Thankful for Resilience in Life and Agriculture
It has been a hard year: COVID-19, lockdowns, urban riots, a contentious US national election, and even murder hornets.
So as we approach Thanksgiving, I am fo...
Covid-19
Resilient Agriculture
COVID-19 has left a lasting impact. For farmers in Zimbabwe and across Africa, the business of food production and distribution never has seemed more difficult....
The Great Potato Giveaway
Food chain effeciency makes it hard to adapt when something changes. Learn how one farmer was creative as he distributed a mountain of potatoes in this Planet ...
When We Take Care of Each Other, Good Things Happen
The challenging part about running a poultry farm isn't always taking care of the chickens. We also need to focus on taking care of the people, especially in th...
Farming Perspectives: Looking to the Future
What do the next 50 years hold for our planet's farmers and agricultural systems?
Young farmers who are members of the Global Farmer Network: Ruramiso Mashumba...
Resilient Agriculture Requires Trade Barriers be Removed
The average person in Uganda eats 660 pounds of bananas each year.
That's a lot of bananas: It's at least 50 percent more than the weight of a full-grown male ...
India Farm Tour-Bananas
Covid-19 lockdowns created some dilemmas for farmers around the world. In India, for a while, farmers were not able to get to their farms to do the work. Then ...
County Fairs Another COVID-19 Casualty? Not in Northern Vermont!
It's a foul year for fairs: Around the United States, states and counties have canceled these unique expressions of American culture, due to concern about COVID...
Seeds of Stability
AD Alvarez, Global Farmer Network member from the Philippines is a pioneer, introducing Bt corn on the island. This type of of genetically modified corn is high...