From 1850 to 1890, new farm tools cut labor hours for corn and wheat production in half, marking a turning point in American agricultural ...

Farming efforts produce a wide range of crops, but there are different types of farming that dictate how it is carried out and whether there is money to be made for both farmers and investors. Though ...

A new study has found that deforestation for subsistence agriculture often occurs nearby commercial logging, mining and agriculture operations in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Shifting cultivation ...

Hawaiian Homes Commission Chairman William Aila Jr. shows the property during the groundbreaking Monday on Hawaii island. “The road to developing DHHL’s Subsistence Agricultural program has been a ...

Despite Kenya’s impressive advances across the economy in innovation, entrepreneurship and infrastructure, agriculture continues to be the bedrock of our country’s development. It is also the key to ...

Slash-and-burn agriculture is the practice of clearing and burning areas of vegetation to replenish the soil and grow food. Hundreds of millions of people around the world still rely on slash-and-burn ...

A don, Prof. Simon Irtwange, says subsistence farming or rural household agriculture development will assist to achieve food security in the country. Irtwange, who is a lecturer in the Department of ...

Agriculture continues to be Uganda’s largest source of employment and a primary supplier of inputs to agro-processing, trade, and manufacturing. The sector employs about 70 percent of the ...

Nutritional and Food Security Implications: Millets are nutritionally superior to polished rice and is increasingly replacing traditional diets in the NEH region. It can also play a critical role in ...