Deported from Europe, Afghan
man pioneers mushroom farming
Rasool Rezaie learned how to grow mushrooms during a stay in Russia, and set up his farm two years ago
Deported from Europe, Afghan
Interest brewing
in coffee farming
Bangladesh plans large-scale commercial production of coffee beans
Egypt's farmers tap
technology to save
water, boost crops
The system uses a sensor buried in the soil to measure moisture levels and a transmitter to send the data to the user, who accesses it through a mobile app
It’s time to shop
for seeds
The 2021 garden season officially begins this month, with the arrival of seed catalogues. Here’s what to expect after last year’s chaotic spring
Drip irrigation
emerges to solve
rice paddy problem
An Israeli company develops a system to replace the flooded paddies that have supplied the world with rice for generations but cause damage to the environment
Pakistan looks to
new tech to curb
crop burning
Air pollution in Punjab shoots up every October and November as farmers burn rice stalks left behind after harvesting to clear their fields
IFAD supports smallholder farmers
It distributes nutritious homestead vegetable gardening kits among them
Legal high helps
revitalise US cities
As more states legalize marijuana, growers and officials are looking to aging industrial infrastructure to house cannabis crops
Grass farming
plans draw flak
The government faces criticism over its plan to send 32 officials abroad for training on grass farming
Extreme weather, COVID blight Kashmir's crops
Three months of drought and the pandemic lead to a sharp drop in the quantity and quality of fruit and vegetables grown in the region
