May 23, 2013, at 01:14:21 AM | Print this Post
Farmers know that shrubs and trees can increase yields and act as a ready source of firewood. But the lack of data means the scientific and extension community are yet to be convinced . . . → Read More: Trees on farms: challenging conventional agricultural practice
May 15, 2013, at 10:45:34 AM | Print this Post
Farms processing insects for animal feed might soon become global reality as demand grows for sustainable feed sources . . . → Read More: Breed insects to improve human food security: UN report
May 12, 2013, at 05:00:29 PM | Print this Post
Economic and agricultural gains could slip into reverse due to the loss of forest’s environmental services, study shows . . . → Read More: Amazon clearance for agriculture is ‘economic own goal’ for Brazil
May 11, 2013, at 06:00:50 PM | Print this Post
Agencies must combine forces to overcome the effects of a trio of food crises in the Sahel, according to WFP’s regional head . . . → Read More: Niger offers hope of homegrown solutions to Sahel crises
May 9, 2013, at 09:51:27 AM | Print this Post
Potsdam Institute projection suggests population growth would increase imported food, even without climate change . . . → Read More: Over half the world’s population could rely on food imports by 2050 – study
May 4, 2013, at 09:28:38 AM | Print this Post
Nearly 260,000 people died in parts of Somalia between October 2010 and April 2012, including 133,000 children . . . → Read More: Somalia famine in 2010-12 ‘worst in past 25 years’
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