Monthly Archives: March 2009

Developments in China’s forestry sector (Google / Xinhuanet)

Posted on March 23, 2009 by

Read at : Google Alert – drought http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-03/19/content_11036832.htm FACTBOX: Developments in China’s forestry sector BEIJING, March 19 (Xinhua) — Here are some developments in China’s forestry sector, according to statistics released by the State Forestry Administration on Thursday. Artificial forest … Continue reading →

Posted in Desertification, Forestry

Drought-tolerant corn progresses through pipeline (Google / The Gothenburg Times)

Posted on March 23, 2009 by

Read at : Google Alert – drought http://www.gothenburgtimes.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2009/03/21/49c399fb0d3d8 Drought-tolerant corn progresses through pipeline Monsanto officials discuss corn and development of other biotechnology products By Elizabeth Barrett March 21, 2009 Monsanto Company’s development of drought-tolerant corn is in its fourth and … Continue reading →

Posted in drought tolerant plants, GMO

USA : Drought reignites Dust Bowl fears (Google / The Gazette)

Posted on March 23, 2009 by

Read at : Google Alert -drought http://www.gazette.com/articles/reignites_50389___article.html/bowl_drought.html Drought reignites Dust Bowl fears R. SCOTT RAPPOLD THE GAZETTE ELKHART, Kan.• This empty stretch of prairie, broken only by the stony ruins of a long-demolished basement, is where Floyd Coen learned that … Continue reading →

Posted in drought

Water in Nicaragua : IoS letters, emails & online postings

Posted on March 23, 2009 by

Read at : Google Alert – desertification http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/letters/iiosi-letters-emails–online-postings-21-march-2009-1651177.html IoS letters, emails & online postings (21 March 2009) At last we’re beginning to grasp the true dimensions of the apocalyptic crisis we have generated and now have to confront (“Water scarcity … Continue reading →

Posted in Water

BAN : WORLD MUST WORK TOGETHER TO USE WATER WISELY

Posted on March 23, 2009 by

Read at : UNNews WORLD MUST WORK TOGETHER TO USE WATER WISELY — BAN New York, Mar 22 2009 10:00AM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has underscored the potential of water as a unifying force rather than a catalyst for conflict, stressing … Continue reading →

Posted in Water, water conservation / harvesting, water management

A tool to search and browse within the blog (Vincenzo)

Posted on March 23, 2009 by

One of the visitors of this blog sends me the following interesting suggestion : “Many compliments for the blog, can I just leave a suggestion? There is so much information in there that it is becoming very difficult to find … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized

FOOD PRICES IN POOR COUNTRIES (UNNews)

Posted on March 21, 2009 by

Read at : UNNews NEW UN ONLINE TOOL SHOWS FOOD PRICES IN POOR COUNTRIES HAVE YET TO FALL New York, Mar 19 2009  9:00AM A new online database of staple food prices on national markets in 55 developing countries from … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, FAO, food / food security, food crisis

UN : FOOD PRICE FLUCTUATION DRIVEN BY FINANCIAL SPECULATION (UNNews)

Posted on March 21, 2009 by

Read at : UNNews FOOD PRICE FLUCTUATION DRIVEN BY FINANCIAL SPECULATION – UN REPORT New York, Mar 19 2009  5:00PM Both the surging food prices from 2007 to 2008 and their subsequent drop in some areas are a result of … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, food / food security, food crisis

How a Chinese development project changed lives and livelihoods (AfricaFiles / allAfrica)

Posted on March 21, 2009 by

AfricaFiles Title:  Tanzania: Book – How a Chinese development project changed lives and livelihoods Author:  Jamie Monson Category:  Eastern Region Date:  3/16/2009 Source:  Indiana University Press, Bloomington, USA Source Website:  http://allafrica.com <http://allafrica.com/> African Charter Article# 22: All peoples shall have … Continue reading →

Posted in economy, Social dimensions

Urban gardening project to provide food for families (Google / LA Times)

Posted on March 17, 2009 by

Read at : Google Alert – gardening http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/dailydish/2009/03/urban-gardening.html Urban gardening project to provide food for families It is, of course, time to plan a summer garden. But if it just seems like one more chore, all is not lost. An … Continue reading →

Posted in food / food security, Gardening / Horticulture, urban gardening