Monthly Archives: January 2010

Niger: High food insecurity, malnutrition predicted (IRIN)

Posted on January 28, 2010 by

Read at : IRIN In Brief: High food insecurity, malnutrition, predicted in Niger DAKAR, 27 January 2010 (IRIN) – The agro-pastoral areas of Diffa and Zinder in southern Niger are likely to see a rise in food shortages and malnutrition … Continue reading →

Posted in food / food security, malnutrition

Centre for learning on sustainable agriculture (ILEIA)

Posted on January 27, 2010 by

For very interesting information on sustainable agriculture go to : http://ileia.leisa.info/ “ILEIA finds, documents, publishes experiences and enhance knowledge on small-scale, sustainable agriculture. We believe experiences of this kind are important. After all, many people, especially in developing countries, depend … Continue reading →

Posted in sustainable agriculture

“Cultivating” the desert (M. DEWHURST / EC HUMANITARIAN AID-ECHO)

Posted on January 27, 2010 by

Read at : Martin DEWHURST’s Facebook http://ec.europa.eu/echo/aid/stories/middle_east21_en.htm Aid in Action Algeria “My desert vegetable garden …” A Sahrawi refugee tells how he has succeeded in “cultivating” the desert DAHKLA – “The well? I dug it by hand. It took me … Continue reading →

Posted in desert/desert gardening

“Seeds for Food” could help gardeners in Zimbabwe and elsewhere (Willem Van Cotthem)

Posted on January 26, 2010 by

When reading the former posting on this blog, I could not resist thinking how easy it could be to help the gardeners in Bulawayo by sending them lots of free seeds of vegetables collected by our action “Seeds for Food”. … Continue reading →

Posted in drought, urban agriculture/farming, urban gardening, water management

Zimbabwe : using “marginal water” to ease water scarcity, provide food and earn a living (AfricaFiles)

Posted on January 26, 2010 by

Read at : AfricaFiles Title: Marginal water used in Bulawayo Author: Busani Bafana, Bulawayo Category: Ecology Date: 1/22/2010 Source: Inter Press Service News Agency Source Website: www.ipsnews.net <http://www.africafiles.org/database/www.ipsnews.net> African Charter Article# 24: All peoples shall have the right to a … Continue reading →

Posted in annual income, drought, food / food security, urban agriculture/farming, urban gardening, Water

ZAMBIA: Higher fuel costs will drive up food prices (IRIN)

Posted on January 25, 2010 by

Read at : IRIN ZAMBIA: Higher fuel costs will drive up food prices LUSAKA, 25 January 2010 (IRIN) – A raft of fuel price hikes that will affect agricultural production costs as well as consumer pockets is expected to drive … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, energy/bioenergy/biofuels, food / food security, food crisis

Wind power potential throughout Africa (AfricaFiles)

Posted on January 25, 2010 by

Read at : AfricaFiles Title: Wind power potential throughout Africa Author: Staff Category: Ecology Date: 1/14/2010 Source: afrol News Source Website: www.afrol.com <http://www.africafiles.org/database/www.afrol.com> African Charter Article# 24: All peoples shall have the right to a general satisfactory environment favorable to … Continue reading →

Posted in energy/bioenergy/biofuels, wind farms

Ethiopia: No-dam-hydropower project inaugurated (AfricaFiles)

Posted on January 25, 2010 by

Read at : AfricaFiles Title: Ethiopia: No-dam-hydropower project inaugurated Author: Pana, Addis Ababa Category: Ecology Date: 1/15/2010 Source: Afrique en ligne Source Website: www.afriquejet.com <http://www.africafiles.org/database/www.afriquejet.com> African Charter Article# 24: All peoples shall have the right to a general satisfactory environment … Continue reading →

Posted in energy/bioenergy/biofuels, Water

UNDP Equator Prize 2010 Call for Nominations (IISD / UNDP)

Posted on January 21, 2010 by

Read at : African SD Policy Makers <africasd-l@lists.iisd.ca> UNDP Equator Prize 2010 Call for Nominations The Call for Nominations for the Equator Prize 2010 officially opened on 11 January 2010.  The Equator Prize is awarded biennially by the UNDP Equator … Continue reading →

Posted in biodiversity, poverty, UNDP

Desertification And The Sahel (Google / Sites)

Posted on January 21, 2010 by

Read at : Google Alert – desertification http://sites.google.com/site/desertificationandthesahel/impact-of-desertification Desertification And The Sahel. The Human – Biosphere Link Navigation 1. Desertification and the Sahel: The Human–Biosphere Link 2. Significance of desertification and the Sahel 2a. The Sahel at large 3. Causes … Continue reading →

Posted in Desertification