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In Praise of Urban Farmers

Celebrating the 200 million urban farmers worldwide who help feed 700 million people

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Something Different for Christmas

Farmers round the world doing something a little different at Christmas time

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Tobacco: a Demanding and Risky Crop

Why tobacco isn't always profitable for the small farmers of central and eastern Africa

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The Pesticide Problem

Use of chemical insecticides is causing more problems than gains in many countries

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EU Aid System: In Need of Reform?

EU aid system is criticised for bad management and wasting money

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Protecting Livestock from Plant Poisons

How genetically engineered bacteria could protect livestock from acacia poison

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Tagging Genes for Livestock Breeders

Australian geneticists identify beneficial genes for livestock breeders

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Securing IFAD's Future to Help Poorest Farmers

Farming fund that helps poorest countries secures funding for the next three years

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New Growth in South Africa's Western Cape

Projects to help disadvantaged smallholders in South Africa's Western Cape

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New Commitment to Inclusive Agricultural Research

Agricultural research policies need to be made by everyone involved, declares CGIAR

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Agroforestry: Working with Slash-and-Burn Cultivation

Updating slash-and-burn agricultural methods to protect the environment

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New Test for Aspergillus Toxins

New test for aflatoxins produced by aspergillus molds that infect grain and seed

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All about Russian Agriculture - in English

Focus on Russia is a new magazine about food production in Russia, published in English

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Safeguarding and Sharing Plant Genes

Conservation and the fair distribution globally of profit from plant genetic resources

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Banana Workers in Costa Rica Protest against Low Pay and Poor Conditons

Low pay and poor conditions of Costa Rica's banana workers who made the country rich

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Fair-Trade Scheme for Cocoa-growers in Belize

Fair-trade chocolate made with finest Belize cocoa grown in new scheme

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Problems with Fish Farming in Asia

Why doesn't fish-farming work well in Asia? AIT researchers now have some of the answers

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Relief Aid Needs to Include Farmers, too

How to ensure farmers don't lose out on develoment aid after disasters like war and flood

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Mixed Farming in Niger

Mixed farming in Niger is a survival system under threat

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UK National Resources Institute Privatised

One third of scientists at the NRI have lost their jobs in the privatisation

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Ethiopian Reafforestation

Desert reclaimed for forestry in Ethiopia witih the help of 1,700 villagers

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Dairy Farming in Thailand

Dairy farming introduced in Thailand as government encourages diversification

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In Praise of Trees Everywhere

Paying homage to trees: they restore damaged countryside and furnish our needs

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Pine Plantations in Swaziland

Pine plantations in Swaziland are making a profit

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Making the Best of Local Produce

Making the best of local produce and resources in West Africa, Sudan and Sri Lanka

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Saving Semi-Arid Land for Farmers

Restoring semi-arid regions in Tanzania and Zimbabwe with careful managment

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Why We Need Urban Agriculture

Urban agriculture is essential to feed the one half of the world living in cities by 2000

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Camels for Kenyan Nomads

Camels are replacing cattle for some nomadic pasturalists in northern Kenya

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Royal Agricultural Show Opens

New emphasis on countryside and leisure at Britain's Royal Agricultural Show

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Borneo's Rainforest under Attack

Borneo's primary rainforest under intense attack from logging and farming

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