Cheap EU chicken exports continue to decimate Africa's domestic industry. We meet one of the few poultry farmers left in Ghana.

MADE reporter Daniela Späth is keen to get a grip on her finances. She gets advice from 'Madame Moneypenny', who runs a mentoring programme to teach women about managing their finances and building up some capital.

A whole chicken may cost less than €3 at a German supermarket, while an ethically farmed equivalent could set you back €10 or more. So what's the difference? How do farmers set their profit margins and what pressure are they under?

Many consider vegetarians the new superheroes. They eat no meat and so have a reduced carbon footprint. But is that really true? An avocado can actually do more damage to the environment than a steak. Environmental vegetarianism – fact or fiction?

Meat is in many cases an indicator of prosperity. That's because consumers generally choose which meat they want, how much they eat and where and how it's produced - a cheap product from the supermarket or higher-priced meat from ethical farming.

BeeHero has developed a monitoring system to help maintain bee colony health; another start-up, BEEsharing, runs a pollination service, matching up bee keepers and farmers. Such innovative ventures are needed in the face of mass bee death worldwide.

In eastern Germany, about a quarter of farmland belongs to agribusinesses and investment funds. Land prices are soaring. Many farmers feel besieged.

Erosion, drought, storms, floods and insects are among the problems facing farmers. In parts of Germany, the water table is falling and harvests are declining. Adapting to changing conditions means exploring new methods and trying out new crops.

Among Sumatra's Minangkabau ethnic group, it is the women who own and inherit property. Theirs is the largest matrilineal society in the world.

Economist Kalpana Kochhar of the IMF says women in the workforce are good for the economy.