One of the world's most influential scientists has warned that climate change could devastate Africa, predicting an increase in catastrophic food shortages. Professor Sir Gordon Conway, the outgoing chief scientist at the UK's Department for International Development, and former head...

Entrevista en vivo para Radio 5 de España Realizada a Juanita Chaves Realizada por José María Rubí 10 de septiembre 2009 1. Cuántas especies de cultivo hemos llegado a tener y cuántas nos quedan? Durante siglos, los seres humanos hemos...

Not small potatoes: Preserving potato varieties in Peru is vital to global food security. Thanks to a new $116 million global fund established this summer, the Quechua Indians are being paid to maintain their diverse collection of rare potatoes and...

When the chips are down, the world may one day owe a debt of gratitude to a group of potato farmers high up in the mountains of Peru. Thanks to a new $116 million global fund established this summer, the...

RESEARCHERS say farmers in developing countries are losing one of their best hopes to limit the impact of climate change because of growing corporate control of the seeds they plant. The warning comes ahead of the World Seed Conference which...