4 stories tagged agriculture.
Mayan beekeeper Leydy Pech built a coalition that challenged genetically modified soy permits in court, defending native bees, honey livelihoods and Indigenous communities' right to be consulted.
In southern Niger, farmers began protecting and pruning tree stumps that resprouted in their fields, regreening millions of hectares of farmland at very low cost.
Volunteers in Todmorden began planting herbs, fruit and vegetables in public spaces for anyone to pick, sparking a wider Incredible Edible movement.
Retired engineer Chewang Norphel builds low-cost 'artificial glaciers' that freeze winter stream water near Ladakhi villages so it melts in time for spring sowing.