Young people view agriculture more positively than often assumed.
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Agriculture is well placed to provide employment for millions across the African continent.
In sub-Saharan Africa, upgrading water infrastructure requires substantial investment and a sustainable model.
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Decision making on water infrastructure in peri-urban areas is challenging. But lessons have been learnt from a water project in Mozambique.
A John Deere tractor makes its way through floodwaters in Fargo, North Dakota.
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Recent extreme rains and weather in the Midwest are causing a multitude of problems in the topsoil that much of the nation’s food supply relies on.
All sorts of data is collected on Australian farms, such as stock numbers and crop details.
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Farming data collected by governments, agribusinesses and banks is regulated in a piecemeal fashion, and ends up beyond the reach of farmers.
It’s difficult for farmers to pass on the additional costs from a carbon tax.
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The bulk of Canada’s agricultural production is in the Prairie provinces.
Growing produce in cities is one way of boosting food production.
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The global population will top 9.5 billion by 2050 – but cities could play a major role in making sure everyone has enough to eat.
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Feeding pigs seaweed could make them, us and the planet healthier without contributing to antibiotic resistance in bacteria.
An ashy mining bee (Andrena cineraria ) – one of the species believed to be on the increase.
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Amid the insect extinction crisis, some species are actually increasing. Here’s why that’s not necessarily a good thing.
Villagers till their fields in South Africa’s North West Province. Access to land for small holder farmers remains unresolved.
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Land reform programme has done very little to improve access to land for black South Africans.
A man offers his services at a traffic intersection in Cape Town. Almost 55% of South African youth are unemployed.
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A national minimum wage could benefit young people who have jobs and stimulate those who have given up trying to find work. But those without work need additional help.
Farmer-led irrigation comes in many different shapes and forms.
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The green revolution: small-scale, informal irrigation is expanding in Zimbabwe and small scale farmers are leading the way.
Torrential rains in Malawi have caused dozens of deaths.
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High poverty levels mean people lack access to land and work and they are often driven to settle in zones that are exposed to natural hazards.
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Supermarkets and farms have acted to ensure they discard fewer “ugly” and “wonky” fruit and vegetables. However, the bulk of the problem lies with households.
Teff sorting in Ethiopia.
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Ethiopia’s teff plant is gluten-free and demand is growing. The country needs to upgrade its harvesting to reap the rewards.
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If the pattern of drought continues in South Africa it’s likely to affect the country’s financial standing too.
Two driverless tractors spray vines in a Texas vineyard. Each one is controlled from a single command station (2012).
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Digital innovations have the potential to empower farmers and revolutionise agriculture, but many could also lock them in to unsustainable methods.
The receding waters of Lake Pamamaroo which makes up part of the Menindee Lakes system near the township of Menindee, Thursday, February 14, 2019.
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Australia’s farming industry will need to take full account of its obligations to its workers, its customers, society and the environment if it is to prosper in the years to 2030.
While farmers are the familiar face of rural Australia, most jobs are not in agriculture or mining.
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Rural and regional Australia is a big and diverse place, but some broad common issues do emerge as policy priorities.
The Mediterranean diet.
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A Lancet commission has come up with a new sustainable diet that’s supposed to be the way forward.
A future farm?
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It’s time for farmers to embrace the wetland instead of draining it.