ColdHubs, the Solar-Powered Refrigerators Supporting Farmers in Africa
Food spoilage is a problem throughout much of the developing world. In areas with unreliable or inadequate access…
agriculture
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How Farmers Plan to Beat Back Coronavirus With Community Veg
As the coronavirus lockdown raises concern about access to food, a wave of agro-solidarity appears to be sprouting…
Small Robot Company Is About to Turn Farming Upside Down
Sam Watson-Jones, the co-founder of Small Robot Company, knows better than anyone how much farming needs to change…
Why Joshua Konkankoh is On A Mission To Create The World’s Biggest Ecovillage
Deep inside Cameroon — beyond the heady sprawl of the capital, Yaoundé, and up from the Mungo river…
Golden Rice, the GM Supercrop Aiming to Tackle Child Blindness
In 1984, some of the brightest minds in food security gathered together in the Philippines for a meeting…
Arindam Tomar is Saving a Species From Extinction in India
In Rajasthan, the largest of India’s states, there’s only one person to call if you’ve got a problem…
Russian Cows are Getting Virtual Reality Headsets
A dairy farm near Moscow has started trailing virtual reality (VR) headsets on its cows in a bid…
Mkhitar Avetisyan is Undoing Decades of Bad Waste Habits in Armenia
Armenia may be tiny, but it has a gigantic rubbish problem. The country — home to just three…
Mama Buci: Improving Family Income in Zambia Through Local, Organic Honey
It’s no secret that bees — the glue of the natural world — are fighting for their lives…
Dr Shi Yan, the Woman Trailblazing Community-Supported Agriculture in China
Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) aims to disrupt modern practices of mass production and revert back to simpler times…