Developments
Food for all - the 2020 vision
In the war on poverty and hunger, it is looking increasingly likely that the world is not going to meet its self-imposed target. Progress has been made as the number of people who are classified as 'food insecure' has come down. But an international commitment made five years ago to cut hunger in half by 2015 is not going to be achieved, unless changes in policy ...
Resisting change or taking up the challenge?
Resistance of insect pests, as a result of heavy insecticide use over many years, is a growing problem worldwide. The seriousness of the problem, along with resistance in weeds and fungi, were highlighted at the fourth annual conference dedicated to the subject "Resistance 2001: Meeting the challenge"...
Winning taste of Polish country life
Holding back the tide of agricultural change sweeping through rural communities is no small task. But winning an international tourism award has given a significant boost to the campaign to protect ...
Life on a floodplain is often precarious. But flooding, particularly in countries like Bangladesh becomes a way of life for the rural poor, who rely on the floodplains for their livelihoods. These people have adapted to the seasonal relationship between land and water and the majority are not just ....
Much has been said and written about the value of maintaining biodiversity for the preservation of genetic pools for the future benefit of farmers in general. But less has been proposed about ...
