Agriculture: June 2004 Archives

by Roger Thurow and Scott Kilman

une 22, 2004 -- CropChoice news -- Charles Hutzler, Wall Street Journal, 06/18/04: When Chen Yuanyong of Fulou Village surveys his crop on the North China Plain, wheat producers around the world want to know what he sees.

A smile brightens Mr. Chen's sun-darkened face as he tears the top from a stalk and examines the grain. "Long and thick," he says, approvingly. He thinks the harvest will provide food for his family as well as a surplus to sell on the local market.

June 23, 2004

Source: www.oneworld.net

Sue Edwards reports on the challenges and opportunities facing Ethiopia as steps are taken to reverse the ecological and social damages that have locked the country in poverty.

Challenges
Ethiopia is a land-locked country in the ‘Horn of Africa’ to the northeast of Africa. Its topography is very diverse, encompassing mountains over 4000 m above sea level, high plateaus, deep gorges cut by rivers and arid lowlands including the Afar Depression 110 m below sea level.

A small village in Tehri-Garhwal pioneers a unique movement to conserve and promote indigenous seeds and agricultural practices.

Jardhargaon, a village in the Tehri-Garhwal district of Uttaranchal, is home to a people’s movement to revive traditional agricultural practices and conserve indigenous seeds. The movement, known as the Beej Bachao Andolan (BBA), has its roots in the Chipko movement.