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Microsoft co-founder turned philanthropist Bill Gates on Thursday will unveil grants totaling 120 million dollars to promote dynamic, home-grown, sustainable agriculture in Africa and India. The grants, which will be made by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation working together with

The federal government is not going to pull back on its efforts to curtail marijuana farming operations, Gil Kerlikowske, director of the White House's Office of National Drug Control Policy, said Wednesday in Fresno. ...

by Sara Luckow, TMC MediaWire Blogger Americans have picked up some interesting habits thanks to the Great Recession. Online dating is on the rise because...

Katine's 18 farmers groups offered money to help cope with drought and food shortages affecting north-east UgandaKatine farmers are being encouraged to apply for funds to support income generating ideas to improve livelihoods in the sub-county.The African Medical and Research Foundation (Amref), which is ...

From cattle to cheese, Christopher Thomond documents the agricultural year's highlight

With announcements on agriculture expected from the G8 today, Farm-Africa's new chairman, Martin Evans, tells Liz Ford what Africa's subsistence farmers really needAsked what he would like the G8 to do for African farmers this week, the new chairman of Farm-Africa, Martin Evans, ...

Highlight of the agricultural calendar to close after 170 years because of falling numbers and competition from other eventsThe bulls bellowed and the homemade cakes looked as good as ever, but farmers at the Royal Show were taking final souvenir ...

Failure to improve access to water in Karamoja in Uganda is likely cause widespread hunger and lead to mass migration, Oxfam International warns

Court rules in favour of government after Georgina Downs last year won case based on 'solid evidence' of harm from crop sprayingA landmark victory against the government over pesticide spraying was overturned today, prompting accusations ...

The row over cow-inflicted injuries threatens a return to rural segregation – we need not wired-off paths but common senseIt goes against the grain to think of the English countryside as dangerous, rather than gently beautiful and full of natural wonders for those who ...

The row over cow-inflicted injuries threatens a return to rural segregation – we need not wired-off paths but common senseIt goes against the grain to think of the English countryside as dangerous, rather than gently beautiful and full of natural wonders for those who ...

Failure to improve access to water in Karamoja in Uganda is likely cause widespread hunger and lead to mass migration, Oxfam International warns

Cost of crop failure soars as weather disasters become more frequent and severeChina faces an increase in weather disasters which will threaten crops and economic growth, the country's most senior forecaster has warned.He Lifu, of the National Meteorological Centre, told the China Daily newspaper ...

1981: The U.S. government announces a new vaccine for foot-and-mouth disease. It’s welcomed by farmers, but would likely have become a historical footnote were it not for a technological caveat: The vaccine is genetically engineered. Previous vaccines contained weakened or inactive strains of disease-causing viruses or bacteria. These provoked recipients’ immune ...