Irrigation has resulted in significant crop yield improvement across the globe. In some regions, irrigation is essential for ...

“Mixed farming is the only way to guarantee some income in small holdings where land is ... farmers who mix growing crops with rearing livestock — and who are often located between high ...

However, these ‘support systems’ cannot help small farmers to the extent that natural farming and multicropping can. Multi-crop systems are advantageous for small farmers, while mono-cropping ...

High land prices and a rise in institutional investing in farmland are making it difficult for small farmers to compete.

In this Our Changing Climate climate change video essay, I answer the question, can small-scale farming feed the world?

we can ensure that all of our crops have exactly the nutrients that they need, the healthiest of ecosystems, the same thing you would find in the healthiest of farms outside, for those plants at ...

Help is coming for farmers whose crops were damaged by severe weather events in the last two years. On Monday morning, ...