Famine Prevention

The USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) reports a continuing steady increase in the number of farmers’ markets in the United States, reaching 4,685 in August 2008, a 6.8% increase over August 2006.

Organic may be a more attractive alternative for farmers in the Philippines who rely on chemical inputs and whose margins are too slim to pay down their debts.

As worldwide crop prices and hunger surge, debate rages about where the Slow Food Movement fits in to global food politics.

Amidst the daily chaos of running a research farm, one industrious intern—with help from his mentors—finds time for his own experiment.

Neonicotinoid insecticides that impact the central nervous system of insects are thought to have caused the deaths of more than 90 billion bees worldwide over the past 10 years.

Several converging forces in the global food economy could spell disaster in coming years.

Jamaican artist Livebroadkast wrote these lyrics in the political reggae spirit of Bob Marley and Peter Tosh, to be used in activist efforts against the destructive diversion of resources from food crops to ethanol production and the resulting skyrocketing costs of food.

Scientists have found that the long-term application of biosolids to crop lands could lead to dangerously high dioxin levels in food.

A plan aimed to slow the growth of the Sahara desert by planting a “wall of trees” has been put into motion after three years of planning.

This 35-minute video explores the question of whether organic agriculture can feed the world. Chief investigative reporter Karl Grossman interviews farmers to find out why they farm organically and explores the practice’s benefits.