Agriculture

The world’s seed markets are being gobbled up by ‘life-science’ corporations – but peasant farmers still feed the world. David Ransom reports.

Filed in: Agriculture Biotech

In many African societies seed preservation was once an almost sacred duty. Isaiah Esipisu explains why it is becoming vital again.

Filed in: Agriculture Kenya

Ray Burley is caught in the cost/price squeeze.

Filed in: Agriculture Environment Food

‘If the transition to Obama is to become the end of an era as well as the end of an error,’ says food and agriculture activist and author Wayne Roberts, then ‘the legacy of Bill Clinton as well as George Bush will need to be overcome.’

Filed in: Agriculture Trade

Lorena Luo in Beijing debunks the idea of a New Green Revolution.

Filed in: Agriculture

The relationship between English aristocrats and impoverished Indian farmers is all too evident to Rahul Rao.

Filed in: Agriculture India Trade

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Filed in: Agriculture

Mexico’s food security is threatened by American maize, argues Laura Carlsen.

Filed in: Agriculture Mexico Trade

Large-scale farmers’ protests are sweeping the countryside. Yu Jianrong investigates.

Filed in: Agriculture China

Growing the weed has brought no relief from poverty for Kenyan farmers, says Joe Asila.

Filed in: Agriculture Kenya Tobacco