In
this
special issue to mark the International
Year of Mountains:
Rebuilding
Afghanistan's agriculture
• Future Harvest Consortium
meets critical need for seed
Reclaiming
ancient techniques
• Terrace rehabilitation in Yemen and Peru,
and pitcher irrigation in Syria
Crops
that fend for themselves
• Iranian cooperators help unlock the secrets of
natural weed suppression
What
gladiators ate for lunch
• Improving food barley through
farmer participatory selection in the highlands
Why
wait for spring
• Winter lentil for the highlands of Turkey
Goats,
or scapegoats
• In search of the true cause of forest degradation
in Peru
And more . . .
