Feeding the growing numbers of the world's population is proving to be one of the most important challenges farmers have ever faced. Yet for many people, growing enough food simply to survive is the greatest challenge. Grow it Yourself reveals innovative ways of improving self-sufficiency, where tradition and science are working hand in hand.

Duration: 26 Minutes
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A Texas rice firm and a Swiss university are accused of stealing traditional varieties and know-how from Indian farmers and African healers. Under international patent law andWTO rules, they are not acting illegally - a test case for the international community to practice what it preaches?

Duration: 26 Minutes
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Ten per cent of China’s arable land has been reduced to a barren and useless desert of salt. But in the province of Hebei in North China, people are winning the battle against salinisation.

Duration: 25 Minutes
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ICRISAT’s research was proving unsuitable in the field until scientists started to include local farmers knowledge and experience in their studies. Participation of women’s groups of farmers proved to be fundamental to the crop research programme and is starting to increase yields and diversity.

Duration: 32 Minutes
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The film deals with how Bishnois of Rajasthan prosper without damaging the environment because of old but still practiced customs and with a scheme that trains thousands of farmers each year in new farming methods.

Duration: 31 Minutes
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The film shows how village organisations can become the driving force for economic and social change in north Pakistan. Farmersmeet to formulate common policies that initiate new roads, irrigation channels and tree-planting programmes. Women gain confidence and status as they learn to process and market crops.

Duration: 57 Minutes
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For centuries hanging gardens of Arabia have sustained themselves through an intricate web of terraces harvesting every available source of water. But this ancient traditional system of terrace farming rapidly crumbled because of some misguided aid projects. The Yemen Dutch Development Programme is helping restore these mountain terraces.

Duration: 52 Minutes
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A quiet revolution is underway to merge age-old farming practices with scientific know-how.Agro-forestry techniques aim to combine the best of both advantages. The film, farming with trees, is designed to help agro-forestry extension workers.

Duration: 50 Minutes
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‘Bees, Beekeeping and Ecological Agriculture’ is a short, practical introduction to the fascinating world of bees and the benefits they can bring to farmers. Where bees are present, crop yields can be up to three times greater.

Duration: 22 Minutes
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