Radio helps African farmer boost yields

In Nanga Eboko, a city in the Central Province of Cameroun, people face many difficulties, made worse because the city is isolated. Not a single piece of road over 170 km between the agricultural city and the political capital, Yaoundé. This forces the farmers to either sell their products to local dealers, or to the

Co-operatives show the new face of rural China

Burly and dressed in an ill-fitting western suit, 50-year-old Chen Yangui is the epitome of the modern farmer with Chinese characteristics. His business card features a photo of himself, a second photo of soybeans, and a website with an address that translates as “Soybeans and Potatoes Dot Com.” Chen’s “Country Fellow Co-operative” has mobilized a



Serbian farmers get fertilizer subsidy

Serbia has offered farmers a 40 per cent discount on fertilizer prices, only weeks after farmers threatened not to use the chemicals unless the government doubled subsidies to make up for soaring production costs. Farmers said the move was welcome, but came a bit late after many of them have abandoned sowing seasonal crops, including