The environment minister recently told a conference that agriculture is as old as ‘mankind’. She’s out by a few million years.
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The rise in size of your festive bird hides a chemical concern.
Free range, sow stall free - you’ll find a number of different types of ham on the market this Christmas. But what do they mean?
Zimbabwe like many other post colonial governments across the globe continues to struggle to attain equitable land reform.
South Africa’s government makes much of its efforts of putting more land in the hands of the previously disenfranchised black majority. Yet, many beneficiaries continue to wallow in poverty.
Somehow we need to grow more food to feed an expanding population while minimising the problems associated with nitrogen fertiliser use.
Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce said backpackers would be better off working in Australia with a 19% tax than in New Zealand, England and Canada. Is that true? And what would a 15% or 10.5% tax mean?
The development community has overlooked the ethical dilemmas associated with raising one individual above others through farmer-to-farmer systems.
The controversy over changes to the backpacker tax shows the inadequacy of relying on backpackers as the primary labour source for a vital industry.
The extension of laws on unfair contract terms to cover small businesses, may help farmers take more control of the data their farms generate.
We’re going to miss the Great Barrier Reef’s water quality targets unless we help farmers better
Organic farming has many benefits. It can better people’s lives and it’s good for biodiversity and the climate.
Drought is a problem in South Africa and it affects farmers. As a result, farmers and government are working together to develop strategies.
Working the land is a vital – and fruitful – career option.
Urban farms might be trendy, but they won’t replace rural agriculture anytime soon.
Intelligent trade policies can help limit the threats, including food security, that come with an uneven distribution of water resources across the globe.
Young farmers are more open to outside investment and ownership of the family farm, than older farmers, new research shows.
Our appetite for avocados affects more than just our choice of sandwich filling.
Australia’s Great Northern Savannas are the largest and most intact ecosystem of their kind on Earth. But they still face pressure from grazing, mining and agricultural expansion.
The history of how the British fell out of love with seasonal farm work.
Top contributors
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Senior Lecturer in Food Systems, The University of Melbourne
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Emeritus Professor of Agroecology and Food Politics, Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience, Coventry University
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CGIAR System Organization
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Research Fellow, Centre for Rural Policy Research, University of Exeter
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Senior Fellow, Department of Agricultural Economics, Stellenbosch University
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Professor, Dept of Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Guelph
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Adjunct Associate Professor, Centre for Regional and Rural Futures, Deakin University
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Lecturer in Ecology, University of New England
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Professor in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, School of Life & Environmental Sciences, Deakin University
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Emeritus Professor, Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape
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Professor, Food Economics, University of Guelph
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Professor of Law, The University of Melbourne
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Professor in Water Economics, University of Adelaide
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Visiting Research Fellow in Philosophy, University of Hertfordshire
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Professorial Fellow, ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University
