Monthly Archives: February 2010

Drought in YEMEN: Food security takes a knock (IRIN)

Posted on February 27, 2010 by

Read at : IRIN www.irinnews.org YEMEN: Food security takes a knock SANAA, 25 February 2010 (IRIN) – Cereal production in Yemen has declined for the second consecutive year due mainly to a lack of rainfall, according to Deputy Minister of … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, conflicts, FAO, food / food security, Social dimensions

Ghana : NGOS and banks combat rural poverty with computers (NGO News Africa)

Posted on February 27, 2010 by

NGO trains and donates computers to RCBs in Northern Regions News Date: 24th February 2010 Trias Ghana, a Micro Finance Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), has donated 78 computers and accessories including printers to 12 Rural Community Banks (RCBs) in the three … Continue reading →

Posted in financial aspects, Social dimensions

Child malnutrition, nutritional programmes, stop-gap measures and container gardening in family gardens (Willem Van Cotthem)

Posted on February 26, 2010 by

Very concerned about the problem of child malnutrition in developing countries, in particular in the drylands, I read with great attention IRIN’s article on ‘GUINEA: Child malnutrition – moving beyond stop-gaps’ To make things clear, I republish here the definition … Continue reading →

Posted in container/bottle gardening, family gardens, food / food security, hunger / famine, malnutrition

GUINEA: Child malnutrition – moving beyond stop-gaps (IRIN)

Posted on February 26, 2010 by

Read at : IRIN GUINEA: Child malnutrition – moving beyond stop-gaps DAKAR, 25 February 2010 (IRIN) – Nutrition experts in Guinea are studying options for treating moderately malnourished children, as funding shortages disrupt normal programmes using fortified flour. In recent … Continue reading →

Posted in malnutrition, WFP

Development Aid: Recruiters in international development need more information

Posted on February 26, 2010 by

Read at : Development Aid.org DevelopmentAid <info@developmentaid.org> Invitation Thank you very much for being registered on www.developmentaid.org! With over 30 jobs posted per day the DevelopmentAid.org community has become one of the most efficient and dynamic portals bringing together organizations … Continue reading →

Posted in sustainable development

Africa’s land and family farms up for grabs? (AfricaFiles / Seedling magazine)

Posted on February 24, 2010 by

Read at : AfricaFiles Title: Africa‚s land and family farms ˆ up for grabs? Author: Joan Baxter Category: Africa General Date: 2/15/2010 Source: Seedling magazine Source Website: www.grain.org; www.farmlandgrab.org  <http://www.africafiles.org/database/www.grain.org;%20www.farmlandgrab.org> African Charter Article# 21: All peoples shall freely dispose of … Continue reading →

Posted in land grab

NIGER: OVER 7 MILLIONS FACING FOOD INSECURITY (UNNews)

Posted on February 23, 2010 by

Read at : UNNews OVER 7 MILLIONS IN NIGER FACING FOOD INSECURITY OWING TO BAD HARVEST, WARNS UN New York, Feb 23 2010 12:05PM More than 7 million people in Niger, which last week saw its Government overthrown in a … Continue reading →

Posted in food / food security

BURUNDI: Drought leaves thousands needing food aid (IRIN)

Posted on February 23, 2010 by

Read at : IRIN BURUNDI: Drought leaves thousands needing food aid A food crisis in Kirundo province – the result of failed rains – has prompted many women to make a long daily commute to neighbouring Rwanda, where a day’s … Continue reading →

Posted in drought, food / food security, hunger / famine, WFP

Israel: Local vegetation can point to the consequences of climate change (Google / Mongabay)

Posted on February 23, 2010 by

Read at : Google Alert – desertification http://news.mongabay.com/2010/0223-ido_liven.html Local vegetation can point to the consequences of climate change, Israeli scientists say after extensive studies By Ido Liven, special to mongabay,com A recent study by a team of researchers from Bar … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate / climate change, Ecology - environment

Philippines : Cordillera corn crop lost to drought (Google / mb.com.ph)

Posted on February 23, 2010 by

Read at : Google Alert – drought http://www.mb.com.ph/node/244763 Cordillera corn crop lost to drought By DEXTER A. SEE BAGUIO CITY – At least 7,393 farmers in Cordillera have lost their main source of livelihood this year as the El Niño … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, drought, food / food security