Field trials are very important in maize research. In particular, breeders conduct different types of field trials in the process of developing new varieties. Each type of trial has its peculiarities. Apart from those conducted by the individual breede…
Largely because commercial farmers have shifted to cash crops such as tobacco and horticulture, smallholder farmers now account for 70-80% of food production in Zimbabwe, and they have little access to credit, according to Danisile Hikwa, Principal Dir…
The residents of Cam My in Vietnam describe their climate as “a pan of fire in the hot season and a sink of water in the wet season”. This weather pattern would ordinarily spell disaster for farmers. But a World Agroforestry Centre study found that…
WorldFish posted a photo: Aquatic Agricultural Systems are made up of fisheries, livestock keeping and other income activities on the Barotse floodplain.
A new review says a fresh approach is needed if environmental-services-payments schemes are to bring benefits to all, including the rural poor. In developing countries, a system of ‘co-investment in stewardship’ might be more realistic, in …
