The countries of Central America have set their sights on research and innovation in the production of tomatoes, cassava, potatoes and avocados to increase food supply and combat hunger, which mainly affects rural areas. more
The Rutgers Food Innovation Center assists would-be food entrepreneurs who want to turn their ideas into products that can be sold in stores across the country. more
NEW YORK (Reuters) – More Americans are buying locally grown food and new farmers markets are sprouting throughout the country. more
Residents of Patna India will soon be able to buy organic fruits and vegetables from their nearest milk parlor. more
Three Maine lobstermen and a former groundfish fisherman have become the first graduates from the first-ever “Cod Academy” aimed at teaching them the ins and outs of fish farming. more
Students with the knowledge and passion for farming are more academically diverse than ever before. more
For most of its thousand-year history, sake has been a man’s world. Even as recently as 30 years ago, women were forbidden to enter some breweries, but today’s pioneering lady brewers and brewery heads are teaching the industry to embrace its feminine … more
This story comes to us courtesy of California Watch. By Patricia Leigh Brown Every Saturday morning, Auscencio Perez can be found beneath the shade trees at the county fairgrounds in Merced, presiding over a colorful cascade of melons, peaches and stra… more
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The United States presidential elections are tomorrow. more
