Science is Rescuing the Chestnut Tree
When we talk about an “old chestnut,” we usually mean a familiar story—sometimes one that’s been told so often that it has become stale, but also possibly one t...
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Video: 10 GMO Crops
Courtesy of the folks at GMO Answers... Published July 10, 2019 at GMO Answers Did you know that there are 10 GMO crops grown in the U.S.? Here's a quick...
Tips For President Kenyatta’s “Big 4 Agenda” For Kenya
Just as cooking a good meal takes the right ingredients, Kenya’s “Big Four Agenda” needs the right ingredients of advanced science and technology, led by GMO se...
Cornell Award Honors Nigerian GFN Member
Global Farmer Network member Patience Koku from Nigeria recently was the worthy recipient of The Cornell Alliance for Science Farmer of the Year award. Congrat...
The Power of a Farmer’s Story
Christmas is a season for stories. We tell tales about the Nativity and the three kings. We also laugh about the time when Uncle Klaus wore the awful sweater to...
Uruguay Steps Up With Other Countries To Support Innovative Technology
People eat food every day, but many of them have no idea where their food comes from. Even fewer understand how farmers are challenged to produce it. That’s...
An Island Farmer’s Perspective: Technology Matters
On my island here in the Philippines, farmers still use water buffalo to plow their fields. In the Camotes Islands—three little islands that sit at the hear...
Video: “Farmers Innovate By Tradition” – TEDxRovigo
TEDx Talks - Published on Oct 17, 2017 Translated from Italian: Are we able to innovate our traditions? What is tradition for us today, for our grandparen...
On the Brink of Innovative Ag Technology Acceptance: A Kenyan Farmer’s Perspective
Farmers have good years and bad years. Here in Kenya, however, the good years never have seemed quite as good as they should be and the bad years have felt wors...
The Consequences When Ag Technology is Withheld: A Farmer’s Perspective
How much would your life change if suddenly the government were to ban mobile phones? It would alter everything, from how you work to how you communicate with ...