A seven point plan to reduce the risk of hunger and rising food insecurity in the 21st century is outlined in new report by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). Changing the ways in which food is produced, handled and disposed of across the globe – from farm to store and from fridge to landfill … Continue reading
Category Archives: Food Security
Project to boost crop yields in four South Asian states taken up
A new project aiming to help six million farmers in four South Asian countries, including Bangladesh, has been taken up to boost crop yields and their income over a period of 10 years, said the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI). To be led by the Manila-based IRRI, a good number of international organisations will fund … Continue reading
Zimbabwe doomed to another failed harvest
The land is fertile, the rain is falling, but the agricultural system has been destroyed by Robert Mugabe The road west from Harare leads through some of the most fertile land in southern Africa. The December rains are watering the plains and anything planted now should bear a bountiful harvest. But nothing is being planted. … Continue reading
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