs" from a proposed 25% ...

The price of rice in Japan has doubled in the last year. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with University of Pittsburgh scholar Kay Shimizu about what's behind the shortage in the homeland of sushi.

HAENAM, South Korea / TOKYO: Japan is grappling with rice shortages and price hikes, forcing it to ramp up imports. Just ...

The number of people whose primary occupation is in the agriculture industry has halved over the past 25 years, dropping to about 1.1 million. Their average age is 69. The number is projected to ...