From VOA Learning English, this is the Agriculture Report. Things may be changing soon for some crops in Africa. A group called the African Orphan Crops Consortium says these plants are not getting enough attention. And it thinks they could help ease hunger and improve diet on the continent. The group opened the African Plant Breeding Academy last year […]
From VOA Learning English, this is the Agriculture Report. The United Nations has declared 2014 the International Year of Family Farming. The UN says farm families are important producers of food for growing populations. But many family farms cannot provide retirement plans, health care or child care. So the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) has been working to get family farming […]
From VOA Learning English, this is the Agriculture Report. Some farmers in the central Philippines are preparing for their first rice harvest since a powerful typhoon hit the country. Typhoon Haiyan caused major damage over a wide area killing more than 6,000 people. Florencio de la Cruz remembers Typhoon Haiyan. He says he harvested six tons […]
From VOA Learning English, this is the Agriculture Report. A period of severe dry weather — called a drought — is damaging crops in the Americanstate of California. This could cause a rise in food prices for Americans and people around the world. In the Central Valley of California, farmers are reducing crop size because they do not […]
The United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization says Africa has more food security problems than any other continent. Representatives of more than 50 countriesgathered in Tunisia in March for the FAO’s 28th yearly meeting on Africa. The conference ended with a renewed promise of support for food security and continuing development. The FAO says Africa has enjoyed strong […]
From VOA Learning English, this is the Agriculture Report. China has rejected more than one million metric tons of United States corn since last November. The Chinese government says it is not accepting shipments that include Agrisure Viptera, made by the seed company Syngenta. China says it has not approved importing this genetically modified, or GMO, kind of corn […]
From VOA Learning English, this is the Agriculture Report. The town of Bouar is about 450 kilometers west of Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic. Thousands of people displaced by the violence in the country have come to the town, seeking safety. VOA reporter Bagassi Koura recently spent two weeks in the Central African Republic. She reports that […]
From VOA Learning English, this is the Agriculture Report. Most kinds of rose plants come from Asia. But roses are also native to other areas, including northwest Africa, Europe and the United States. In 1986, the U.S. Congress chose the rose as America’s national flower. Technically, Congress and President Ronald Reagan declared it the “national floral […]
The United Nations says the world’s population will increase by 34 percent by the year 2050. Scientists and others know it will be difficult to meet the food needs of so many people. A recent study shows that soybean crops and computers may help deal with the problem. The UN predicts food production must increase by 70 percent to meet the […]
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