Full Coverage: Agriculture
May 2008
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09.05.2008
Once called India’s bread basket, Punjab’s success story has been marred by pesticide poisoning, soil contamination, farmer indebtedness and drug addiction. A recent report says the production-centric approach of industrial agriculture needs to make way for environmentally sound practices that promote equitable access to food.
more...Related topics/regions: [South Asia] [Soils] [Environment] [Consumption] [Food] [Agriculture] Image: A rice farmer in Punjab / Photo credit: Outlook
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09.05.2008
Diverting agricultural land to produce biofuels, increased dependence on imports, hoarding by traders, ban on export of food grains by neighbours are reasons cited for rising food prices in Nepal. Experts feel the government needs to take long-term measures if it wants to save people dying of hunger.
more...Related topics/regions: [South Asia] [Poverty] [Food] [Agriculture] Image: Lush green wheat fields in Nepal / Photo credit: Nepali Times
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08.05.2008
Innovative local initiatives are strengthening rural regions throughout Mexico, which have been losing both people and their competitive edge in agriculture since Mexico opened its markets to free trade.
more...From: Global Exchange Related topics/regions: [Mexico] [Environmental activism] [Trade] [Poverty] [Migration] [Labour] [Agriculture] Image: A Mexican farmer protests the rising cost of tortillas (made of corn). © Prometeo Lucero [aka Prom] (flickr)
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07.05.2008
UN Security Council needs to discuss the current global food crisis and take corrective measures before the situation goes out of hand. Experts feel that the UN body must recognise that war and civil strife cannot be prevented without addressing social and economic conditions.
more...Related topics/regions: [United Nations] [Poverty] [Food] [Agriculture] |
07.05.2008
Jesus León Santos, the leader of a democratic farmer-to-farmer network, recently received a prestigious environmental award for promoting sustainability through traditional agriculture in Oaxaca, Mexico.
more...From: Grassroots International Related topics/regions: [Mexico] [Environmental activism] [Conservation] [Land] [Agriculture] Image: Learning organic farming in Coahuila, Mexico. © Harry Mostaza (flickr)
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07.05.2008
New mobile text message service called Reuters Market Light has made it easier for poor farmers in western India to get farm-related information. By subscribing to the service they can get regular updates on their mobiles about weather forecasts, pest attacks and daily market prices for their produce.
more...Related topics/regions: [South Asia] [ICT] [Business] [Agriculture] [Capacity building] Image: Farmers celebrating the harvest / Photo credit: BBC
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06.05.2008
With food hitting the headlines like never before, the International Institute for Environment and Development has launched a web-based publication that describes how to rethink food production and distribution for environmental and social gain.
more...From: International Institute for Environment and Development Related topics/regions: [Food] [Agriculture] Image: Cooperative garden in Caracas © FAO © Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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03.05.2008
UNITED NATIONS, May 2 (OneWorld) - The global food crisis is likely to persist if speculative investment by the corporate world is not reined in soon, warned a top expert responsible for reporting to the United Nations on human rights violations.
more...From: OneWorld US Related topics/regions: [Governance] [Geopolitics] [Human rights] [Trade] [Credit and investment] [Corporations] [Food] [Agriculture] Image: Corn: food or fuel? © Network for New Energy Choices
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02.05.2008
Demand for biofuels is destroying tribal peoples’ land and lives, according to a new report. Palm oil is one of the most destructive crops followed by sugar cane, soy, corn, manioc and jatropha.
more...From: Survival Related topics/regions: [Renewable energy] [Forests] [Climate change] [Land] [Food] [Energy] [Agriculture] Image: The Guarani in Brazil have lost their land to sugar cane ©João Ripper/Survival
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