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Priti GuptaTechnology Reporter, Mumbai Getty Images Beautiful but delicate, cardamom is a demanding crop “People often think cardamom is a lucrative crop – it may be. But it’s also the toughest crop a farmer can cultivate,” says Stanley Pothan, who has been farming cardamom in the southern Indian state of Kerala for decades. Prized for…

Michelle Lawrie samples about 32 plates of peas a day – and then has more for tea. Ms Lawrie works as a quality manager at frozen food company Birds Eye at the firm’s processing factory in Hull. She checks the condition of the harvested produce and says the long spell of warm, dry weather has…

“We have relied on word of mouth for support up to now, but we’ve decided in our 60th year to get out there and raise awareness, to try to attract more referrals from all areas of the Scottish Borders and more funding to help us meet these needs,” she said.

Sameer HashmiBusiness reporter, Dubai Binghatti Properties The Bugatti Residences building in Dubai is currently under construction Bugatti is synonymous with high-performance, ultra-expensive supercars. But now the luxury French brand is entering a very different kind of race – not on the track, but in the skyline. In the heart of Dubai, in the United Arab…