Monthly Archives: April 2011

Super-Fruits: Tropical Blueberries with more healthful antioxidants (Science Daily)

Posted on April 30, 2011 by

Read at : http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110427101405.htm Super-Fruits: Tropical Blueberries Extremely High in Healthful Antioxidants, Study Suggests ScienceDaily (Apr. 29, 2011) — The first analysis of the healthful antioxidant content of blueberries that grow wild in Mexico, Central and South America concludes that … Continue reading →

Posted in food / food security, fruits

Boosting the light-to-power conversion efficiency of photovoltaics (Science Daily)

Posted on April 30, 2011 by

Read at : http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110429121853.htm New Solar Cell Technology Greatly Boosts Efficiency ScienceDaily (Apr. 29, 2011) — With the creation of a 3-D nanocone-based solar cell platform, a team led by Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s Jun Xu has boosted the light-to-power … Continue reading →

Posted in solar energy

Low-cost, small-scale initiatives to effectively manage water resources in agriculture (Worldwatch Institute)

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Read at : http://www.worldwatch.org/blue-revolution-key-getting-%E2%80%9Cmore-crop-drop%E2%80%9D-and-strengthening-food-security?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+worldwatch%2Fall+%28Worldwatch+Institute%29 Blue Revolution Key to Getting “More Crop per Drop” and Strengthening Food Security Worldwatch Institute’s Nourishing the Planet team highlights low-cost, small-scale initiatives to effectively manage water resources in agriculture Washington, D.C.—Increasing demand for water continues … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, Water

CSOs Network for Combating Desertification (Google / UNCCD-COP10)

Posted on April 30, 2011 by

Read at : Google Alert – desertification http://english.unccdcop10.go.kr/sub/05_01.jsp?amode=view&idx=14&cpage=1&gcode=1001 Launching Ceremony of CSOs Network for Combating Desertification CSOs (Civil Society Organizations) Network For Combating Desertification initiated active involvement in the UNCCD COP10 upon its launch to encourage public participation and to … Continue reading →

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The ‘hide the decline” controversy (Google / Opit’s LinkFest! / Wit’s End

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Read at : Google Alert – desertification http://opitslinkfest.blogspot.com/2011/04/29-april-desertification-and-chemtrails.html 29 April – Desertification and Chemtrails http://witsendnj.blogspot.com/2011/04/hide-decline.html I was reading a post at Greefyre’s wonderful blog, about the fabulist denier Judith Curry, where I happened across a video linked to in comments, … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate / climate change, Desertification

Desertification (Water Science) – (Google / what-when-how)

Posted on April 30, 2011 by

Read at : Google Alert – desertification http://what-when-how.com/water-science/desertification-water-science/ what-when-how In Depth Information Desertification is a term used to describe the gradual changes that take place over a region or area of land that ultimately result in the formation of a … Continue reading →

Posted in Desertification

Native cedar tree is under increasing threat from illegal logging in Morocco (Google / AFP)

Posted on April 30, 2011 by

Read at : Google Alert – desertification http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5j3HRwOPWP9zEn3WhThQ_6M-y9FgA?docId=CNG.e49d7072431b9d040ed45d20817b91e5.641 ‘Cedar mafia’ threatens Morocco’s cherished wood By Omar Brousky (AFP) AJDIR , Morocco — Revered as the “king of the forest” in Morocco, the native cedar tree is under increasing threat from … Continue reading →

Posted in deforestation, Desertification

Seed freedom is the foundation of food freedom (Food for Freedom)

Posted on April 29, 2011 by

Read at : http://foodfreedom.wordpress.com/2011/04/29/great-seed-robbery/ Great Seed Robbery By Vandana Shiva Deccan Chronicle Seed sovereignty is the foundation of food sovereignty. Seed freedom is the foundation of food freedom. The seed, the source of life, the embodiment of our biological and … Continue reading →

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To boost smallholder farmers’ resilience to drought in the Horn of Africa (ILRI)

Posted on April 29, 2011 by

Read at : http://www.ilri.org/ilrinews/index.php/archives/5009 New initiative to boost food production in eastern Africa’s drylands Posted by Paul Karaimu A new initiative supported by the Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) research program of the CGIAR will boost smallholder farmers’ … Continue reading →

Posted in food / food security

Is FAST a network ? (Agricultural Biodiversity Weblog)

Posted on April 29, 2011 by

Read at : http://agro.biodiver.se/2011/04/african-seed-laboratory-network-established/ African seed laboratory network established? by JEREMY FAO announces the establishment of a “pan-African network of seed testing laboratories” by the African Union and the African Seed Network. But there is lots in the press release … Continue reading →

Posted in seeds