Monthly Archives: May 2011

The basics of agroforestry for food production (YOU TUBE)

Posted on May 27, 2011 by

Video seen at : http://youtu.be/GFbcn06h8w4 Martin Crawford´s FOREST GARDEN A walk through Martin Crawford´s beatiful forest garden, a model for resilient, local food growing.

Posted in agroforestry, food / food security

World economy loses $4.5tn yearly to deforestation, desertification (Google / Punch)

Posted on May 27, 2011 by

Read at : Google Alert – desertification http://www.punchng.com/Articl.aspx?datex=08/14/ReportComment.aspx?com&theartic=Art201105230541657 By Stanley Opara Deforestation and desertification are estimated to be costing the global economy between $2.5tn and $4.5tn a year, according to the Nigerian Conservation Foundation. The losses, which are tied to … Continue reading →

Posted in deforestation, Desertification

A review of literature on global evaluations of land degradation (Google / Zunia)

Posted on May 27, 2011 by

Read at : Google Alert – desertification http://zunia.org/post/the-economics-of-desertification-land-degradation-and-drought/ The economics of desertification, land degradation, and drought ifpri.org – A review of literature on global evaluations of land degradation shows a significant development in methods and approaches to mitigate it. Earlier evaluations … Continue reading →

Posted in Desertification, drought, land / land degradation

The Socio-economics Of Desertification (Google / wn.com)

Posted on May 27, 2011 by

Read at : Google Alert – desertification The Socio-economics Of Desertification, Land Degradation And Drought on WN Network delivers the latest Videos and Editable pages for News & Events, … <http://wn.com/the_socio-economics_of_desertification,_land_degradation_and_drought?orderby=relevance&upload_time=today>

Posted in Desertification, drought, land / land degradation

Uganda : tree planting has never stopped since I started (Google / AlertNet)

Posted on May 27, 2011 by

Read at : Google Alert – desertification http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/uganda-religious-leaders-act-on-deforestation Uganda religious leaders act on deforestation 24 May 2011 11:30 Source: alertnet // Pius Sawa By Pius Sawa KAMPALA, Uganda (AlertNet) – When Anglican bishop Nathan Kyamanywa was appointed to his job … Continue reading →

Posted in Desertification, reforestation

Critical links between land degradation, food insecurity, political instability and migration are often overlooked (Google / ASNS)

Posted on May 27, 2011 by

Read at : Google Alert – desertification http://www.africasciencenews.org/asns/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2821&Itemid=2 Why land degradation must feature high on global change agenda for G8 and G20 Summits Written by Henry Neondo “The world’s food production system is under stress, but the critical links between … Continue reading →

Posted in Desertification, land / land degradation

Sand-fixing shrubs on desertified sandy lands to control desertification (NCBI)

Posted on May 27, 2011 by

Read at : http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16025199 Changes in soil properties after establishment of Artemisia halodendron and Caragana microphylla on shifting sand dunes in semiarid Horqin Sandy Land, northern China. Su YZ, Zhang TH, Li YL, Wang F. Abstract In the semiarid Horqin … Continue reading →

Posted in Desertification, sand fixation

Caragana microphylla for additional beneficial phenomena, hastening the ongoing greening of the earth (Google / CO2 science)

Posted on May 27, 2011 by

Read at : Google Alert – desertification http://www.co2science.org/articles/V14/N21/EDIT.php The Greening of Earth’s Arid and Semi-Arid Lands Sherwood, Keith and Craig Idso Nearly three decades ago, when the air’s CO2 concentration was approximately 340 ppm (up from a pre-industrial value on … Continue reading →

Posted in Desertification, land / land degradation

Discussions on the correct use for agricultural lands between farmers and government (Google / Newsday)

Posted on May 27, 2011 by

Read at : Google Alert – desertification http://www.newsday.co.tt/businessday/0,141126.html Land debate Land issues have been a hot topic for two weeks in Trinidad and Tobago. Several discussions have been held on the correct use for agricultural lands between farmers and Government … Continue reading →

Posted in Desertification, land grab, UNCCD, UNDP

Increasing maize yields in Malawi (Eldis)

Posted on May 27, 2011 by

Read at : http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=58146?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+eldis-agriculture+%28Eldis+Agriculture%29 Yield of maize as affected by fertiliser application practices Authors: K. Msarmo; W. Mhango Publisher: Bunda College of Agriculture, 2000 Maize is the staple cereal crop to over 80% of the Malawian population and is grown … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, fertilizer - nutrients