Farming news and issues around the world
World Service,·326 episodes
Kenyan paravets diagnose and help treat farm animals with traditional medicines
Food production needs to double in the next 30 years – and it must be sustainable
Celebrating the FAO's World Food Day. This year's theme is 'Food for All'
Dr Hans Herren, renowned entomologist, talks about his prize-winning work
Dr Hans Herren, renowned entomologist, talks about controlling locusts with pheronomes
Amaranth is a cereal crop that tolerates salty ground - good news for many Chinese farmers
What do current high prices mean for agriculture and markets long term?
Initiative to break the cycle of poverty and debt of the landless Untouchables
New export crops like flowers, castor oil seed and passionfruit are increasing worldwide
Forestry is a communal practice for farmers once again in central Nepal
Inaccessibility is the central problem facing mountain farmers in isolated communities
Permaculture techniques help Nepalese farmers struggling for survival
The Natural Step programme for non-destructive living
Lessons from the field in alleviating hunger and poverty
Some plants emit a "chemical scream" when they are attacked by pests to attract predators
How to prevent locusts swarming and destroying crops
Small farmers in Malawai struggle with dwindling soil fertility and rainfall
Fungi kill livestock nematode parasites instead of drenching in Australia
Breathrough in natural pesticide for 'superbug' whitefly
FAO warns world hunger is worsening and calls for World Food Summit
Integrated gardens around disused fish ponds in Malawi
Building a new future for small farmers in South Africa
Disputes over the use of the world's rangelands are heating up
New opportunities for African farmers after market liberalisation
Small-scale drip irrigation designed with Namaqualand farmers in southern Africa
The rich variety of crops and livestock cultivated in KwZulu-Natal
BSE has caused a disastrous crisis in British agriculture. How did it happen?
Biogas and fertiser are the twin products of anaerobic digestion of farm waste
Alliances of small Polish farmers find new markets
New precision farming service using satellite pictures to produce a yield map
