The world needs to act with speed, scale and determination to tackle the growing threat of water scarcity and climate shocks, the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Agriculture’s (DA) high-value crops program is seeking an additional P5 billion budget next year to expand its projects aimed at reducing farmers ...

In this early Mesopotamian society, being an exorcist – an āšipu ... Gods were believed to rule every part of life, from weather and agriculture to childbirth and healing. Meanwhile, malevolent ...

A collection of artefacts collected 2,500 years ago in modern-day Iraq reveal the forgotten world of Mesopotamia, home to many world firsts – including beer production.

The Trump administration canceled a $3.1 billion grant program for climate-friendly crops, the Agriculture Department announced Monday. In a press release, the department said that it was ...

One of the key differences between these two examples is the amount of crop diversity present. Increasing the types of crops present in an area can provide numerous ecological and economic benefits.

Further research aims to date each canal to better understand changes in farming practices over time. Comparing the canal designs with descriptions from ancient cuneiform texts could provide even more ...

A team of archaeologists in Iraq, led by Sebastian Rey, the British Museum’s curator of ancient Mesopotamia, has uncovered compelling evidence of the empire’s formidable bureaucracy.

Crops flourished on either side of the river ... texts could provide even more insight into agricultural management in Mesopotamia,” the team concluded.

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