A number of factors have contributed to the horrible stories coming out of the Royal Commission, including market instability and the financialisation of farming.
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South Africa’s smallholder farmers face major obstacles but being in groups can help them.
South Africa urgently needs to rethink its existing agricultural model.
Chemical companies touted synthetic insecticides and herbicides as miracle products in the 1940s and 1950s. But farmers and cropdusting pilots didn’t always buy the sales pitch.
Many fruits, nuts and other crops rely on bees to pollinate their flowers at just the right time of year. Many farmers rent bees to get the job done at pollination time.
The Fall armyworm will remain in Africa for a long time unless concerted action is taken.
South Africa’s land reform process will fail if it continues to neglect small and emerging black farmers.
There’s a good reason China took aim at US soybean exports when it announced its latest list of retaliatory tariffs.
Three researchers studied the “crop raiders” of the Brazilian rainforest in the hope of aiding both local farmers and wildlife conservation.
Instead of causing problems for farmers, carnivores could actually be beneficial by controlling rodent pests.
There’s a new way to reveal America’s political divide. One researcher finds the differences between groups that are normally crudely described as ‘right-left’ can be better explained by word clouds.
A new land administration system that responds to changed ownership patterns of Zimbabwe’s agricultural land is needed if the country is to harness its farming potential.
Findings from several scientific studies show the real impact of Rwanda’s agricultural policies and the challenges it faces.
Despite the pressure for co-operatives to fold into the dominant corporation model, these business models are still worthy.
There is increasing evidence from across many African and South Asian countries that contextual, timely climate information, helps farmers manage the risks they face.
Faced with a massive food production shortfall, Africa can look towards India’s Green Revolution to jump start its agricultural output.
In November 2016, smog in New Delhi was 16 times above safe levels. An Indian researcher dug into the data to find out why, and how India can keep its capital breathing safely.
Subsidies aren’t working but there are other options.
Fairtrade was set up to support small producers - but some feel it is now missing the mark.
Whether or not farmers believe human activities are changing the climate (many don’t), an agriculture specialist urges them to pursue payments for techniques that return carbon to the soil.
Top contributors
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Research associate, UCL
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Professor in Water Economics, University of Adelaide
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Sociologist/Criminologist/Victimologist and Media Communication Expert, University of Ibadan
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Lecturer in Integrated Crop Management, University of Neuchâtel
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Researcher, Centre for Peace and Security Studies, Modibbo Adama University of Technology
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Senior Lecturer in Criminology, Co-Director of the Centre for Rural Criminology, University of New England
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Principal Lecturer, Harper Adams University
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Assistant Professor, Department of Entomology; African-American Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Researcher and Project Manager in Agriculture, Food Security and Climate Change, University of Cape Town
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Chair in Agricultural Marketing, Trade and Policy, The Ohio State University
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Assistant Professor, Cornell University
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Senior Lecturer in Criminology, Co-director of the Centre for Rural Criminology, University of New England
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Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco
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Emeritus Professor of Law and Criminal Justice, University of South Australia
