Researchers say that strategic farming practices might be part of the solution for curbing global warming. According to calculations reported online on 15 January in Current Biology, a Cell Press publication, by planting crop varieties that better reflect sunlight back out to space, summertime temperatures could be reduced by more than one degree Celsius throughout much of central North America and mid-latitude Eurasia.

American University of Cairo's Desert Development Center teaches new desert settlers financially and ecologically sustainable desert farming techniques

CSIRO today released a national overview of climate change impacts and adaptation options for Australian agriculture.

Would people and their communities be healthier if they still got food from local farms?

As over 30 nations grapple with food riots caused by rising prices, India's story on how it pulled off record farm production will hold the world's attention at the three-day Food Security Summit beginning in Rome on Tuesday.

Researchers investigate the potential of low-input farming systems to benefit both farmers and the environment

Alarmed by adverse impact of climate change on farming and rising food prices, the UN agencies are helping farmers in Afghanistan and Africa to increase their agricultural production.

A renewed focus on agricultural development is critical to successfully reducing global poverty and hunger, according to a new World Bank report co-authored by economists at the University of California, Berkeley.

British authorities have confirmed the discovery of a case of foot and mouth disease at a second farm west of London just days after the latest outbreak was announced.

British authorities reported Friday that cattle on a second farm have tested positive for foot and mouth disease. They said the disease was detected in grazing cattle near Egham, Surrey, in a 10km-surveillance zone (6 mile) set up round a farm where an outbreak was discovered Tuesday.

Although the addition of nutrients to soil helps to maximize crop production, fertilizer can leach nutrients, polluting the water supply. A recent study by researchers at the University of Minnesota shows alternative cropping practices may help to protect the environment by reducing high nitrate levels in surface and ground water caused by conventional fertilizer use.

Armenia is famous with sweet apricots that have great taste. The agricultural ministry of Armeniain cooperation with the National Academy of Sciences will convene an international conference and business forum on July 6-7, an official of the ministry said to Armenpress.