Farmers’ access to profit-building mobile tech suffers from two C’s: connectivity and content. Governments, NGOs, and private sector can help.
Farmers
Pearls of Production: A New Tool to Improve Millet Yields
New grain tools allow farmers to thresh pearl millet efficiently, sustainably, and productively, increasing yields and the independence of small family farms.
Food: A Forum Highlights the Big Question Marks for Farming
National Geographic’s executive editor, Dennis R. Dimick, opens the Future of Food Forum, urging a global conversation on agriculture.
IYFF: New Brand in Peru Supports Local Women Organic Farmers
Peru’s AGROECO and ANPE-PERU are promoting a brand that will support the cultivation and sale of organic produce by smallholder women farmers.
New Partnership Advocates Closing the Gender Gap and Increasing Youth Participation in Agriculture
Food Tank and The Global Forum on Agricultural Research (GFAR) announce they will be collaborating during the International Year of Family Farming (IYFF).
Farm Hack Connects Farmers with Low-Cost Tools
Farm Hack connects farmers with innovative, low-cost equipment designs.
Stories from GFAR: Foresighted Farmers to Face Future Challenge
Ironically, farmers, who are most in need of information about the future of food, agriculture, and rural development, have the least access to it.
Growing Innovation in the International Year of Family Farming
Collaborative campaign to create an open source online library of agricultural innovations and a new book documenting sustainable models developed by farmers.
NEW REPORT: Food Tank By The Numbers: Family Farming
Food Tank highlights new research showing how family farms, can nourish the world while protecting the environment in a new report, Food Tank by the Numbers.
GRuB Institutes Provides Hands-On Training for Farm-based Education Programs
The GRuB institute is a three day workshop that provides hands-on education in community and farm-based youth programs
A Wild Farm
How do we start to become more efficient in our use of land, preserve biodiversity and provide more diverse and healthy food options? The wild farm is a start.
Cross-Breeding Trial in Kenya Attempts to Increase Farmer Income
The One Acre Fund is attempting to increase milk production in Kenya with a new livestock trial.
Three Free Tools That Will Make You a Better Farmer
These three tools make number crunching fast, easy, and fun!
Farm bill quid pro quo
Among the biggest conservation wins in the final bill is a provision linking crop insurance subsidies for farmers to conservation practices that protect land.
Sugar and Spice and Everything Nice Is What This Farmer is Made of
Together with other local family farmers, Maila offers agri-culinary tours showcasing local food, native delicacies combined with a farm experience.
Cyanobacterial Bio-fertilizer: Nature’s Own Solution for Improved Soil Fertility
Cyanobacterial bio-fertilizer can be an environmentally-friendly and affordable nitrogen-rich fertilizer which farmers can use to improve soil fertility.
Celebrating the Potential of Permaculture
Food Tank highlights ten projects that embrace permaculture practices worldwide. In March, permaculture experts will gather for the Permaculture Voices event.
14 Food Resolutions to Bring in The New Year
Together we can be that generation and find solutions to nourish both people and the planet! Here are 14 food resolutions for 2014.
Papaya for Haiya: Philippine Farmers Post-Taiphoon
Local family farm set up a pickling day- Operation: Papaya for Haiyan- to produce jars of pickled papaya to be sold with proceeds to benefit victims of Haiyan!
Veteran-Veterinarian Combines Skills as Food Safety Consultant for Farmer Veteran Coalition
Michele Pfannenstiel uses her unique background in the army and veterinary medicine to fill a niche as food safety consultant for Farmer Veteran Coalition (FVC)
