2011-06-14 Teaching Rural Farmers With Cell Phone Videos
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Mobile phones are an important business tool for farmers in rural areas.…
2011-06-07 Trying to Improve Food Safety With a Camera
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Europe’s deadly outbreak of a rare form of E. coli bacteria has…
2011-05-31 In the Garden: Getting Started With Roses
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Most kinds of rose plants come from Asia. But roses are also…
2011-05-24 An American Cowboy Aims to Help Russia’s Beef Herd
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. (SOUND) Twenty years ago, when the Soviet Union collapsed, so did beef…
2011-05-17 Study Links Climate Change to Changes in Crop Yields
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. A new study says climate change has reduced the world’s wheat and…
2011-05-10 In Africa, the Greening of the Sahel
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Niger is located in the Sahel desert south of the Sahara. The…
2011-05-03 Much of Africa Not Investing Enough in Agricultural Research
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Investing in agricultural research and development can help poor countries fight hunger…
2011-04-26 Growing Chili Peppers: A Heated Subject
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Some people say eating hot chili peppers can help you breathe easier…
2011-04-19 Beauties in the Garden: Growing Ornamental Trees and Bushes
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Trees and plants are called ornamentals if their main job is to…
2011-04-12 Grow It Yourself: Turning Bulbs Into Beautiful Blooms
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Bulbs are underground plant stems. They provide food for a shoot. Some…
2011-04-05 Next Step After Carbon: Knowing Your Nitrogen Footprint
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. A carbon footprint is the amount of carbon dioxide pollution that we…
2011-03-29 For Japan Farmers, Radiation Fears Mean Economic Pain
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Japan’s nuclear crisis may mean greater demand for imported food and less…
2011-03-22 How Women Farmers Could Feed More in Developing World
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Food prices continue to rise, threatening to push more people into poverty…
2011-03-15 Getting to the Bottom of a Fish Die-Off in Southern California
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. People in a community on the Pacific coast in Southern California awoke…
2011-03-08 Crunch Time for Food Makers Against New Maize for Fuel
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. (SOUND) Food companies say a new kind of maize could take the…