Today, a kilogram of melon costs $20 in Congo Brazzaville—a country where the daily wage for a typical worker is just four (4) dollars.
This basic food item is...
I think I've met the world's worst weed.
Tall waterhemp takes no prisoners. It is big, prolific, and tough to kill.
It can grow as high as eight feet. A singl...
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...
Picture the scene. I'm standing in an English pub, holding a pint of beer, along with fellow farmers after another 'what could have been' and 'if only' harvest ...
Access to technology has made me a better farmer---and my decades-long experience with it has changed how I think about growing food.
I've learned that there...
Gabriel Carballal is a member of the Global Farmer Network and farms in Uruguay. Here, he talks about why farmers in Uruguay choose larger farm equipment.
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Ruramiso Mashumba, member of the Global Farmer Network was a speaker at a CFS47 virtual Side Event---Using Agriculture as a Tool to Reduce Poverty & Malnutr...
The science of GM technology may save my life.
That's because I'm about to get my COVID-19 vaccine. I have the fortune of becoming an early recipient, but only...
Global Farmer Network member Paul Temple, a farmer from England talks about increasing the conservation efforts on his arable farm that includes a beef operati...
Global Farmer Network member AD Alvarez is a farmer in the Philippines. He operates a demonstration farm in the province of Cebu. He shares the benefits of tec...