"We still use the terracing our ancestors taught us — it works even better now." By merging solar technology with traditional ecological knowledge, the Agaw have built a "living infrastructure" that ...

Sometimes, it means knowledge applied skillfully and collaboratively to shape the land and secure a future for those who ...

In Madagascar, where farming has moved toward modern intensive agricultural practices in recent decades, a study has demonstrated that the country’s farmers would be much better off if they returned ...

The ancient city of Petra, which was carved into the desert cliffs of modern-day Jordan, might look inhospitably bone-dry today, but new archaeological evidence shows that its first-century ...

‘Terrace farming’ is becoming a big hit in the district. As part of the ‘promotion of urban clusters’, the ambitious project of the agriculture department has made inroads in the district. According ...

Deepak Nakum, a teacher-turned-farmer, hailing from Rajkot has now taken up this as a mission and has also been convincing others to take up terrace farming. As the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has led ...