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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

• 14 mins

Saving Semi-Arid Land for Farmers

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

• 13 mins

Why We Need Urban Agriculture

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

• 13 mins

Camels for Kenyan Nomads

Camels are replacing cattle for some nomadic pasturalists in northern Kenya

• 13 mins

Royal Agricultural Show Opens

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

• 14 mins

Borneo's Rainforest under Attack

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

• 13 mins

Royal Agricultural Show Round-up

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

• 13 mins

Will Vaccinating Crops Be an Agrochemical Revolution?

Vaccinations for crops: a completely new approach to crop protection

• 13 mins

Global Research for a Better Environment

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

• 13 mins

World Sheep and Wool Congress

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

• 13 mins

Surprise Benefits of the Velvet Bean in Benin

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

• 13 mins

Political Priorities for Agriculture

Political policy makers outline priorities for helping poorest farmers

• 13 mins

Crop Irradiation Could Save Tropical Crops

Irradiating crops in tropical countries after harvest to reduce wastage

• 13 mins

Birth Control for the Tsetse Fly?

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

• 13 mins

Farming in Remote Nepal

Himalayan agriculture programme grows from farmers' own knowledge base

• 13 mins

Animals at Work in Agriculture

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

• 13 mins

Kenyan Paravets Treating Farm Animals

Kenyan paravets diagnose and help treat farm animals with traditional medicines

• 13 mins

How Can We Achieve Sustainable Agriculture?

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

• 13 mins

World Food Day: 'Food for All'

Celebrating the FAO's World Food Day. This year's theme is 'Food for All'

• 13 mins

Hans Herren, winner of the World Food Prize: on Cassava Mealybugs

Dr Hans Herren, renowned entomologist, talks about his prize-winning work

• 13 mins

Hans Herren, winner of the World Food Prize: on Locusts

Dr Hans Herren, renowned entomologist, talks about controlling locusts with pheronomes

• 13 mins

Amaranth, the Salt-loving Cereal

Amaranth is a cereal crop that tolerates salty ground - good news for many Chinese farmers

• 13 mins

How Long Will High Grain Prices Last?

What do current high prices mean for agriculture and markets long term?

• 12 mins

On a Mission to Help the Poorest of India's Poor

Initiative to break the cycle of poverty and debt of the landless Untouchables

• 14 mins

Profiting from Non-traditional Agricultural Exports

New export crops like flowers, castor oil seed and passionfruit are increasing worldwide

• 13 mins

'Forest Is Life' for Farmers in Nepal

Forestry is a communal practice for farmers once again in central Nepal

• 13 mins

Farming in the Himalayas

Inaccessibility is the central problem facing mountain farmers in isolated communities

• 13 mins

Permaculture Solutions in Western Nepal

Permaculture techniques help Nepalese farmers struggling for survival

• 14 mins

In Step with Our Environment

The Natural Step programme for non-destructive living

• 13 mins

NGOs Conference on World Hunger and Poverty

Lessons from the field in alleviating hunger and poverty

• 13 mins