Four football fields of land degrade into desert every second. That equates to an area almost as large as Ethiopia each year.

Iraq farmers turn to groundwater to boost desert yield Farmer Hadi Saheb cannot wait to see his wheat fields flourish in the heart of the desert after he tapped into groundwater reserves in ...

A GROUNDBREAKING discovery of two mummies has revealed a previously unknown human ancestor from over 7,000 years ago. The ...

Using agricultural waste and algae, the company is creating a fertile mixture designed to boost plant growth for tree planting projects and food production, reviving desert and other non-arable land.

Ulziidelger and his family members have turned the desert around their house in Otog Front Banner, Inner Mongolia autonomous region, into a fertile scrubland. [Photo provided to China Daily ...

Although Iraq's fertile plains traditionally stretch along ... which employs families to farm desert areas, is cultivating 1,000 hectares and aims to more than triple that amount.