Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jamie Hailstone is a U.K-based reporter, who covers sustainability. Livestock farming has repeatedly come under the microscope in ...

Industrialized farming is often thought to reduce the risk of zoonotic diseases because of better control, biosecurity and separation of livestock. A new study examines the effect of social and ...

Over the years Seth Watkins has won praise for the way he farms. Pinhook Farm, in southern Iowa, grows diverse crops without commercial fertilizers and with limited pesticides. It also tries to tune ...

Nearly half of the world's land (44%) is used for agriculture, according to data from the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, with one-third of that going to croplands and two-thirds to grazing land ...

Climate change is affecting our food, and our food is affecting the climate. NPR is dedicating a week to stories and conversations about the search for solutions. FRENCHMANS BAYOU, Ark. — Will ...

Ensuring access to sufficient water for animals, adapting the infrastructure to the need. The World Bank financed Livestock Development Project (PRODEL) has significantly increased productivity and ...

The EU promotes sustainable and eco-friendly practices in food systems to protect the environment and people’s health while improving the food sector’s resilience. On this page A sustainable, ...

The terms agriculture and farming are often used interchangeably in everyday conversations. However, they are not exactly the same. Agriculture is a broader concept that includes a wide range of ...

More people are flocking to Laikipia, seeking to tap into new opportunities in horticulture and livestock rearing. For years, investors avoided the region, located on the leeward side of Mt Kenya, due ...

The Vice President of Nigeria, Kashim Shettima, has called for the reintroduction of agriculture in Nigerian schools as a core part of national efforts to strengthen food security and economic ...