Monthly Archives: October 2010

China’s farmland has disappeared at an alarming rate (Google / Seeking Alpha)

Posted on October 28, 2010 by

Read at : Google Alert – desertification http://seekingalpha.com/article/232631-china-running-out-of-farmland-what-this-means-for-u-s-stocks China Running Out of Farmland: What This Means for U.S. Stocks by Greyson S. Colvin As the Chinese growth engine continues to propel forward, the government is faced with the dilemma: How … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, Desertification, erosion

Drought has cut rice production dramatically in Asia (Google / US News Las Vegas)

Posted on October 28, 2010 by

Read at : http://www.usnewslasvegas.com/provincial/drought-across-asia-cuts-rice-production-by-99/ Drought across Asia cuts rice production by 99% By US News Agency / Asian Drought across Asia this season, with Australia as a startling example, which, in recent years drought has cut rice production dramatically, including … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, drought, food / food security

opportunity to launch a widespread promotion and local production of water harvesting systems (Google / Weekend Post)

Posted on October 28, 2010 by

Read at : Google Alert – drought http://www.weekendpost.co.za/opinion/article.aspx?id=619888 Use drought to promote long-term water saving BOTH Andrew Muir (“Drought may be part of region’s permanent climate pattern”, The Herald, September 21) and Lee-Anne Butler (“East Cape needs to tighten drought … Continue reading →

Posted in drought, water conservation / harvesting

Disease and humans are threatening the survival of the baobab tree (Google / Chronicle)

Posted on October 28, 2010 by

Read at : Google Alert – drought http://www.chronicle.co.zw/inside.aspx?sectid=13491&cat=10 Drought, disease threaten baobab tree By Elliott Siamonga There are arguably two symbols of Africa — the fish eagle and the baobab tree. Zimbabwe has both in abundance. However, the future of … Continue reading →

Posted in drought, Forestry

Homeowners allowed to plant drought-tolerant ground-cover plants without a permit in L.A. (Google / LA Times)

Posted on October 28, 2010 by

Read at : Google Alert – drought http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/home_blog/2010/10/los-angeles-parkway-rules.html Strawberries by the sidewalk? New rules for L.A.’s residential parkways The Los Angeles Board of Public Works approved new rules Monday for residential parkways, that strip of ground between the sidewalk and … Continue reading →

Posted in drought tolerant plants, urban agriculture/farming, urban gardening

WFP: Africa RiskView to combine weather and crop-related data (Google / Business Daily)

Posted on October 28, 2010 by

Read at : Google Alert – drought http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/-/539444/1041824/-/12nit23z/-/ WFP unveils software platform to tackle drought in Africa By Xinhua The World Food Programme (WFP) has developed an innovative software application that keeps real-time tabs on rainfall and its impact on local … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate / climate change, drought, WFP

Food Security and Sustainability in India (IISD)

Posted on October 28, 2010 by

Read at : Sustainable Development Announcement List <sd-l@lists.iisd.ca> Food Security and Sustainability in India Dear Colleagues, I thought you might be interested in Proceedings of the seminar we have concluded on the theme Food Security and Sustainability in India. This … Continue reading →

Posted in food / food security

Photo collection on small-scale gardening (Willem Van Cotthem)

Posted on October 27, 2010 by

Dear Visitors of this blog, Today, I have the pleasure of announcing the opening of a new Flickr-group account, called Small-scale gardening (http://www.flickr.com/groups/1527049@N20/) intended to become a rich collection of photos illustrating the results of food production in small gardens … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized

Uganda : destroying forests in search of firewood, charcoal, timber and fertile land for cultivation (Google / Sunrise)

Posted on October 27, 2010 by

Read at : Google Alert – desertification http://www.sunrise.ug/news/1-latest-news/1427-desertification-a-real-threat.html Desertification a real threat Written by Leirah Nakibuuka Ugandans are staring desertification in the face because of the rapid rate at which people are destroying forests in search of firewood, charcoal, timber … Continue reading →

Posted in deforestation, Desertification

River levels in Brazil’s Amazon region to record lows (Google / Reuters)

Posted on October 27, 2010 by

Read at : Google Alert – drought http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE69P3NC20101026 Brazil’s Amazon region suffers severe drought By Stuart Grudgings RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – A severe drought has pushed river levels in Brazil’s Amazon region to record lows, leaving isolated communities dependent … Continue reading →

Posted in drought