EarthSlash & grow Could the Amazon rainforest ever become a breadbasket for the world? Gabrielle Walker talked to researchers who are helping farmers to break out of the vicious cycle of slash and burn into something more productive Features
EarthThe shrinking gene pool As the world's climate changes, those few crops that farmers have cosseted over the years may no longer fit the bill. As species and varieties go extinct in the wild, plant breeders will have to turn to the gene banks Features
