crops

Many Third World countries have banned genetically modified crops, but Honduras is encouraging farmers to plant them in response to the global food crisis.

The trend could extend to other countries, too, if it's proven to make a difference in farmers' lives.

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Small farmers in Honduras are increasingly selling their crops to Paiz, a chain owned by Wal-Mart. It's helping to fuel the economy.

But farmers face a challenge creating facilities that meet Wal-Mart's safety standards.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign researchers say that a sterile grass known as Miscanthus gianteus proved to be significantly more productive than other biofuel crops like corn in the making of ethanol.

Some of the first farmers in the Near East probably used green beads as amulets to protect themselves and their crops, a study suggests.