Local Communities in Mexico Show Ways to Fight Obesity By Emilio GodoyReprint | | Print | Send by email |En español A farmer harvests amaranth in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca. This grain, of which two of the varieties originated in Mexico, is part of the country’s traditional…
Development of ICT Innovation Expected to Help in Fight Against Banana Disease in Rwanda By Aimable TwahirwaReprint | | Print | Send by email In Rwanda the banana disease BXW is detrimental to a crop and has far-reaching consequences not only for farmers but for the food and…
Recognising the Debilitating Nature Conflict Has on Food Security By Busani BafanaReprint | | Print | Send by email For many people affected by conflict, agriculture is their only means of survival, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Credit: Busani Bafana/IPS BULAWAYO,…
Agriculture New Harvesting Techniques Bring Hope to Haiti’s Vetiver Farmers Marie Michelle FelicienAssociate Reporter Georges Edouard Elie, one of UniKode’s three co-founders, shows how vetiver oil is distilled in a boiler at a production plant in Les Cayes, Haiti. UniKode, a local…
Africa Needs Strong Political Will to Transform Agriculture and Spur Economic Growth By Busani BafanaReprint | | Print | Send by email |En español Ndomi Magareth, sows bean seeds on her small piece of land in Njombe, Cameroon. Africa currently spends over USD 35 billion annually on food imports,…
Farm Bill: House proposal could wipe out communities’ power to prohibit pesticides 58 of those communities have adopted more comprehensive policies that prohibit the use of glyphosate. Andy McGlashen / Environmental Health News / News Report - September 8, 2022 As lawmakers convene on Capitol Hill…
Palm Oil Prices Skyrocket in DRC, as Demand Outpaces Production Françoise Mbuyi MutomboAssociate Reporter GPJ ACCURATE VIEW TEAM Palm oil is a standard ingredient in Congolese kitchens, but it’s also commonly used to make soap. Now, demand is outpacing production –…
How Rwanda is Saving One of its Most Important Crops—the Banana—With an SMS By Aimable TwahirwaReprint | | Print | Send by email Rwanda is combatting banana disease through digital innovation. Credit: Alejandro Arigón/IPS KIGALI, Aug 29 2018 (IPS) - When Telesphore Ruzigamanzi, a smallholder banana farmer from a…
‘Farmer Terrorism’ Is the New Slogan for Jewish Settlers August 13, 2018 Articles, Commentary, Slider Jewish settlers regularly set fire to Palestinian lands, destroying crops and olive trees. (Photo: Ma’an, File) By Ramona Wadi In less than three months, Jewish settlers have destroyed over 2,000…
India Mortgaged? Forced-Fed Illness and the Neoliberal Food Regime Colin Todhunter Like many countries, India’s food system was essentially clean just a generation or two ago but is now being comprehensively contaminated with sugar, bad fats, synthetic additives, GMOs and pesticides under…
