Showing posts with label AGRICULTURE. Show all posts
Showing posts with label AGRICULTURE. Show all posts
Wednesday, 6 April 2016

Nigeria: Scientist Discovers Drought Tolerance-Enhancing Fungi in Yam

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A soil scientist, Nkiruka Odoh, has discovered the use of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus (AMF), a natural-occurring soil organism to enha...
Friday, 25 March 2016

Cuba's sustainable agriculture at risk in U.S. thaw

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Miguel Altieri , University of California, Berkeley President Obama’s trip to Cuba this week accelerated the warming of U.S.-Cuban rela...
Tuesday, 22 March 2016

Africa: A Vegetarian World Would Be Healthier, Cooler and Richer - Scientists

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By Megan Rowling Barcelona — By eating less meat and more fruit and vegetables, the world could avoid several million deaths per yea...
Thursday, 17 March 2016

Deforestation: an alert from the islands of São Tomé and Príncipe

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Martin Dallimer , University of Leeds and Ricardo Faustino de Lima , Universidade de Lisboa When visiting the volcanic islands of São T...
Tuesday, 15 March 2016

What's driving sub-Saharan Africa's malnutrition problem?

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Jane Battersby , University of Cape Town Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest level of food insecurity in the world. An estimated 220 mill...
Sunday, 13 March 2016

Uprooting patriarchy: gender and urban agriculture on South Africa's Cape Flats

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David Olivier , University of the Witwatersrand Much of the talk around urban agriculture in Africa deals with poverty, hunger and acce...

Ethiopia: Rushing to Relieve Shortage of Maize, Wheat Seeds

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By Beletu Bublula Climate change has already been imposing a significant impact on ecosystems, economies and communities. The rising aver...

Nigeria: Boko Haram Is Losing, but So Is Food Production

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By Mbom Sixtus Yaoundé — Nigeria's war against Boko Haram is finally swinging in the government's favour, but it's going to t...