A University of Texas at Arlington math professor will use a U.S. Department of Agriculture grant to prepare graduate and …
Rising diary prices push FAO Food Price Index higher
ROME – World food prices started 2019 on the rise, climbing 1.8 percent compared to December, according to the Food …
Turkey’s ailing agriculture faces even bleaker future
Soaring food prices have emerged as one of Turkey’s gravest economic woes, and everyone seems to agree now that food …
Palm oil not the only driver of forest loss in Indonesia
Large-scale agriculture, primarily for growing oil palms, remains a major cause of deforestation in Indonesia, but its impact has diminished …
Can we ditch intensive farming – and still feed the world?
From urban farming to drones, innovation can help fill the gap between production and consumption by Fiona Harvey Why do we …
The Agtech VC View: What Does 2019 Hold For European Agriculture Startups?
What does 2019 hold for the agtech sector? This was my question to Richard Smith, Managing Partner at Earth Capital UK, …
Rural colleges are ignoring one of their largest industries: agriculture
A lack of communication between educators and rural businesses has resulted in a widening skills gap across the country Farris …
Now, chickens lay eggs with anti-cancer drugs
These chickens were genetically modified by Scottish researchers, who say that this method is 100 times cheaper than producing the …
A fifth of the world’s healthy land degraded in 15 years
First land degradation assessment report by UNCCD shows countries in emergency mode to halt land degradation by 2030 By Richard Mahapatra …
Agroecology in Action: Forest-Friendly Farming in Ethiopia
On the International Day of Forests, Nicolas Mounard, CEO of Farm Africa, urges action to rescue the ailing voluntary carbon market that …
New guar gum-based hydrogel can help save drought-hit crops
The guar gum-based hydrogel is biodegradable and adds organic content to the soil upon degradation By Manu Moudgil Scientists have developed a …