You are here: Homepage Tag agriculture Articles Vetiver grass stabilizes the soil thanks to its extensive, strong root system Photo: Mittul Vahanvati Solomon Islands | Climate change "Nature-based solutions are for the long term" Informal settlements in particular can benefit from nature-based solutions. Researchers Darryn McEvoy and Mittul Vahanvati explain how planting the right grasses is helping a community in the Pacific region Interview with Darryn McEvoy, Mittul Vahanvati 01/01/2025 A harvest worker picks avocados for export Photo: Axel Javier Sulzbacher Environment | Mexico Avocados: The green gold rush The global appetite for avocados is generating big bucks in Michoacán. Behind the scenes, criminal groups illegally clear forests and steal municipal water for cultivation. The risks are large but the benefits remain in the hands of a few By Heriberto Paredes Coronel 10/28/2024 Photo: Atikah Zata Flying visit | Indonesia Spinach or football? Things are getting tight for small farmers in Indonesia’s capital. The rapid growth of the infrastructure makes them fear for their fields By Atikah Zata 09/07/2024 Jasbir Singh in a greenhouse near Odemira Photo: Tilo Wagner Personal history | Portugal From engineer to fruit picker Born in the Indian city of Chandigarh, fruit picker Jasbir Singh, 34, has been picking berries in Alentejo for five years. Soon he could apply for Portuguese citizenship. A conversation Interview with Jasbir Singh 07/01/2022 The entrance to the Svalbard Seed Vault Photo: Jonas Bendiksen / Magnum Photos Seed vault | Norway “Frozen, for good” Plant seeds from all over the world are stored in Norwegian permafrost. Biologist Åsmund Asdal explains how important these seeds are for our future. A conversation Interview with Åsmund Asdal 01/07/2022 A gym was set up for protesters at the site of a gas station Photo: Vaibhav Raghunandan Farmers’ protest | India The siege of Delhi For a year, thousands of farmers converged at the gates of the Indian capital, demonstrating against the government’s agricultural reform. Their tenacity finally paid off, with the surprise announcement that three controversial farm laws would be withdrawn By Vaibhav Raghunandan 10/01/2021
Vetiver grass stabilizes the soil thanks to its extensive, strong root system Photo: Mittul Vahanvati Solomon Islands | Climate change "Nature-based solutions are for the long term" Informal settlements in particular can benefit from nature-based solutions. Researchers Darryn McEvoy and Mittul Vahanvati explain how planting the right grasses is helping a community in the Pacific region Interview with Darryn McEvoy, Mittul Vahanvati 01/01/2025
A harvest worker picks avocados for export Photo: Axel Javier Sulzbacher Environment | Mexico Avocados: The green gold rush The global appetite for avocados is generating big bucks in Michoacán. Behind the scenes, criminal groups illegally clear forests and steal municipal water for cultivation. The risks are large but the benefits remain in the hands of a few By Heriberto Paredes Coronel 10/28/2024
Photo: Atikah Zata Flying visit | Indonesia Spinach or football? Things are getting tight for small farmers in Indonesia’s capital. The rapid growth of the infrastructure makes them fear for their fields By Atikah Zata 09/07/2024
Jasbir Singh in a greenhouse near Odemira Photo: Tilo Wagner Personal history | Portugal From engineer to fruit picker Born in the Indian city of Chandigarh, fruit picker Jasbir Singh, 34, has been picking berries in Alentejo for five years. Soon he could apply for Portuguese citizenship. A conversation Interview with Jasbir Singh 07/01/2022
The entrance to the Svalbard Seed Vault Photo: Jonas Bendiksen / Magnum Photos Seed vault | Norway “Frozen, for good” Plant seeds from all over the world are stored in Norwegian permafrost. Biologist Åsmund Asdal explains how important these seeds are for our future. A conversation Interview with Åsmund Asdal 01/07/2022
A gym was set up for protesters at the site of a gas station Photo: Vaibhav Raghunandan Farmers’ protest | India The siege of Delhi For a year, thousands of farmers converged at the gates of the Indian capital, demonstrating against the government’s agricultural reform. Their tenacity finally paid off, with the surprise announcement that three controversial farm laws would be withdrawn By Vaibhav Raghunandan 10/01/2021