Food Shortages
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Institutional responses to decentralization, urban poverty, food shortages and urban agriculture – South Africa and Zambia
City Farmer News —
Authority: 475
Ma Chaba and Ma Phillipina is two of six elders who started this garden next to the Phillipi Municipal building, Cape Town. They receive training and ongoing support from Abalimi, and regularly supply the Harvest of Hope box scheme with fresh organic veggies. Photo by konsciousimages. Larger image here. ...3 hours ago -
Chronic food shortages and continuing severe human rights violations are taking place in Chin and Kachin states in Burma.
democracy for burma —
Authority: 157
CSW reports new evidence of humanitarian crisis in India-Burma border Fresh evidence of the need for humanitarian assistance and international action was presented during a recent fact finding visit by Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) and the Humanitarian Aid Relief Trust (HART) to the India-Burma border. In ...3 days ago -
Looking for land in a hungry country
Oxfam America Blog —
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Kotola Buyale worries about what may happen to some of the pastureland in southern Ethiopia now that it has become productive again. Photo by Eva-Lotta Jansson/Oxfam America In August, I found myself sitting on the damp earth of Dida Liben, a once-flourishing pastureland in southern Ethiopia where animals, both wild ...1 week ago -
Gene Banks to Preserve World’s Crops from Climate Change
EcoWorldly —
Authority: 529
Design of the Svalbard seed vault as of early 2007 In 1992, the Global Biodiversity Convention (GBC) was adopted in Rio de Janeiro, and which placed the biodiversity issue center stage–calling for the world-wide preservation of biodiversity and its equitable and sustainable use. The convention was established in ...2 weeks ago -
The BIG fear - when food is unavailable at any price
And, yes, I DO take it personally —
Authority: 134
so, if youve got money - lots of it - whaddaya gonna do...? why, buy up farm land from poor people and impoverished countries , folks so desperate for money theyre practically willing to give it away, and lock it up for yourself... lovely, eh...? A variety of factors — some transitory, like the spike in food ...2 weeks ago -
Is There Such a Thing as Agro-Imperialism?
Innovation Toronto —
Authority: 143
Image via Wikipedia Dr. Robert Zeigler, an eminent American botanist, flew to Saudi Arabia in March for a series of high-level discussions about the future of the kingdom’s food supply. Saudi leaders were frightened: heavily dependent on imports, they had seen the price of rice and wheat, their dietary ...2 weeks ago -
Pumpkin pies follow Eggos on to endangered foods list
Collateral Damage —
Authority: 120
It looks like a grim winter for Americans who will now have to get through the coldest months without two of their favorite food groups. Nestle, which owns the Libby’s brand of pumpkin pie and announced this week that heavy rain has hurt its pumpkin farms in Morton, Ill., to the point that it will not pack any ...2 weeks ago -
Failure to Focus on Farming Will Undermine Global Climate Agreement and Increase Hunger
The X-Journals —
Authority: 142
Alarmed by a substantial oversight in the global climate talks leading up to the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen next month, more than 60 of the world’s most prominent agricultural scientists and leaders underscored how the almost total absence of agriculture in the agreement could lead to ...2 weeks ago -
Making Better Jerky: How to Make Jerky
Meal Menu Planner —
Authority: 131
We live in uncertain times. It is always best to be prepared for unexpected events, including food shortages. Knowing how to make jerky is one of the best ways to prepare for any eventuality. Jerky is a great way to store your meat because the process removes almost all of the water and juice out of the meat. When ...5 weeks ago
