Tag: agriculture

Three questions with Future Africa director Cheikh Mbow

The Amazon biome is home to up to 30% of the world’s known species. Here’s all you need to know about the world’s most diverse ecosystem.

Scientists and policymakers stress importance of targeting managed and agricultural landscapes in Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework.

How “farmer-managed natural regeneration,” FMNR, is taking hold on the African continent and beyond to combat drought and boost agriculture.

The president of IFAD speaks on the complex solutions needed to increase the health and livelihoods of the world's 3.4 billion rural people.

An interview with Ndidi Nwuneli, the Nigerian serial entrepreneur bringing her region’s food and agriculture systems into a new era.

A restoration project in the Congo Basin forests is bringing degraded land back into productivity, fueled by research.

A Q&A with natural resources management specialist Patrick Ranjatson about the drought in southern Madagascar

Explore the world's drylands, the ubiquitous, un-trumpeted ecosystems that are critical to feeding the world and cover much of the planet.

The latest issue of journal Crop Science examines how pre-breeding crops with their wild relatives can increase their climate resilience.

New agricultural techniques are growing one of the world’s most ancient cereal crops, fonio, into a solution to hunger – and a food trend

Our pick of this year’s top stories

Learn why the business sector should invest in natural capital and biodiversity for the benefit of people, planet and profit.

CGIAR and big data “inspire” digital leadership in agriculture to fill the missing link between smart technology and food production

Big data experts ‘fall in love with the problem’ of reshaping food systems by exploring new technologies.