Weather Stations and Appropriate Farm Machinery for African Farmers Needed
Political and business leaders along with individuals focused on our global food system gathered in Rome and virtually this week for the Food Systems Summit spo...
Food Security
India-Kitchen Garden
Gardening has become more popular since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. In India, Shekhar Bhadsavle's wife, Anuradha has what's called a kitchen garden. She...
Rainfalls Impact on Food Security is Broader Than You Might Realize
We need rain.
I've farmed in Northeast Iowa for nearly half a century, and this summer is possibly the driest I've ever seen.
We may not have it as hot and dr...
The Truth Can Set Africa Free and Defeat Food Insecurity
As I travel around Africa and talk to its farmers, I've witnessed the dangers of food insecurity up close---and I think I've discovered a way to discuss the pro...
I Am an Activist FOR Food
When I see my fellow South Africans queueing up for food, the sad sight reminds me that we still need to decolonize our minds.
People in the developed world ma...
Will New Crop Genomes Help Feed the World?
Scientists from the University of Adelaide's Waite Research Institute, with help from other researchers, have discovered a new genetic variation in both barley ...
Agroecology as a Choice, Not Coercion
Meet the world's new farming buzzword: "agroecology."
I'd try to define it, but "agroecology" is one of those slippery terms whose meaning shifts depending on ...
Becoming icons of conservation agriculture
Three Global Farmer Network farmers recorded greetings for the 4 Per 1000 webinar in December 2020. The farmers are Gabriel Carballal from Uruguay, Knud Bay-Sm...
Mexico's Self-Defeating War on Safe Technologies
The strangest thing about Mexico's war on crop-protection tools is the assumption that farmers like me don't care what we spray on our fields.
Of course we care...
Science-based, Free-flowing Trade Benefits the World
The COVID-19 pandemic has built new barriers to business, travel, and even family gatherings. Never in living history has society been so shut down. Fortunately...