Indian farm protesters set up school for slum children
Every day, around sixty children make their way to a school set up in a makeshift tent on the sidelines of protests against agricultural reform in India. The school was created for…
Giant ‘vertical’ farm opens in Denmark
A purple glow illuminates stacked boxes where lettuce, herbs and kale will soon be sprouting at one of Europe's biggest "vertical farms" just opened in a warehouse in Copenhagen's industrial zone. Fourteen…
Nigeria: Militants kill dozens in attack on farm
At least 40 people working on rice farms in northeastern Nigeria were killed by militants, according to several media reports. A local anti-jihadist militia has blamed Boko Haram for the attack.…
Killing of farm worker highlights ever-present racial divisions in South Africa
The recent killing of a farmer in South Africa has reignited racial tensions in recent weeks, we talk to our correspondent in Cape Town for the latest. Also on the programme, Nigeria…
Ghana, Cote d’Ivoire plan 21% hike on farm gate cocoa prices
Ghana and Cote d'Ivoire plan to raise the price farmers get paid for cocoa by about 21 per cent. Both countries account for over 60 per cent of the global production of…
Thai reporter sentenced to prison for defaming chicken farm
The journalist could spend two years in prison. She had tweeted about workers from Myanmar whose reports of abuse by their employers at the poultry farm triggered a landmark legal case for…
Africa’s first and only caviar farm
One of the world's poorest nations has started producing one of the world's most expensive delicacies. Now entrepreneurs in Madagascar are hoping their caviar from the highlands will win over France's famously…
Ivanka Trump visits Ivory Coast cocoa farm
Ivanka Trump visits Ivory Coast cocoa farm.…
Goodbye tractors? Farm of the future could use robots
The farm of the future will have a team of small robots instead of the huge tractors and machinery common today, according to a UK agritech startup.…
Food Security: 75 percent Nigerians critically hungry – Ayoola
President of Farm and Infrastructure Foundation (FIF), Prof. Gbolagade Ayoola, has urged the Nigerian government to guarantee food security for the nation’s citizens.…
NDLEA destroys hectare of cannabis sativa farm in Osun
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