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Pesticide misuse endangers workers, consumers and environment in Asia and Latin America

Imbalance between livestock and the enviroment leads to pollution and soil impoverishment

Showground tour of livestock, international stands, latest technology and machinery

Increases in food grain yields have fallen behind population growth, reports Worldwatch

Offered a choice of grasses, farmers surprised scientists in Colombia

The growing crisis of unsustainability of animal production worldwide

Valuable 'invisible' technology developed by farmers for soil and water conservation

On the spot learning for farmers about making the most of their land without agrochemicals

From aphrodisiacs to culinary spices, the market for farm-grown pharmaceuticals is growing

Biological pest control can reduce agrochemical usage in the tropics and Europe

Agriculture feels the impact of Thailand's economic problems

Can world agriculture supply our ever-increasing food needs over next 40 years?

Droughts and floods are hitting harvests hard worldwide

Falling soil fertility and accelerating erosion affect farmers worldwide

Fungal disease is threatening the Ugandan coffee crop

Putting organic farming ideas into practice worldwide

South-East Asian crops affects by smog caused by Indonesian forest fires and air pollution

Scientists learn why integrated farming in South-East Asia is so successful

New high-yielding bean crop in Uganda and the women who are supplying the seed

Supermarkets want farmers to be more evironmentally friendly

'Living fences' are vital to the countryside and are making a come-back in the UK

'Asia needs to produce 50% more rice in the next 20 years,' predicts IRRI

Tsetse fly eradicated in Zanzibar in three years using the sterile insect technique

Pigeon pea grown for food, firewood and pest control comes in many varieties

Is genetic modification of plants and animals the solution to the world's food supplies?

Kalahari Bushmen cultivating cochineal beetles on prickly pears as a new crop

Tsetse fly in Ethiopia is the next target for eradication campaign

Biotechnology and environmentally sound practices are both needed to feed the world

Hunt for new cocoa varieties with advantageous traits to add to the 10,000 in seed banks

Essential ingredients and classic crops that are vital to large- and small-scale farmers