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Agriculture & Environment: Farming practices

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Help the poor lift yields to fight food price rises

Small farmers could beat increasing prices in food and fertiliser by producing more of their own crops at lower cost, argues William Dar.

18 June 2008 | EN

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Take biofuel crops off the land and grow them at sea

The environmental and social costs of producing biofuels on land can be avoided by farming seaweed, says Ricardo Radulovich.

6 June 2008 | EN | 中文

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Taking on biotechnology the African way

Africa must be free to explore the potential of agricultural biotechnology without undue European influence, says Jennifer Thomson.

27 June 2007 | EN

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A new vision of plant health services for world's poor

Plant clinics should replace narrow pesticide control measures to ensure that poor farmers can have healthy plants, argues Eric Boa.

1 February 2007 | EN

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India must regulate pesticide use

Sunita Narain explains why India's Centre for Science and Environment decided to investigate pesticide levels in soft drinks, and argues for stringent regulations on their safe use.

Source: Down to Earth

21 August 2003 | EN