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Low-tech, co-operative approaches support smallholder farmers
A simple plastic sheet may not look like much, but it can change lives and communities
Trafficking risk rises as villagers flee India’s worst drought in decades
A flood of migrants from rural India are searching for water, food and jobs as they flee arid conditions
Dolly sheep clones reach ripe old age
The study results are reassuring after Dolly’s early death
German agriculture under the microscope
International Agriculture: Farmers are pursuing sustainability against a backdrop of increasing public scrutiny
Murders, violence on the rise as parched central India battles for water
Water shortages are prompting people to move to other regions to find water and food
Brexit fallout extends to Prairie farms
Commodity markets are roiling and key trade deals are in jeopardy
Red-hot garlic market lures Chinese investors
A handful of wealthy business people are driving a runaway market in this savoury delicacy
Ripe kiwifruit comes at a premium
One bad kiwifruit can spoil the consumer when it comes to marketing New Zealand’s namesake fruit
Processed meat causes cancer; red meat suspected
Study says 34,000 cancer deaths per year worldwide are attributable to diets high in processed meat
The dark taste of chocolate
There are an estimated 1.5 million child labourers in Cote d’Ivoire