Yuan Longping, the man who helped feed China, dies at 91
BEIJING (REUTERS) – Yuan Longping, a Chinese agronomist known for developing the first hybrid rice varieties in the 1970s and staving off hunger [...]
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Syrian shepherds suffer with grazing lands a no-go zone
AL-HAYJANA, SYRIA (AFP) – Syrian farmer Mohammad Saasaani grew up grazing sheep in the vast Badia rangelands, but today they are rife with [...]
Study shows supplementing cows' diet with seaweed reduces their methane emissions by 80%
SINGAPORE – Industrial-scale beef production is impacting global climate, but scientists have found a way to make cattle-rearing more environmentally-friendly. Research has shown [...]
Thousands of women join Indian farmers' protests against new laws
NEW DELHI (REUTERS) – Thousands of women joined protests by farmers on the outskirts of Delhi on Monday (March 8) to mark International [...]
Covid-19 an excuse to strip tropical forests, say indigenous groups
PARIS (AFP) – Governments worldwide are using the Covid-19 pandemic to push through destructive development projects and roll back protections of indigenous groups, [...]
Modi's fight with farmers is a pivotal moment in India's growth
NEW DELHI (BLOOMBERG) – Hundreds of thousands of farmers are swelling protests along arterial roads into the capital and other cities across India. [...]
No kidding: Video calls with goats boost British farm
BLACKBURN, United Kingdom (AFP) – A British farmer came up with a jokey idea to rent out her goats to liven up video [...]
Nepal offers locust bounty as swarms threaten crops
KATHMANDU (AFP) – Nepal is offering farmers cash rewards for catching desert locusts to limit the damage caused by the destructive swarms that [...]