Monthly Archives: November 2011

Promote agriculture and livestock to improve socio-economic condition of tribal people (Google / Pakistan Observer)

Posted on November 24, 2011 by

Read at : Google Alert – desertification http://pakobserver.net/detailnews.asp?id=126823 Seeds, fertilizers distributed among tribal farmers Khar—The federal government has distributed seeds and fertilizers packages among tribal farmers to enable them to get timely sowing of wheat and others crops in Bajaur … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, fertilizer - nutrients, seeds

Destruction of forests and cultivating on hill top areas (Google / allAfrica)

Posted on November 24, 2011 by

Read at : Google Alert – desertification http://allafrica.com/stories/201111230045.html Kenya: Taita Forests Destroyed – KFS Raphael Mwadime – 22 November 2011 The Kenya Forest Services (KFS) has raised alarm over wanton environment destruction of forests in Taita Taveta County following cultivating … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, deforestation, Desertification, Ecology - environment

The cost of 200-250 million container gardens (Willem Van Cotthem)

Posted on November 23, 2011 by

It seems that 1 billion people on earth are chronically hungry. Suppose that, on average, they all belong to a family with 4-5 family members. That would mean there are 200-250 million chronically hungry families. Suppose that all the international … Continue reading →

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

WFP is appealing for US$42 million to cover a shortfall in funding for its food assistance programmes in Zimbabwe (IRIN News)

Posted on November 23, 2011 by

Read at : http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=94286 ZIMBABWE: One million need food assistance After a thin harvest, Rudo Mangwere, 32, a farmer in Chirumhanzu district, some 200km southwest of Harare, Zimbabwe’s capital, has resorted to selling wild honey by the roadside to beat … Continue reading →

Posted in food / food security, hunger / famine

Rainwater Harvesting PET-Tree System (Gooigle / Inhabitat)

Posted on November 22, 2011 by

Read at : Google Alert – vertical gardening http://inhabitat.com/rainwater-recycling-pet-tree-makes-urban-gardening-a-breeze/ Rainwater Harvesting PET-Tree System Makes Urban Gardening a Breeze by Inhabitat, 11/22/11 Pet-Tree is a vertical eco gardening system made from recycled PET containers. The design consists of structural plastic pieces … Continue reading →

Posted in urban agriculture/farming, water conservation / harvesting

Reforestation project in Guinea 1986 (Willem Van Cotthem)

Posted on November 22, 2011 by
Posted in Desertification, drought, reforestation

MORE THAN A MILLION ZIMBABWEANS FACING FOOD STRUGGLE (UN News)

Posted on November 22, 2011 by

New York, Nov 21 2011  5:05PM More than one million Zimbabweans will struggle for food between now and March, according to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), which has already begun assisting the most vulnerable but needs $42 million … Continue reading →

Posted in food / food security, hunger / famine

Global Eco Soil Solutions (R. A. BUFF)

Posted on November 21, 2011 by

Read at : http://globalecosoilsolutionscom.nxg.superpageshosting.com/home.nxg Global Eco Soil Solutions introduces a new Global Technology. http://youtu.be/lI0g2ht0zFg http://youtu.be/2Gw9gQcNb7s Subsurface PRESSURIZED Irrigation technology is the future of watering and the future is now. Global Eco Soil Solutions is the first and only manufacturer of … Continue reading →

Posted in Earthmister, irrigation

Needing food ? Grow it yourself on your balcony or rooftop (Jojo ROM / Willem VAN COTTHEM)

Posted on November 21, 2011 by

Seen at Jojo Rom’s Facebook : http://www.facebook.com/groups/homefarmersclub.ucg/ Home Farmers Club (Urban Container Gardening Enthusiasts) Jojo ROM (Davao, The Philippines) is a gardener becoming more and more famous for his remarkable successes with URBAN CONTAINER GARDENING.  Growing vegetables and fruit trees … Continue reading →

Posted in balconies / window sills, container/bottle gardening, food / food security, fruits, hunger / famine, malnutrition, nutrition, rooftop gardening, vegetables

Advanced biofuels (Science Daily)

Posted on November 21, 2011 by

Read at : http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111118151414.htm Corn Gene Boosts Biofuels from Switchgrass ScienceDaily (Nov. 18, 2011) — Many experts believe that advanced biofuels made from cellulosic biomass are the most promising alternative to petroleum-based liquid fuels for a renewable, clean, green, domestic … Continue reading →

Posted in energy/bioenergy/biofuels