Monthly Archives: August 2011

China’s investments in the continent were meant to help Africa raise its agricultural production capacity (African Agriculture)

Posted on August 26, 2011 by

Read at : http://www.africanagricultureblog.com/2011/08/china-rejects-german-officials.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+africanagricultureblog%2FNaEx+%28African+Agriculture%29 China rejects German official’s criticism of its Africa farm investments by Chuin-Wei Yap When it comes to famine in Africa, China seems an easy target for critics of its rising outbound investments. It’s not much of … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, land grab

Illiteracy, cultural practices, poverty and institutional challenges compounding already high drought-related child malnutrition (IRIN News)

Posted on August 25, 2011 by

Read at : http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=93578 KENYA: Culture, poverty fuelling malnutrition MWINGI, 25 August 2011 (IRIN) – A mix of illiteracy, cultural practices, poverty and institutional challenges is compounding already high drought-related child malnutrition levels in parts of Kenya. “Malnutrition is often … Continue reading →

Posted in food / food security, malnutrition, poverty

STRATEGIES TO REDUCE WATER SCARCITY (UN News)

Posted on August 25, 2011 by

UN REPORT OUTLINES INVESTMENT STRATEGIES TO REDUCE WATER SCARCITY New York, Aug 25 2011 11:05AM An annual investment of $198 billion, or 0.16 per cent of global gross domestic product (GDP), in the water sector could reduce water scarcity and … Continue reading →

Posted in Water, water conservation / harvesting, water management

Planting 30mn trees, building 162,000 groundwater recharge wells to harvest rainwater (Water World)

Posted on August 25, 2011 by

Read at : http://www.waterworld.com/index/display/news_display/1477946518.html Coca-Cola Mexico harvesting 1.25Bl/y of rainwater Business News Americas – English August 12, 2011 The Coca-Cola Mexico Foundation captures 1.25Bl/y of water through its water harvesting programs, Luis Fuentes, Coca-Cola Mexico’s deputy director of corporate communication, … Continue reading →

Posted in afforestation, reforestation, water conservation / harvesting

The fear of pests imported with food by people not by cargo ships (Yahoo!News / Willem Van Cotthem)

Posted on August 25, 2011 by

Read at : http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/one-world-most-feared-pests-found-chicago-230341479.html One of the world’s ‘most feared’ pests found in Chicago By Claudine Zap | The Lookout One of the world’s “most feared” pests was discovered on American soil. The Khapra beetle, in larva stage, was identified … Continue reading →

Posted in food / food security

Livestock key to less desertification (Google / Soil and Water / Farm Weekly)

Posted on August 25, 2011 by

Read at : Google Alert – desertification http://www.soilandwater.co/2011/08/livestock-key-to-less-desertification.html http://fw.farmonline.com.au/news/state/livestock/news/livestock-key-to-less-desertification/2225461.aspx?storypage=0 Livestock key to less desertification JEAN EKEROTH LIVESTOCK is the only management tool available to stop the increasing desertification associated with climate change, according to a grazing management pioneer.More than 200 … Continue reading →

Posted in Desertification, livestock

Mitigating Dust and Sandstorms through Combating Desertification in Asia (Google / UNESCAP)

Posted on August 25, 2011 by

Read at : Google Alert – desertification http://northeast-sro.unescap.org/ksplatform/dust_sandstorms.html Environmental Issue: Mitigating Dust and Sandstorms through Combating Desertification UNESCAP Subregional Office for East and North-East Asia Challenges of Desertification the Subregion Many areas in the subregion continue to suffer from deforestation … Continue reading →

Posted in Desertification, sand storms

Carbon tax and food shortage (Google / DL-Online)

Posted on August 25, 2011 by

Read at : Google Alertr – desertification http://www.dl-online.com/event/article/id/62582/group/Opinion/ Taxing carbon could help end world food shortage Recently, Lester Brown, the founder of the Earth Policy Institute and a leading thinker on climate change, predicted that we are one bad harvest … Continue reading →

Posted in carbon sink / trading, Climate / climate change, food / food security

Healthy ecosystems basis for sustainable water resources and stable food security (Google / Water Online)

Posted on August 25, 2011 by

Read at : Google Alert – desertification http://www.wateronline.com/article.mvc/Investing-In-Ecosystem-Services-Vital-To-0001 Investing In Ecosystem Services Vital To Improving Food Security, Says UN Recognising healthy ecosystems as the basis for sustainable water resources and stable food security can help produce more food from each … Continue reading →

Posted in ecosystems, food / food security, Water

The Gambia : restoring and regenerating our national forest cover, improve agricultural production and the well-being of residents (allAfrica / The Daily Observer)

Posted on August 25, 2011 by

Read at : Google Alert – desertification http://allafrica.com/stories/201108240988.html The Daily Observer (Banjul) Gambia: National Tree Planting Exercise Officially Launched Amadou Camara 23 August 2011 Abdoulie Alpha Sanneh, the director of Forestry has launched the 2011 national tree planting exercise at … Continue reading →

Posted in afforestation, Desertification, reforestation