This video provides an update on farm operations during a particularly wet season, highlighting how specific soil management ...

Humans have physically reconfigured half of the world’s land to grow just eight staple crops: maize (corn), soy, wheat, rice, cassava, sorghum, sweet potato and potato. They account for the vast ...

The Centre has launched the PRAGATI Scheme to train 20,000 rural youth as agri-entrepreneurs across eight states, creating jobs while helping farmers adopt modern farming practices.

The word farm was once equated with images of sun-kissed green fields in rural areas. That’s quickly changing. Not only are farms moving closer to urban areas, but they’re also getting creative in how ...

Young farmers are combining traditional agriculture with mobile apps to build livelihoods in the absence of formal jobs.

Midwest soil is eroding at an alarming rate according to new, first-of-its-kind research. Researchers at the University of Massachusetts found that the rate of soil erosion in the Midwestern US is 10 ...

The Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support Project in collaboration with the Borno State government has commenced business development, modern livestock farming techniques and financial ...

AMES, Iowa — Public interest in the environment is increasing and the news is full of stories about food safety. Those developments have led many to push for a return to small organic farms. Such ...

Soil salinization is a serious problem, especially in areas with less rainfall and increasingly arid climates. As climates change, flooding becomes more prevalent – another factor that leads to high ...

Agriculture extension workers in Lagos State have been trained in modern farming methodologies and tools for rice, aquaculture, and livestock farming. The three-day training held at the premises of ...