This ‘carbon-negative’ burger is fighting climate change →
As fake meat floods the market, some fast-food joints are insisting that their ultra-sustainably raised beef is better for the planet. REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL
Read MoreZero-carbon water pumps turn Pakistan's barren mountains green →
Running only on fast-moving water, the pumps are cheap and easy to maintain, enabling farmers to grow fruit and vegetables. THOMSON REUTERS FOUNDATION
Read MoreAgainst the grain: why millet is making a comeback in rural India →
Nagaland farmers are bringing back the ancient crop – said to have near-miraculous powers – as a less water-intensive alternative to rice. THE GUARDIAN
Read MoreReturn of India's indigenous crops helps reduce farm distress and restore ecosystems →
In villages in Odisha, tribal communities have returned to indigenous varieties of seeds which yield crops that are better suited to the impacts of the changing climate. Cultivation of indigenous crops has the potential to make agriculture climate-smart, genetically diverse and sustainable. MONGABAY
Read MoreBelching in a good way: How livestock could learn from Orkney sheep →
The northernmost Orkney island, North Ronaldsay, is home to just 50 people and 2,000 sheep. Since the 19th Century, when islanders built a stone wall to confine the flock to the shoreline, it has survived on seaweed alone - and it now seems that this special diet could hold the key to greener, more climate-friendly livestock farming. BBC NEWS
Read MoreTiny AI devices aim to enrich farmers and their soil →
The AgroPad can analyse soil in seconds, meaning it could improve crop yields and reduce the use of fertilisers. THOMSON REUTERS FOUNDATION
Read MoreInvestors back global online market-place for ethical, green farmers →
The platform aims to help helps developing-nation farmers who are using green and ethical methods to earn more by linking them directly with food buyers around the world. THOMSON REUTERS FOUNDATION
Read MoreThe farms attempting to reverse wildlife decline →
Intensive agriculture is among the factors blamed for the steep decline in wildlife native to the UK and Ireland since the 1970s, but the Nature Friendly Farming Network (NFFN) is determined to reverse the trend. Here are some of the farms doing their bit. THE ECOLOGIST
Read MoreInnovation buzz: Drones help Ghana's farmers ward off birds - and drought risks →
In a project run by the Netherlands-based Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) rice farmers are being taught how to use drones to carry out jobs such as spraying fertilizer more efficiently and mapping scarce water sources, said George Madjitey, CEO of GEM Industrial Solutions. THOMSON REUTERS FOUNDATION
Read MoreLet them eat larvae →
Farmers are feeding their livestock the larvae of black soldier flies—an abundant, sustainable snack that’s quietly greening the industry, one maggot at a time. REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL
Read MoreThere’s a new group of workers spreading organic pesticide on crops: bees →
As they leave their hives, the bees get coated with a beneficial fungus that they spread to plants, which protects things like strawberries from disease. FAST COMPANY
Read MoreThe future of food: Why farming is moving indoors →
A car park opposite the infamous New York City housing estate where rapper Jay-Z grew up seems an unlikely place for an agricultural revolution. BBC NEWS
Read MoreDoes the future of farming exist beneath city streets? →
In a disused air raid shelter under London one company is growing salad crops, but what are the benefits, and drawbacks of vertical farming? BBC NEWS
Read MoreThe world’s largest rooftop farm will open soon in Paris →
Large rooftop farms aren’t new—in Chicago’s South Side, a 75,000-square-foot greenhouse on top of a factory building grows up to 10 million heads of leafy greens each year (and was the largest rooftop greenhouse in the world when it was built). But the latest rooftop farm to open will be quite a bit larger: around 150,000 square feet. FAST COMPANY
Read MoreFive ways UK farmers are tackling climate change →
Farmers are on the front line of climate change - vulnerable to changes in temperature and rainfall, as well as increasingly frequent extreme weather events. BBC NEWS
Read MoreStop burning fields to cut smog and boost profits, scientists tell Indian farmers →
Every year, a choking smog descends on northwest India as the region’s farmers burn their fields following the rice harvest - a phenomenon that has helped make New Delhi one of the world’s most polluted cities. Now, scientists have come up with a method that would allow farmers to sow their winter crop, usually wheat, without burning off the stubble left behind after the rice harvest. REUTERS
Read MoreThe Madagascar farmers trying to save sea cucumbers →
In much of the Far East, sea cucumbers are a delicacy, fetching a high price for their purported health benefits. In Tampolove, a tiny windswept village of mud huts and sandy paths squeezed between the coast and the forest in south-west Madagascar, they have provided a major boost to the local economy and environment. BBC NEWS
Read MoreInnovation rush aims to help farmers, rich and poor, beat climate change →
Researchers are putting their heads together to find new high-tech ways for farmers to adapt to a hotter world, wherever they live. THOMSON REUTERS FOUNDATION
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