Monthly Archives: July 2010

Climate change affects weeds (Science Alert)

Posted on July 29, 2010 by

Read at : http://www.sciencealert.com.au/news/20101805-20964-2.html Climate change affects weeds Tuesday, 18 May 2010 CSIRO The report: Climate Change and Invasive Plants in South Australia, used climate projections to 2080 to examine how weeds may shift in range across the State. Detailed … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate / climate change, Ecology - environment, ecosystems, invasive species

Combating drought and desertification with Opuntia (Science Alert)

Posted on July 29, 2010 by

Read at : http://www.sciencealert.com.au/news-global-food-crisis/20103007-21190-2.html Cactus helps drought survival Friday, 30 July 2010 SciDev.net A succulent, wild-growing cactus that has been widely dismissed as a noxious weed could sustain African livestock during drought, according to scientists at the Kenya Agricultural Research … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, Desertification, drought, food / food security, Pastoralism / animal husbandry

New Cassava Varieties and Food Security (Worldwatch Institute)

Posted on July 29, 2010 by

Read at : http://www.worldwatch.org/node/6486 New Cassava Varieties Promise Food Security in Zanzibar by Catherine Njuguna on July 29, 2010 Millions of cassava farmers in eastern and central Africa are in distress from viral cassava diseases that are sweeping across the … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture

Do you know the Dutch Agriterra ?

Posted on July 29, 2010 by

Read at : http://www.agriterra.org/en AGRITERRA In developing countries, many people live and work in rural areas. They can contribute considerably to eradicate poverty. Agriterra wants to work with those rural people who are truly dedicated to this by getting organised. … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture

Survival and production of cowpea: Vigna unguiculata (SeedQuest)

Posted on July 29, 2010 by

Read at : http://www.seedquest.com/news.php?type=news&id_article=9217&id_region=&id_category=&id_crop= Scientists gathering in Senegal to assess threats to the survival and production of cowpea Ibadan, Nigeria 22 July 2010 Hundreds of experts from around the world will gather in Saly, Senegal from 27 September to 1 … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, soil conditioning

“Orphan crop” Pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan) – CGIAR

Posted on July 29, 2010 by

Read at : http://www.cgiar.org/monthlystory/july_15_2010.html Not a Featherweight The erstwhile “orphan crop” pigeonpea is attracting research attention spurred by its versatility, productivity under difficult conditions and high nutritional value. Ground-breaking research on pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan [L.] Millsp.) hybrids and related efforts … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, food / food security

Farmers Fighting Poverty: Sign the Petition

Posted on July 29, 2010 by

Farmers Fighting Poverty: Sign the Petition.

Posted in Agriculture

Farmers are key to fighting poverty (Agriterra)

Posted on July 29, 2010 by

A message from Anne KLUIVERS I was reading your interesting blog (especially the one titled ‘How to help out small farmers’) and wondered if you are perhaps interested in writing something about the importance of farmers’ organisations in developing countries? … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, family farming, food / food security

Eco-Friendly Diesel Fuel from Butter (Science Daily)

Posted on July 29, 2010 by

Read at : http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/07/100728121339.htm Making Eco-Friendly Diesel Fuel from Butter ScienceDaily (July 28, 2010) — The search for new raw materials for making biodiesel fuel has led scientists to an unlikely farm product — butter. In a new study in … Continue reading →

Posted in energy/bioenergy/biofuels

A Future With or Without Trees (Science Daily)

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Read at : http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/07/100727201635.htm A Future With or Without Trees: Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Brazilian Amazon State ScienceDaily (July 29, 2010) — In some cases, it can be difficult for scientists to see the deforestation for the trees. Not so … Continue reading →

Posted in carbon sink / trading, deforestation