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Rice: Increased Demand but Poor Returns for Farmers

'Asia needs to produce 50% more rice in the next 20 years,' predicts IRRI

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No more Tsetse Fly in Zanzibar

Tsetse fly eradicated in Zanzibar in three years using the sterile insect technique

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Pigeon Pea: Star of the semi-arid Tropics

Pigeon pea grown for food, firewood and pest control comes in many varieties

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Biotechnology: For and Against

Is genetic modification of plants and animals the solution to the world's food supplies?

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Red Beetles are Bushmen's new Crop

Kalahari Bushmen cultivating cochineal beetles on prickly pears as a new crop

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Targeting Tsetse in Ethiopia

Tsetse fly in Ethiopia is the next target for eradication campaign

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Revolution that needs to be Doubly Green

Biotechnology and environmentally sound practices are both needed to feed the world

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You Can't Have too many Cocoa Beans

Hunt for new cocoa varieties with advantageous traits to add to the 10,000 in seed banks

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Classic Crops in Field and Kitchen

Essential ingredients and classic crops that are vital to large- and small-scale farmers

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Controlling Deadly Oubreaks of Animal Diseases

Tactics being used to combat serious animal diseases on three continents

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Scientists and Farmers fight Banana Diseases in Taiwan

Banana diseases controlled by a combination of science and sociology in Taiwan

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Rain Washes away Kenya's Crops

Continuing torrential rain in Kenya is washing away all hopes of good crops

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Foreign Grasses Sabotage Australian Sheep

Foreign fescue grasses are causing big headaches for Australian farmers and their sheep

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When Farmers Go to the Market

Moroccan citrus growers' difficulties breaking into the European market

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From Hope to Harvest

Farmer innovations on show as 161 countries meet at IFAD conference in Rome

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What are Plant Breeders' Rights?

Plant breeders' rights row over some chickpeas in Australia tests international agreements

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Breeding improves Tilapia Yield

The GIFT of bigger tilapia fish means better yields for Filipinio farmers

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Can Flower Farms Bloom with less Pesiticide?

Wake up and smell the roses in Kenya, grown with minimum chemicals

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North Koreans produce essential foods close to home to ease shortages

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Why Estonian Farmers are suspicious of the EU

Farmers in countries due to join EU are not all happy at the prospect

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Success Stories from the Drylands

Drylands farmers in India and Nigeria win prizes for successful tree management schemes

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Chinese Take-away: from the Gambia to London

Chinese vegetables grown in the Gambia for London's specialist market

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A Spray-on Answer to Dry Soils?

Trials of a water-retaining spray for soils in dry climates conducted in the Oman

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The Cost of Putting Meat on our Plates

World demand for meat is growing but at what cost to animals and people?

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Growing for Changing Tastes in Ghana

Farmers respond to demands for new vegetables in Ghana - and learn how to cook them

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Success Grows on Trees

Sumatran farmers win right to practice their traditional damar agroforestry

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All about Bananas, in Brussels

Banana growers, traders and campaigners from all over the world meet in Brussels

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Food Production against the Odds

Commonwealth farmers share their experiences of overcoming shared agricultural problems

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Ethiopia's Agricultural Transformation

Ethiopian agricultural recovery could set an example for sub-Saharan Africa

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The Middle Men and their Power over Farmers

Ugandan farmers' difficulties proving their produce is organic and entering the UK market

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