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The Farming World

Farming news and issues around the world

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Radical Guide to the World Food System
First understand the system and then the necessary changes become obvious, says author
25 Jul 1994,14 mins
Agricultural Cost of War in Rwanda
Crops with no one to harvest them, lost varieties of staple foods - the legacy of war
02 Aug 1994,13 mins
Camels for the Nomads of Northern Kenya
Farm-Africa's camel team travels with the nomadic pasturalists in Northern Kenya
09 Aug 1994,13 mins
Saving the Soil of Guatemala
Solving problems of soil erosion and irrigation in Guatemala
16 Aug 1994,14 mins
An End to Endoparasites?
Ways of eradicating livestock endoparasites in African countries with no access to drugs
22 Aug 1994,13 mins
Can the Cassava Mosaic Virus Be Stopped?
The cassava mosaic virus is causing crop loss and food shortages in eastern Africa
30 Aug 1994,13 mins
Africa's Food Crisis
'Political stabilities are not built on empty stomachs,' says Norman Borlaug
05 Sep 1994,13 mins
Will Fish Farming Succeed in Africa?
Can fish farms make up the shortfall of fish in Africa?
06 Sep 1994,13 mins
Carbon Capture in Colombia
How carbon dioxide is being "captured" by new plantings on Colombian savannah
13 Sep 1994,13 mins
Albania's Farming Revolution
From state farms to independent farmers, Albania's agricultural revolution of the 1990s
16 Sep 1994,13 mins
Can Multiple-Crop Canopies Work?
Stopping plants' shade-avoidance response might be the secret of multiple-crop canopies
20 Sep 1994,12 mins
Water: Our Most Precious Resource
Water for Life is the theme of UN Food Day this week
11 Oct 1994,13 mins
Turkey's GAP Project
Turkey's 22-dam GAP project will generating electricity and provide irrigation
25 Oct 1994,14 mins
Nitrogen-Fixing Rice Varieties
New nitrogen-fixing rice varieties mean greater yields with less fertilzers
07 Nov 1994,13 mins
Agricultural Scientist Thomas Hargrove Kidnapped in Colombia
CIAT researcher Thomas Hargrove is missing, presumed kidnapped, in Colombia
15 Nov 1994,13 mins
Central America's Small-holders
How small-scale farmers struggle to survive in Panama and Costa Rica
15 Nov 1994,14 mins
Global Exodus from Rural to Urban Areas
Better quality of life for farmers will combat global threat of urbanization
25 Nov 1994,12 mins
Royal Smithfield Show: Farming Comes to London
Livestock and new farming developments at the Royal Smithfield Show, London
28 Nov 1994,13 mins
Aids Crisis in Rural Uganda
How farming communities are suffering with the Aids epidemic
28 Nov 1994,14 mins
Agrochemical Residues in Our Food
Testing and regulating fertiliser, hormone and other chemical residues in farm produce
06 Dec 1994,13 mins
In Praise of Urban Farmers
Celebrating the 200 million urban farmers worldwide who help feed 700 million people
13 Dec 1994,13 mins
Something Different for Christmas
Farmers round the world doing something a little different at Christmas time
20 Dec 1994,14 mins
Tobacco: a Demanding and Risky Crop
Why tobacco isn't always profitable for the small farmers of central and eastern Africa
03 Jan 1995,13 mins
The Pesticide Problem
Use of chemical insecticides is causing more problems than gains in many countries
10 Jan 1995,13 mins
EU Aid System: In Need of Reform?
EU aid system is criticised for bad management and wasting money
17 Jan 1995,13 mins
Protecting Livestock from Plant Poisons
How genetically engineered bacteria could protect livestock from acacia poison
24 Jan 1995,13 mins
Tagging Genes for Livestock Breeders
Australian geneticists identify beneficial genes for livestock breeders
31 Jan 1995,13 mins
Securing IFAD's Future to Help Poorest Farmers
Farming fund that helps poorest countries secures funding for the next three years
07 Feb 1995,13 mins
New Growth in South Africa's Western Cape
Projects to help disadvantaged smallholders in South Africa's Western Cape
08 Feb 1995,13 mins
New Commitment to Inclusive Agricultural Research
Agricultural research policies need to be made by everyone involved, declares CGIAR
14 Feb 1995,13 mins