The Farming World Episodes Available now
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Improved Grasslands Absorb more CO2
Improved grassland in South America helps to absorb carbon dioxide from the air
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Hunger in an Urbanised World
How both our ever-growing cities and our small communities might feed themselves
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Caring for Peru's Amazon Forests
Peruvian Amazon forest under threat from incoming farmers as well as loggers and ranchers
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Royal Smithfield Show: Latest Farm Machinery
Mechanical marvels include a tractor that phones its driver when it's not feeling well
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Success of the Village Flour Mill
Communal flour mill transforms west African village life
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World Food Summit: Progress and Protests
Sustainable agriculture and protection of biodiversity: the hot topics at the FAO's Summit
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The International Grain Trade
Grain production and trade are at the heart of global agriculture
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Farmers Are Guardians of Local Crop Varieties
Good news for plant genetic diversity as farmers continue to grow local varieties
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Why Cuban Agriculture Went Organic
With imports cut by upheaval in Eastern Europe, Cuban farmers were forced to go organic
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Agroforesty Success Stories
How agrforestry pays off for farmers in Caribbean and Latin America