The FAO have released a new book this week, ” Coping with Climate Change”.  It is available for free on the link below. The key message is that genetic diversity is important to coping with climate change, and that more needs to be done to understand and utilise this diversity in food production. It warns […]

The United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has announced that 2015 is the International Year of Soils. This campaign aims to promote the importance of soils for a healthy ecosystem, improved rural livelihoods, and food security. The key messages are the various methods to protect our soils through sustainable soil and land management, and […]