News tagged with subsistence farming

Engineered beans show promise for Africa

Slender green beans air-freighted from Kenya to markets in Western Europe are a profitable crop for high-altitude farms across sub-Saharan Africa. Breeding efforts at Cornell could help their lower altitude ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Feb 14, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Erosion of traditional 'taboos' threatens Madagascar's lemurs

Madagascar is world famous for its unique animals, many of which are protected by law, but recent research has demonstrated that illegal hunting of these protected species may be widespread and pose an urgent threat the country's ...

Biology / Ecology

created Dec 14, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Kenyans swap carbon roles to save forest

Mwakitau Kaleghe used to scratch out a living from burning charcoal, culled from trees whose felling helped turn a rich tropical woodland in southern Kenya into a desolate mosaic.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Mar 08, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Advanced geographical models bring new perspective to study of archaeology

Computational modeling techniques provide new and vast opportunities to the field of archaeology. By using these techniques, archeologists can develop alternative computerized scenarios that can be compared ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created May 14, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Appalachian history gives new perspective of how workers view jobs

A preacher addresses a group of men in a town church in eastern Kentucky, but this gathering is not to hear a sermon. Instead, it is a meeting of a coal miners' union. By studying coal miners and farmers during the early ...

Other Sciences / Other

created Feb 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0