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Rothamsted Goes International

New Rothamsted International study programme marks the research station's 150th birthday

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India Inspires its Rural Development Leaders

India's new plan for rural development begins with inspiring the people at the top

• 13 mins

Farmers Return to the Land in Afghanistan

Agriculture is starting a long recovery as farmers return to the land

• 13 mins

IFAD: Who Will Pay?

International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) – who will pay to help the poorest?

• 13 mins

Sri Lankan Women Work Together for a Better Deal

Sri Lankan women band together to stop exploitation of their agricultural production

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Vanuatu's Forests under Threat from Logging

Vanuatu is at risk of loosing its forests by selling them off for no lasting gain

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Three Global Challenges for Farmers

Achieving bigger yields, natural weed control and better prices

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Ghana's New Model for Sustainable Logging

Can Ghana's forest-friendly timber extraction really preserve a species-rich environment?

• 14 mins

Aquaculture in Cambodia

Halting the rapid decline in fish production in Cambodia

• 14 mins

The Importance of Forestry

What part can forestry play in saving the world's forests?

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New Shoots for the Cambodian Rice Industry

Rice production flourishes in Cambodia again with 'irrigated dry season' cultivation

• 14 mins

Future Farming: Plant Fibres and Non-Food Crops

The future of European farming could be plant fibres and non-food crops

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GATT and the South Countries

How will GATT affect those making their living from agriculture in the 'south countries'?

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The Global Rice Bowl

Redesigning the rice plant to help feed 4-5 billion people in the next decade

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Bigger and Better Tilapia Fish

Tilapia fish are now being selectively bred to increase productivity

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Soil Erosion: Everyone's Problem

Soil erosion affects 900 million farmers in 115 countries

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Combating Desertification

The loss of huge amounts of topsoil is turning farmland to desert worldwide

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Farming after the Rwandan Civil War

Collecting bean seed and food to help farmers back to the land after the Rwandan civil war

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Farming a Saharan Oasis

How does an oasis really work and what's the best way to farm there?

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Africa and Agricultural Reform

Why rural development programmes throughout Africa have failed

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The Power of Vegetables

What makes up a balanced diet - and why are vegetables so important?

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Vietnam: Rice Producer

Vietnam is now the third largest exporter of rice but farmers must also feed themselves

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Gambia's President Opens the Royal Agricultural Show

Sir Dawda Jawara, President of the Gambia, opens the Royal Agricultural Show in the UK

• 14 mins

Poultry and Science at the Royal Agricultural Show

Latest farming developments, crops and poultry at the Royal Agricultural Show

• 14 mins

Global Cereal Harvest Will Not Be Enough

Why an increase of 3% in the global cereal harvest is not enough to alleviate famine

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Radical Guide to the World Food System

First understand the system and then the necessary changes become obvious, says author

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Agricultural Cost of War in Rwanda

Crops with no one to harvest them, lost varieties of staple foods - the legacy of war

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Camels for the Nomads of Northern Kenya

Farm-Africa's camel team travels with the nomadic pasturalists in Northern Kenya

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Saving the Soil of Guatemala

Solving problems of soil erosion and irrigation in Guatemala

• 14 mins

An End to Endoparasites?

Ways of eradicating livestock endoparasites in African countries with no access to drugs

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