Farming news and issues around the world
World Service,·326 episodes
Updating slash-and-burn agricultural methods to protect the environment
New test for aflatoxins produced by aspergillus molds that infect grain and seed
Focus on Russia is a new magazine about food production in Russia, published in English
Conservation and the fair distribution globally of profit from plant genetic resources
Low pay and poor conditions of Costa Rica's banana workers who made the country rich
Fair-trade chocolate made with finest Belize cocoa grown in new scheme
Why doesn't fish-farming work well in Asia? AIT researchers now have some of the answers
How to ensure farmers don't lose out on develoment aid after disasters like war and flood
Mixed farming in Niger is a survival system under threat
One third of scientists at the NRI have lost their jobs in the privatisation
Desert reclaimed for forestry in Ethiopia witih the help of 1,700 villagers
Dairy farming introduced in Thailand as government encourages diversification
Paying homage to trees: they restore damaged countryside and furnish our needs
Pine plantations in Swaziland are making a profit
Making the best of local produce and resources in West Africa, Sudan and Sri Lanka
Restoring semi-arid regions in Tanzania and Zimbabwe with careful managment
Urban agriculture is essential to feed the one half of the world living in cities by 2000
Camels are replacing cattle for some nomadic pasturalists in northern Kenya
New emphasis on countryside and leisure at Britain's Royal Agricultural Show
Borneo's primary rainforest under intense attack from logging and farming
The latest scientific, engineering, trading and skill developments in the farming world
Vaccinations for crops: a completely new approach to crop protection
Global research into how to improve air, water and food quality and saftey
The World Sheep and Wool Congress: discussing issues facing the sheep industry
Benin farmers discover the velvet bean helps control spear grass and improves fertility
Political policy makers outline priorities for helping poorest farmers
Irradiating crops in tropical countries after harvest to reduce wastage
Could birth control for the tsetse fly lead to its eradication in central Africa?
Himalayan agriculture programme grows from farmers' own knowledge base
In praise of the animals working in agriculture to plough, carry, weed and fertilise
