The Farming World Episodes Available now
 
            FAO Calls for End to Rinderpest
FAO calls for total eradication of rinderpest disease that affects cattle and wild animals
 
            Desertification: Why We Should Care More
Desertification is a global agricultural disaster largely ignored by governments
 
            Spreading a Dairy Net across Africa
FAO's new Dairy Net to gather and share dairy development information in Africa
 
            Natural Protection against Sheep Parasites
Scottish blackface sheep have a gene for increased resistance to internal parasites
 
            English Royal Show: Farming Post-BSE
Traceability in meat production and farming post-BSE are this year's big talking points
 
            English Royal Show: Driving Developments
Mechanical highlights of the English Royal Show in Warwickshire
 
            It's Time to Stop Losing Plant Genetic Diversity
Global stocktaking at FAO conference on plant genetic resources
 
            Why Do So Many People Go Hungry?
There is enough to feed everyone but food is still unevenly distributed and poverty rising
 
            Hi-tech Solutions to Farming Problems
Hi-tech sprayer differentiates between crop and weeds
 
            New Genes for the Cassava Plant
New breeding programme possible for improved cassava crops