The Minister for Food and Agriculture, Eric Opoku, has announced a $1 million government initiative to support over 1,500 peasant farmers in northern Ghana, as part of the Feed Ghana Project.

In an interview with IPS, a smallholder farmer and youth leader speaks about the role people like him play in the food systems chain.

by Lauren Bischof TOPICS: WASHINGTON (7News) — In the heart of theD.C. metro area,FRESHFARM's network of farmers markets is more than just a place to buy fresh produce. It's an economic ...

"Two-and-a-half months of hard work were destroyed in just two days," local farmer Dashmi Devi told the Times. Indian officials say the government is assessing the amount of damage and will compensate ...