Ancient DNA Illuminates Pastoralism’s Rise in Africa
A new study pieces together clues to the multistep process behind the origins of livestock herding in sub-Saharan Africa.
Ancient DNA Illuminates Pastoralism’s Rise in Africa
Agriculture
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The Truth About “Sustainable” Palm Oil
In West Papua, Indonesia, both conventional and “green” palm oil projects dispossess and exclude Indigenous people from their lands.
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What’s the Cost of Quinoa?
Many had hoped that quinoa production would lift farmers out of poverty and rehabilitate a war-torn nation—but the state of this seed remains uncertain.
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Bracing for the Vanilla Boom
Some of Madagascar’s farmers, made wealthy by this year’s vanilla crop, will spend their cash in crazy “hot money” sprees. But their profligate spending may not be as illogical as it first appears.
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Following a New Trail of Crumbs to Agriculture’s Origins
Archaeologists have found tiny pieces of ancient bread from hunter-gatherers that predate agriculture by about 4,000 years.
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Carbon Farmers Work to Clean Up the World’s Mess
In Costa Rica—and increasingly in other countries—sustainable agriculture is taking on new meaning and value due to climate change.