Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jamie Hailstone is a U.K-based reporter, who covers sustainability. Brentwood, N.Y.: Farmers tend the crops at Thera Farms in ...

African Perspectives on Agroecology is a new book with 33 contributions from academics, non-governmental organizations, farmer organizations and policy makers. It is free to download, and reviewers ...

A young farmer spreads fertiliser on young crops in Ethiopia. Edwin Remsberg/VWPics/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Agriculture involves a difficult balance between food production and ...

Agriculture is a cornerstone of human civilization, a testament to our ability to harness nature for sustenance. Yet, this age-old industry faces many challenges that hamper productivity, impact ...

An Environmental Working Group report questions the effectiveness of some farming practices that the U.S. Department of Agriculture recently added to its Environmental Quality Incentives Program, ...

Senators from opposite ends of the political spectrum are pushing to outlaw commercial octopus farming across the United States, citing animal welfare concerns and the risk that industrial-scale ...

Agricultural systems worldwide are increasingly challenged by climate extremes, including prolonged droughts, heat waves, ...

Farmers growing corn and soybeans for biofuels can now quantify the carbon intensity of crops grown with certain regenerative ...

Rising input costs and increasingly unpredictable weather are accelerating the shift towards regenerative farming, according to new research from ...

FOR years, farming in Ekenywa Village meant a familiar routine: buying chemical pesticides, hoping the rains would cooperate, praying pests would stay away and, at the end of the season, wondering ...

Among the goals it has set for 2030, the European Union aims to ensure that at least one quarter of agricultural land is farmed using organic or ecological practices. In this race, Andalusia holds a ...