Monthly Archives: September 2010

Guidelines for the management of drought (Google / India Talkies)

Posted on September 25, 2010 by

Read at : Google Alert – drought http://www.indiatalkies.com/2010/09/disaster-management-guidelines-drought.html Disaster Management guidelines on drought New Delhi, Sep 24 : Vice Chairman National Disaster Management Authority General N. C. Vij on Friday released the ‘National Disaster Management Guidelines – Management of Drought’ … Continue reading →

Posted in drought

Unexpected price hikes could threaten food security (UNNews)

Posted on September 25, 2010 by

Read at : NO IMPENDING WORLD FOOD CRISIS, BUT DANGERS STILL AHEAD, EXPERTS WARN AT UN New York, Sep 24 2010  6:05PM Experts at a United Nations meeting today ruled out a looming world food crisis, but acknowledged that unexpected … Continue reading →

Posted in FAO, food / food security

Kitchen gardens: growing vegetables in the narrow slots between building and fence (The Seattle Times)

Posted on September 25, 2010 by

Read at : http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/homegarden/2012948908_garden25.html Yardsmart: Food gardens in the side yard By MAUREEN GILMER Scripps Howard News Service Those narrow slots between building and fence are routinely neglected. This year, take a fresh look at how productive these side-yard spaces … Continue reading →

Posted in Gardening / Horticulture, kitchen garden, vegetables

Urban agriculture: a tool of resilience for crisis-hit Western economies (City Farmer News / New Agriculturist)

Posted on September 24, 2010 by

Read at: http://www.cityfarmer.info/2010/09/24/urban-agriculture-digs-in-ploughing-ahead-in-the-city/ http://www.new-ag.info/developments/devItem.php?a=1761 Urban agriculture digs in: ploughing ahead, in the city Linked by Michael Levenston New Agriculturist reports Written by Paul Osborn New Agriculturist Sept. 10, 2010 Excerpt: In the last decade, urban and peri-urban agriculture (UPA) have … Continue reading →

Posted in urban agriculture/farming

Cherimoya for reforestation (Willem Van Cotthem)

Posted on September 24, 2010 by

Anywhere on this planet, the beauty of plants in a garden is food for the soul. Therefore, from time to time, I post pictures of flowers and plants in my own garden. I like to share these with my readers, … Continue reading →

Posted in food / food security, reforestation

Lobbying by “powerful” big food companies is blocking reforms that would improve human health and the environment (OurWorld 2.0)

Posted on September 24, 2010 by

Read at : http://ourworld.unu.edu/en/un-warns-corporate-lobbying-blocking-food-reforms/ UN warns corporate lobbying blocking food reforms by Juliette Jowit on September 24, 2010 Lobbying by “powerful” big food companies is blocking reforms that would improve human health and the environment, a director of the United … Continue reading →

Posted in Ecology - environment, FAO, food / food security

Biochar takes carbon out of the air and puts it in the soil, where it makes the soil fertile (New Carbon Economy)

Posted on September 24, 2010 by

Read at : http://www.newcarboneconomy.info/page6.php Biochar Explained Biochar is the modern version of an ancient Pre-Columbian technology invented by native Amazonian peoples to enhance soil fertility. A form of charcoal, it is created by pyrolysis (burning in low oxygen conditions) of … Continue reading →

Posted in agrichar/biochar/terra preta

Senegal: more crops with the innovative Super Vegetable Garden program (New Carbon Economy)

Posted on September 24, 2010 by

Read at : http://www.newcarboneconomy.info/page9.php Senegalese Farmers Using Innovative Garden Project to Boost Productivity with Biochar Amanda Fortier | Dakar21 April 2010 Farmers in the Senegalese village of Keur Madaro are producing more crops with the innovative Super Vegetable Garden program … Continue reading →

Posted in agrichar/biochar/terra preta, food / food security, Gardening / Horticulture, hunger / famine

Women small farmers continue to innovate and seek out opportunities to create a better life for themselves (IFAD)

Posted on September 24, 2010 by

Read at : http://ifad-un.blogspot.com/2010/09/world-is-fed-on-backs-of-rural-women.html The world is fed on the backs of rural women Posted by Roxanna Samii By Kanayo F. Nwanze, IFAD President When I am asked to describe a typical smallholder farmer my usual response is: she has … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, family farming, food / food security, gender, hunger / famine, IFAD

Alleviating hunger in New York? Food straight from up-on-the-roof hydroponic farm to restaurant table (City Farmer News / The Globe and Mail / Willem Van Cotthem’s comment)

Posted on September 24, 2010 by

Read at : http://www.cityfarmer.info/2010/09/23/roof-to-table-new-york-restaurant-grows-its-food-on-the-6th-floor/ http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/food-and-wine/produce-that-goes-straight-from-sky-to-table/article1707767/ Roof to Table – New York restaurant grows its food on the 6th floor Zero-mile dining – Produce that goes straight from sky to table By Wency Leung Globe and Mail Sept. 14, 2010 Excerpt: … Continue reading →

Posted in food / food security, hunger / famine, malnutrition