A community-led, semi-intensive farming model has revived Mithun (Bos frontalis) husbandry in Porba village here, ...

Better productivity has come at expense of ecosystems but new and old practices show their vibrancy can be restored ...

Intensive animal farming may increase the risk of future pandemics, a new study has found. The findings go against the conventional wisdom that industrialized farming reduces the risk of disease ...

This guest post is by: Dr Matthew Hayek, assistant professor of environmental studies at New York University. Agriculture has a huge impact on the environment. Food production takes up more than ...

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has advised leaders and residents of the Busoga sub-region to adopt the right farming models ...

Intensive livestock farming could raise the risk of new pandemics, researchers have warned. Industrialized farming is often thought to reduce the risk of zoonotic diseases (those transmitted from ...

Overuse of antibiotics, high animal numbers and low genetic diversity from intensive farming increase the risk of animal pathogens transferring to humans. Overuse of antibiotics, high animal numbers ...

Swiss-themed cow bells are displayed for sale inside a souvenir store in Lucerne, Switzerland, on Saturday, Aug. 10, 2013. The Swiss National Bank will abolish its franc ceiling once it starts raising ...

LONDON/BRUSSELS, Nov 24 (Reuters) - A group of global investors representing more than $3.5 trillion in assets has urged the European Commission not to allow intensive farming to be badged as a ...

Intensive farming techniques have led to a common antibiotic-resistant pathogen to become capable of infecting both cattle and humans (PTI photo for representation) These bacteria are often resistant ...

Fertilisers, pesticides and hybrid high-yielding seeds saved the planet from an extra dose of global warming. That, at least, is the conclusion of a new analysis which finds that the intensification ...

Intensive farming techniques have led to a common antibiotic-resistant pathogen to become capable of infecting both cattle and humans, according to a study which suggests the need to check agriculture ...