2004-08-03 Locusts in North Africa
This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English AgricultureReport. An invasion of locusts fromNorthwest Africa continues to affect several countries. The UnitedNations said the number of insects invading crop…
2004-07-27 Mulch
This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English AgricultureReport. Mulch is important to farmers. Mulch is a protective cover ofmaterial that is spread on top of soil. It is…
2004-07-20 Scientists Find Compound in Smoke that Helps Seeds Grow
This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English AgricultureReport. A discovery about a chemical in smoke could be a big help tofarmers. Smoke causes lots of seeds to begin…
2004-07-13 New Cases of Avian Influenza in Asia
This is Bob Doughty with the VOA Special English AgricultureReport. The chicken industry in East Asia has grown quickly in recentyears. But now the industry must deal with findings that…
2004-07-06 Study Finds Warmer Nights Mean Less Rice
This is Bob Doughty with the VOA Special English AgricultureReport. Scientists have had theories that climate change could harmcrops. Now, a study offers what it calls direct evidence that risingtemperatures…
2004-06-29 West African Leaders Discuss Genetically Engineered Crops
This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English AgricultureReport. For three days last week, West African leaders and governmentministers met in Burkina Faso to discuss agricultural technology.Members of the…
2004-06-22 Briquetting
This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English AgricultureReport. In many parts of the world, peopleburn wood and other agricultural products for cooking and heating.However, as populations increase, materials…
2004-06-15 Fish Farming
This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English AgricultureReport. Fish is an important food for many people. In some places, it isthe only animal protein to be found. For…
2004-06-08 Hybrids
This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English AgricultureReport. Since ancient times, farmers have chosen the seeds for the comingyear from the biggest and best plants in their crop.…
2004-06-01 Calls for a ‘Gene Revolution’
This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English AgricultureReport. There are sixty-eight million hectares of genetically engineeredcrops. This is about five percent of all cropland in the world, andexpanding.…
2004-05-25 Endangered Breeds of Farm Animals
This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English AgricultureReport. Farm animals supply an estimated thirty percent of all food andagricultural needs. They provide products like milk, meat and eggs.They…
2004-05-18 Monsanto Decides Against Genetically Engineered Wheat
This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English AgricultureReport. Last week, the Monsanto company announced that it would not sellgenetically engineered wheat. The American company had beendeveloping a kind…
2004-05-11 Mushrooms
This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English AgricultureReport. Year after year, mushrooms of every size and shape push their wayup from under dead leaves or from inside dead…
2004-05-04 Using Water to Produce Electricity
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. The power of flowing water can be used to produce electricity.This can be done anywhere there is water and a hill for…
2004-04-27 World Grain Supplies Expected to Shrink Further
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. The Food and Agriculture Organization says it expects anotherdecrease in world grain supplies. The F.A.O. says it expects thesupplies to be eighteen…