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By Zulima Palacio Washington 16 October 2007 As the world's population grows, the need to ensure food safety from farms to fork has become a major international concern, with most of the attention focused on livestock. Producer Zulima Palacio talked
By Phuong Tran Dodel, Senegal 18 March 2007 During the final campaign week in Mauritania's second round of the presidential election, two white Arab candidates are trying to court the sizable black vote in a country long divided by color and ethnici
Officials in Pakistan say continued heavy rains have worsened the situation across the country where raging floodwaters have killed more than 1,600 people and affected 15 million others. Sean Maroney | Nowshera, Pakistan 09 August 2010 Flood relief c
By Phuong Tran Air Mountains, Niger 26 February 2008 In Niger, a desert rebellion in the northern half of the country has displaced thousands of civilians. Rebels have said those who remain and do not join them will be considered enemies. And the arm
By Greg Flakus Houston, Texas 18 March 2008 Cowboys and cowgirls from around the world are in Houston, Texas for what is billed as the biggest livestock show and rodeo in the world. The annual event includessaddle bronc riding, bull riding, steer ro
By Paul Sisco Washington, DC 08 February 2007 watch Update Wolves report Gray wolf The gray wolf once roamed from coast to coast and from Alaska to Mexico in North America. It is believed they are second only to humans in adapting to climate extremes
The United States plans to spend $600 million in coming years to propel development of renewable fuels and other new energy solutions. The funding goes along with millions that private investors are spending to find ways to cut the nation's dependen
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Two new discoveries could offer easier ways to identify infectious diseases in developing countries. Red Maasai hair sheep, native to East Africa, in a photo from the International Livestock Resear
Agriculture Report - US Drought Renews Debate on Biofuel This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. American officials have sharply reduced their expectations for this year's corn and soybean crops. Farmers in the Midwest are struggling with
By Margaret Kennedy Shenandoah Valley, Virginia 30 August 2007 Sheep producers in the United States face a growing problem with coyotes -- the wild dogs native to America's southwest that in recent decades have extended their range eastward. Agricult
Animal-to-Human Disease Cycle Widening Nearly two-and-a-half billion people become ill every year from diseases transmitted from animals. Most are in low- and middle-income countries. A new study lists the top geographical hotspots for these diseases
The heads of two U.S.-based charity organizations are this year's winners of the World Food Prize, the prestigious $250,000 award honoring accomplishments that have improved the global food supply. This year's World Food Prize went to David Beckmann,
Women wait to receive baby food in southern Niger, during the launch of a UN-backed feeding operation aimed at fighting malnutrition among young children, (File) Ending the cycle of hunger in Africa's Sahelian region means reinvesting in local agricu
Record Drought Takes Toll on Texas Cattle Rancher Marc Scott once ran three times this many cows on his pastures, but when he saw drought coming last year, he began to sell them off. Probably between 60 and 70 percent of my herd is what I sold off, s
Kenya's government is announcing new emergency steps to address the country's growing food crisis. But critics say the government's actions are too little, too late. The emergency plan announced by the Kenyan Cabinet this week includes mobilizing th
By Alisha Ryu Kajiado, Kenya 19 January 2006 The Kenyan government says 3.5 million of the country's 32 million people are in need of immediate food aid as a result of a severe drought ravaging many p
Louise Slaughter Was Congress's Food Safety Champion Legislation to restrict the current overuse, I would say abuse, of antibiotics by farmers who raise livestock for human consumption.Louise Slaughter, member of Congress from upstate New York, in 20
When Amna Ment Mohamed opens a window in her home, a fountain of sand tumbles to the floor. I am always afraid as our house can fall on our heads. The sand comes in from all sides and the windows. To reach her front door, she must climb over the sand
By Mandy Clark London 10 December 2007 Goats, chickens, even a toilet -- they may not seem like ideal presents for the end of the year holidays, but many charities think they are. Some aid agencies are making unusual gifts their selling point and the
By Sonja Pace London 07 August 2007 British police officers block a public footpath leading to a farm outside Normandy, England, where a nsecond outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease was was discovered Tuesday, 7 Aug. 2007 Foot and mouth disease has spr