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All four area schools won the Tennessee SkillsUSA career technical education competition in Chattanooga in April, with competitors from all four eligible to move on to national competition in Atlanta in June.

Small farmers are protesting rising costs and environmental regulations. Can they survive in the modern world?

Small farmers are protesting rising costs and environmental regulations. Can they survive in the modern world?

In a review of the existing situation titled ‘Mexico defends GM Corn restriction with Science’ the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) has

“Developing a Business Model Planvas” will be the Lunch and Learn topic noon Tuesday, February 27 at the Magnolia-Columbia County Chamber of Commerce.

Dr. Gayle White and Gary Sewell were inducted into the Rankin College of Business Hall of Fame on Friday.

International donors are not heeding African farmers’ calls to change course, writes Timothy Wise ahead of the annual African Green Revolution Forum on Sept. 5-8 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. By Timothy Wise in Cambridge, Massachusetts Inter Press Service As the adage goes, when you

SMALL-SCALE fisheries are an important livelihood and primary protein source for villages surrounding the 11 dams of the rural communities in Eastern province of Zambia, yet many are overfished and thus require effective and scalable sustainable fisheries management solutions. Fish for Food Security in Zambia Project, being implemented by GIZ…

FOOD and agriculture stand at a crossroads today. Looking back, major improvements in agricultural productivity have been recorded over recent decades to satisfy the food demand of a growing global population. The current African policy solutions places further pressure on small-scale food producers to participate in industrial agricultural programs such…

Given our broad ignorance of Africa, why do we still think we know what’s best for this culturally rich, incredibly diverse, enormous continent’s farm and food sectors?