Monthly Archives: June 2011

Neem Tree at Permaculture Ideas (Facebook / You Tube)

Posted on June 30, 2011 by

Facebook message received from Judit VERWEEN : http://permacultureideas.blogspot.com/2011/06/neem-tree.html Permaculture Ideas: The Neem Tree permacultureideas.blogspot.com http://youtu.be/b8MsIpkqZuI Neem (Azadirachta indica) has worldwide medicinal and agricultural applications as a non-toxic alternative to synthetic chemicals for both curing and preventing disease. ———— See also … Continue reading →

Posted in Forestry, neem

With containers you can turn a rooftop terrace, or balcony into a lovely green oasis, even in the drylands (Google / SilverSpringPatch)

Posted on June 30, 2011 by

Read at : Google Alert – desertification http://silverspring.patch.com/articles/challenges-with-urban-gardening-can-solved Challenges with Urban Gardening Can Be Solved Management relations is key in maintaining a garden in a building that you do not own. By Kathy Jentz Downtown Silver Spring, like many similar … Continue reading →

Posted in container/bottle gardening, Desertification, drought, drylands

Great green wall (Google / African Agriculture)

Posted on June 30, 2011 by

Read at : Google Alert – desertification http://www.africanagricultureblog.com/2011/06/fighting-desertification-great-green.html Fighting desertification: The great green wall of the Sahara The rainy season has started in the rest of the country, but in Widou, in the heart of the Ferlo region in northern … Continue reading →

Posted in Desertification, Green Wall

China’s success and failure in stopping desertification (Google /DW-World)

Posted on June 29, 2011 by

Read at : Google Alert – desertification http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,6555524,00.html Approximately 2.6 million square meters of land in China consist of only sand or rock desert. That is an area about seven times the size of Germany. Efforts to stop the sand … Continue reading →

Posted in Desertification

Energy, Water and Food Nexus (Google / Zawya)

Posted on June 29, 2011 by

Read at : Google Alert – desertification http://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20110628041255 Qatar: Conference discusses ways to improve global food security By RAYNALD C RIVERA DOHA: Diversifying the economy, substantial investment in education and technology, and integrated policies are some of the solutions to … Continue reading →

Posted in energy/bioenergy/biofuels, food / food security, Water

Nigeria : how fertilizer could come to the rescue (Google / Business Day)

Posted on June 29, 2011 by

Read at : Google Alert – desertification http://www.businessdayonline.com/NG/index.php/analysis/commentary/23746-africa-fertilizer-summit-five-years-after Africa fertilizer summit: Five years after Martins Diala More than 80 percent of Nigeria’s 150 million population  face the challenge of feeding themselves daily. Reason is that the nation’s agricultural sector is … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, Desertification, drought, fertilizer - nutrients, food / food security, food crisis, hunger / famine

A serious desertification problem in Egypt (Google / The Egyptian Gazette)

Posted on June 29, 2011 by

Read at : Google Alert – desertification http://213.158.162.45/~egyptian/index.php?action=news&id=19511&title=Editorial:%20Alarming%20land%20losses Alarming land losses The Egyptian Gazette The UN report on desertification shows that Egypt ranks first among  countries facing a serious desertification problem. It rings alarm bells about the high risk of … Continue reading →

Posted in Desertification

Horn of Africa : drought, malnutrition and hunger (UNNews)

Posted on June 29, 2011 by

MILLIONS FACING SEVERE FOOD CRISIS AMID WORSENING DROUGHT IN HORN OF AFRICA – UN New York, Jun 28 2011  4:05PM An estimated 10 million people across the Horn of Africa are facing a severe food crisis following a prolonged drought … Continue reading →

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

Farmers from South Africa lease government-owned land in the DRC (allAfrica / IRIN)

Posted on June 28, 2011 by

Read at : http://www.africafiles.org/article.asp?ID=25394 Land deals raise food security hopes Summary & Comment: Farmers from South Africa are leasing government-owned land in the Republic of Congo. While Congolese officials say this is about building food security and diversifying the nation’s … Continue reading →

Posted in food / food security, land grab

Sustancias que promueven el crecimiento de árboles / Substances that promote tree growth (Portal Forestal)

Posted on June 28, 2011 by

Read at : http://www.portalforestal.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6186&Itemid=30 Descubren técnicas para elevar crecimiento y fortaleza de árboles Científicos mexicanos descubrieron técnicas y sustancias para impulsar el crecimiento en un 50 % de los árboles en suelos afectados por la sequía, lo que permitirá revertir … Continue reading →

Posted in Forestry, mycorrhizae