The pandemic is exacerbating a crisis for middle-income frontline workers searching for homes, according to a new study from the Urban Land Institute’s Terwilliger Center for Housing.

As workers return to offices one year from pandemic, commercial real estate trends are turning.

Today is the 33rd World AIDS Day. The World Health Organization (WHO) held a webinar today centering on “Global solidarity, resilient HIV services”.

According to USDA, the Trump Administration announced on November 13, 2020 that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $11.3 million to provide broadband service in unserved and underserved rural areas in Alaska. This investment is part of the $550 million Congress allocated to the second round of the ReConnect Program.

According to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), California has experienced nearly 8,300 wildfires this year, burning an astonishing 4 million acres. More than 16,000 square kilometers of land have been destroyed and 31 people have died. This year's wildfire destroyed more than 8,200 buildings. Why are California wildfires so frequent? What are the causes of California wildfires?

In 2019, the 74th United Nations General Assembly designated 29 September as the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste (IDAFLW), recognizing the fundamental role that sustainable food production plays in promoting food security and nutrition. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations held the first IDAFLW on September 29, 2020.

According to CNBC, the leading global business news provider, existing home sales amid the pandemic outbreak were 10.5% higher compared with August 2019. This is the highest sales pace since December 2006, before the Great Recession.

President Donald J. Trump and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 2 (CFAP2) on September 17, 2020 to support the farmers and agricultural entities under COVID-19 pandemic.

According to the Daily Mail, the UK Treasury Department is considering introducing a new national property tax to replace the current Council Tax and Stamp Duty Land Tax.

There are many types of bird flu. Since 2020, H5N8 bird flu has occurred in many countries around the world. It is understood that this year, H5N8 bird flu epidemics have occurred in Norway, South Korea, Britain, Hungary, Sweden, Israel, Japan, Iran and other countries. In the first month of 2021, many wild geese, crows and ducks have tested positive for avian influenza across India. To this end, the Indian government has begun culling thousands of poultry.

The global output of cherries is mainly concentrated in Chile, New Zealand and Australia. Among them, Chile accounts for nearly 90% of the cherries sold to the Chinese market every year. In previous seasons, cherries sold for at least 500 yuan (77.3USD) per carton, but now they only cost about 200 yuan (30.9 USD) per carton.

The Liquor Traders Formation in South Afica stated that it hopes to allow off-site sales of alcohol and allow people to drink it at home, and warned that a total ban on the sale of alcohol will threaten 250,000 jobs.

On September 20, 2020, the Upper House (Rajya Sabha) of India's Parliament passed two key agricultural reform bills, the Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill 2020 and The Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill 2020. In response, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the reforms were a watershed moment in the history of Indian agriculture, ensuring a complete transformation of the sector and full empowerment of farmers' rights. However, the moment the two bills were passed in the Rajya Sabha, the scene was thrown into "unprecedented" chaos.

In view of the unpredictable duration of the impact of the global pandemic, changes in food production and international political and economic situations in various countries are unpredictable, and the risk of fluctuations in international rice prices has increased.

The Statistics South Africa released the Quarterly Labour Force Survey on November 12, 2020. The results indicate that the number of employed persons increased by 543, 000 to 14,7 million in the 3rd quarter of 2020, while the number of unemployed persons increased by 2,2 million to 6,5 million compared to the 2nd quarter of 2020. The agriculture employment increased by 9,000 to 808,000 compared to the 2nd quarter of 2020, yet it is still 72,000 less compared with the same period of the previous year.

October 16th is World Food Day. Qingdao Saline-Alkali Tolerant Rice R&D Center conducted saline-alkali tolerant rice production evaluations in Qingdao, Weifang, and Wenzhou, Zhejiang. The evaluation results ranged from 320 kg to 739 kg per mu (approx 0.16 acre). So far, the production of 100,000 mu of saline-alkali tolerant rice has been tested and the output is gratifying.

The New Zealand Ministry for Primary Industries issued a shellfish biotoxin alert in the region of North Island West Coast on 9 October.

Cabbage is a necessity in South Korea because it is the raw material for making kimchi, a staple in Korean cuisine. But this year the supply of kimchi in South Korea ran into big trouble, and the price soared to the highest price ever.