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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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Royal Agricultural Show Round-up

The latest scientific, engineering, trading and skill developments in the farming world

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Will Vaccinating Crops Be an Agrochemical Revolution?

Vaccinations for crops: a completely new approach to crop protection

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Global Research for a Better Environment

Global research into how to improve air, water and food quality and saftey

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World Sheep and Wool Congress

The World Sheep and Wool Congress: discussing issues facing the sheep industry

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Surprise Benefits of the Velvet Bean in Benin

Benin farmers discover the velvet bean helps control spear grass and improves fertility

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Political Priorities for Agriculture

Political policy makers outline priorities for helping poorest farmers

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Crop Irradiation Could Save Tropical Crops

Irradiating crops in tropical countries after harvest to reduce wastage

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Birth Control for the Tsetse Fly?

Could birth control for the tsetse fly lead to its eradication in central Africa?

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Farming in Remote Nepal

Himalayan agriculture programme grows from farmers' own knowledge base

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Animals at Work in Agriculture

In praise of the animals working in agriculture to plough, carry, weed and fertilise

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Kenyan Paravets Treating Farm Animals

Kenyan paravets diagnose and help treat farm animals with traditional medicines

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How Can We Achieve Sustainable Agriculture?

Food production needs to double in the next 30 years – and it must be sustainable

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