In 2011 a farmer-led organization based in London called Producers Direct launched Wefarm, the world’s first digital networking service designed by and exclusively for smallholder …
Governments in sub-Saharan Africa frequently give two bits of advice to smallholder farmers hoping to improve crop yields: apply more fertilizer, or use more irrigation. …
From late September to mid-October sporadic cases of avian influenza were reported at poultry farms in South Africa, China, parts of Russia, Kazakhstan, and Israel, …
By Bharat Bhandari and Shree Prasad Neupane The Hard Life of the Chepang, Nepal’s Mountain Farmers The Chepang, an indigenous community of more than 68,000 …
Mobile phones are ubiquitous today, and not only in richer nations. Consumers in developing countries have embraced smartphones and flip phones, and these nations could …
By Sadiksha Basnet and the Center for Environmental and Agricultural Policy Research, Extension and Development Agriculture accounts for 65% of Nepal’s workforce and 30% of …
As recently as 2015 one basic solar-powered water pump could cost $1,500. Futurepump says it can sell you one in Nigeria today for a little …
By some estimates, 95% of plant species host some form of mycorrhizal fungi on their roots, and at least 60% of all known plant species …
