Tilapia Farming—Boom or Bust?
Though seafood invokes images of trawlers crashing against waves, aquaculture now generates the bulk of fish protein consumed. Fish farming overtook wild catch fishing more than a decade ago, around […]
Building a Brand for Smallholder Coffee Farmers
Aminatha Ngabo’s passion is coffee. Her challenge is immense. A small coffee farmer and government advisor, Ngabo is busy trying to help thousands of women coffee farmers in the eastern […]
Making mountains out of anthills? An unconventional fertilizer changes farming in Zambia
Yes, African anthills and termite mounds are often impressive structures, much larger than what you might expect to find in a backyard garden, but tiny insects can’t come close to […]
Mexico’s “Milpa” Grows More Nutritious Foods
Farms in Oaxaca, Mexico have survived political strife, storms, droughts, and floods, but many were particularly affected by the 1994 North American Free Trade Agreement. After they were forced to […]
“Grim” Findings Show Food Insecurity is Getting Worse
Global food insecurity worsened dramatically last year and will likely continue to do so, according to a coalition of governments and nonprofits formed five years ago to track emergent and […]
China’s “Father of Hybrid Rice” Dies at 90
Professor Yuan Longping, a legend of food security and household name in China, passed away on Saturday, May 22, 2021. He was 90 years old. Chinese state media and Nikkei […]
The 2021 World Food Prize: And the Winner is…
The World Food Prize, considered the “Nobel Peace Prize for food” in international agricultural development circles, has a new honoree, a specialist in aquaculture, smallholder fish farming, and innovative fish-based […]
Pressing for Policies that Promote “Forgotten Foods”
As Africa’s middle class has expanded, so has the continent’s taste for Western vegetables: lettuce, French beans, sugar snap peas, broccoli, and other staples of any Western grocery store. In […]
Nigeria’s Cocoa Question
What versatile tropical plant not only makes possible chocolate treats and drinks, but also serves as an ingredient for bread, soaps, livestock feed, butter, cream, and even wine? The answer […]
Growing Beets for Cows to Support India’s Struggling Smallholder Farmers
The ancient Greeks used to feed it to their cattle. Now this nutritious and easily grown root crop is being repurposed to help India’s smallholder farmers feed their livestock when […]
