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The Farming World Episodes

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    Political Priorities for Agriculture

    Political policy makers outline priorities for helping poorest farmers

  2. Surprise Benefits of the Velvet Bean in Benin

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

  3. World Sheep and Wool Congress

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

  4. Global Research for a Better Environment

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

  5. Will Vaccinating Crops Be an Agrochemical Revolution?

    Vaccinations for crops: a completely new approach to crop protection

  6. Royal Agricultural Show Round-up

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

  7. Borneo's Rainforest under Attack

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

  8. Royal Agricultural Show Opens

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

  9. Camels for Kenyan Nomads

    Camels are replacing cattle for some nomadic pasturalists in northern Kenya

  10. Why We Need Urban Agriculture

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

  11. Saving Semi-Arid Land for Farmers

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

  12. Making the Best of Local Produce

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

  13. Pine Plantations in Swaziland

    Pine plantations in Swaziland are making a profit

  14. In Praise of Trees Everywhere

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

  15. Dairy Farming in Thailand

    Dairy farming introduced in Thailand as government encourages diversification

  16. Ethiopian Reafforestation

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

  17. UK National Resources Institute Privatised

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

  18. Mixed Farming in Niger

    Mixed farming in Niger is a survival system under threat

  19. Relief Aid Needs to Include Farmers, too

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

  20. Problems with Fish Farming in Asia

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

  21. Fair-Trade Scheme for Cocoa-growers in Belize

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

  22. 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

  23. Safeguarding and Sharing Plant Genes

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

  24. All about Russian Agriculture - in English

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

  25. New Test for Aspergillus Toxins

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

  26. Agroforestry: Working with Slash-and-Burn Cultivation

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

  27. New Commitment to Inclusive Agricultural Research

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

  28. New Growth in South Africa's Western Cape

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

  29. Securing IFAD's Future to Help Poorest Farmers

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

  30. Tagging Genes for Livestock Breeders

    Australian geneticists identify beneficial genes for livestock breeders

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