Conventional vs. Organic Farming: Which Should You Practice?
The conventional vs. organic farming debate has always been a hot issue. The truth is, there really needn’t be a debate at all. Both...
COVID-19: IFAD Funds to Mitigate COVID-19 Impact is a Critical Intervention.
Smallholder farmers across the country have welcomed the move by the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) to committed US$40 million to support...
Coronavirus lockdown leaves Italian farmers struggling to plant for spring.
Coronavirus could not have hit Italy at a worse time as farmworkers need to prepare fields for crops in the crucial economic sector, the...
Sustainable rooftop-fish-farming conquers Brussels city heights.
BIGH’s biggest prowess lies in the fact that they are raising fish in the middle of the city and using their excrements to nurture...
Female cocoa farmers paid as little as 23p a day.
The average female cocoa farmer is paid as little as 23p a day, highlighting a gender pay gap in the global chocolate industry, according...
Brazil Agrishow 2020 Stakeholders’ Meeting held in Accra.
The Brazil Agrishow 2020 stakeholders’ meeting has been held at the Brazilian Embassy in Accra. The stakeholders' meeting was under the theme: “Doing business...
U.S. Supreme Court signals interest in child-slavery cocoa lawsuit.
The U.S. Supreme Court signaled interest in giving companies a broader shield from lawsuits by victims of overseas atrocities, asking the Trump administration for...
America must help farmers thrive without letting people go hungry.
The Trump administration this month rolled out new work requirements for the recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, more commonly referred to as...
Farmer-led committees reduce climate risk for a half-million producers across Latin...
Peru, Paraguay, and Mexico will join six other countries in Latin America by forming Local Technical Agroclimatic Committees (LTACs). These reduce climate risk in...
Rwanda reaches 30% forest cover target.
Tourists enjoy a walk on the canopy in Nyungwe National Park in Rusizi District. According to the Ministry of Environment, Rwanda has reached 30...
