Agriculture Is Producing More, But It Is Taking More to Do It
Farmers around the world are producing more food, feed and raw materials. But a new global assessment from Virginia Tech points to a troubling question: how much more are we…
What If Farmers Could Get More From Every Kilogram of Nitrogen?
Fertilizer has helped agriculture produce more food, but there is a problem hiding in plain sight. A large share of the nitrogen farmers apply to fields never reaches the crop.…
The Soil Has More Phosphorus Than We Think, but Can Crops Actually Use It?
Farmers have spent decades learning how much phosphorus their crops need. But a new study is drawing attention to a different question that could become just as important: How much…
Can Cocoa Help Restore the Amazon While Giving Farmers a Better Income?
The Amazon is usually discussed in terms of what needs to be protected. But Brazil is increasingly asking a different question: Can agricultural production itself become part of the restoration…
Fiji Is Taking Agriculture Online, and Farmers Could Get a New Digital Toolkit
A farmer checking market prices on a phone, receiving climate information digitally or using an online service to connect with buyers may soon become a much more normal part of…
Philippine Agriculture Is Putting Innovation to the Test, Not Just on Display
Agricultural innovation often looks impressive in a laboratory. The harder question is whether it can survive the realities of a farm. That question is taking centre stage in the Philippines…
A Peanut Variety From Bangladesh Just Won Global Recognition for Climate-Resilient Farming
Sometimes agricultural innovation does not begin with a high-tech machine or an AI system. Sometimes it begins with a better crop variety. That is what has happened with BARI Chinabadam-9,…
Afghanistan’s Farmers Are Getting a New Kind of Agricultural Support
For farmers working in one of the world’s most climate-vulnerable agricultural environments, producing a crop is only half the challenge. Getting reliable advice, finding buyers, protecting natural resources and earning…
Indian Rice Farmers Are About to Earn From the Carbon Stored in Their Fields
For years, farmers have been asked to change the way they grow rice to save water, protect soil and reduce emissions. Now, a new development in Punjab and Haryana is…
India Is Preparing a Tougher Seed Law. Farmers Will Have a Say Before It Moves Forward
A bag of seeds can determine an entire season. If those seeds are fake, adulterated or simply fail to perform, a farmer can lose months of work, money and opportunity…