2014-09-16 Tastier Tomato, Tougher Rice Sought From Genetic Data
From VOA Learning English, this is the Agriculture Report. Scientists have discovered the genetic secrets of two unpopular members of…
2014-09-09 Conflicts Increase Emergency Food Airlifts
From VOA Learning English, this is the Agriculture Report. The World Food Program (WFP) says the increasing number of conflicts…
2014-09-02 Global Warming, Population Growth and Unrestricted Development Threaten African Species
From VOA Learning English, this is the Agriculture Report. Climate researchers met recently in Cameroon to talk about threats to…
2014-08-26 Ugandan Promotes ‘Slow Food’ Ideals to Feed Africa
From VOA Learning English, this is the Agriculture Report. The Slow Food Movement is growing in most of the western…
2014-08-19 Really, It’s OK to Pinch Mums
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. People have been growing chrysanthemums for more than two thousand years. Mums…
2014-08-12 Quinoa: a grain whose time has come
From VOA Learning English, this is the Agriculture Report. When a grain becomes popular worldwide, there are two main effects:…
2014-08-05 Fish Production Needs Double to Meet Growing Global Demand
From VOA Learning English, this is the Agriculture Report. As the world population grows, there is a need for more…
2014-07-29 The Future of Dairy Farming: Robot Milkers
This is the Agriculture Report. The future has arrived at a dairy farm about in an hour by car from…
2014-07-22 Thailand Ends Controversial Rice Support Program
From the VOA Learning English, this is the Agriculture Report. The military government of Thailand is ending payments to rice…
2014-07-15 ICRC in CAR Gives Agricultural Assistance to People in Need
From VOA Learning English, this is the Agriculture Report. The International Committee of the Red Cross is giving seeds and…
2014-07-08 With High-tech Tools, Farmers Hope to Turn Data into Higher Returns
From VOA Learning English, this is the Agriculture Report. Farmers are increasingly using high-tech products to lower their costs, increase…
2014-07-01 Study: Mississippi River Overwhelmed by Agricultural Chemicals
From VOA Learning English, this is the Agriculture Report. An area known as a dead zone develops every spring in…
2014-06-24 Raising Alpacas for Fun and Profit
From VOA Learning English, this is the Agriculture Report. Alpacas are large animals with long, thick hair. They are related…
2014-06-17 NGO Sees Progress in Ending Global Hunger
From VOA Learning English, this is the Agriculture Report. The United Nations says hunger kills more people every year than…
2014-06-10 Scientists Seek Super Soybean to Meet the World’s Food Needs
From VOA Leaning English, this is the Agriculture Report. The United Nations says the world’s population will increase by 34…