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	<description>All about drought, desertification and poverty in the drylands</description>
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		<title>Infrared camera to see how drought affects plant physiology (ICARDA)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:42:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Willem Van Cotthem</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Read at : http://icardablog.wordpress.com/2012/01/26/hot-shot-a-camera-that-measures-drought-tolerance/ Hot-Shot! A camera that measures drought tolerance ICARDA scientists use the infrared camera to see how drought affects plant physiology. The one thing dryland farmers fear, above all else, is drought. In many parts of the world, &#8230; <a href="http://desertification.wordpress.com/2012/01/30/infrared-camera-to-see-how-drought-affects-plant-physiology-icarda/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=desertification.wordpress.com&amp;blog=523668&amp;post=27641&amp;subd=desertification&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Drought-resistant, perennial, heirloom Everglades tomato for all the drylands (You Tube)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:20:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Willem Van Cotthem</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[drought tolerant plants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vegetables]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[VIDEO seen at : http://youtu.be/vxAi3CfD6rE Rare Perennial Everglades Tomato Grows all Year in South Florida John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ goes on a field trip to Southern J Ranch in West Palm Beach, Florida to share with you the Everglades tomato, a &#8230; <a href="http://desertification.wordpress.com/2012/01/30/drought-resistant-perennial-heirloom-everglades-tomato-for-all-the-drylands-you-tube/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=desertification.wordpress.com&amp;blog=523668&amp;post=27639&amp;subd=desertification&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>College campuses are leading the way toward a greener America (Online Colleges)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:59:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Willem Van Cotthem</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Agriculture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[school gardens]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Read at : http://www.onlinecolleges.net/2012/01/29/10-colleges-growing-their-own-food/ 10 Colleges Growing Their Own Food Like Cypher enjoying a juicy steak in The Matrix, ignorance is bliss when it comes to our food. For years we have been eating products without knowing where they came &#8230; <a href="http://desertification.wordpress.com/2012/01/30/college-campuses-are-leading-the-way-toward-a-greener-america-online-colleges/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=desertification.wordpress.com&amp;blog=523668&amp;post=27635&amp;subd=desertification&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>China&#8217;s desertification control in Africa (You Tube)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:55:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Willem Van Cotthem</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[VIDEO seen at : YouTube http://youtu.be/HgX2kdaQqgA China helps African nations control desertification<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=desertification.wordpress.com&amp;blog=523668&amp;post=27632&amp;subd=desertification&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Chinese scientists setting up a research base for desertification control in Nigeria (Xinhua)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:51:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Willem Van Cotthem</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Read at : http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/indepth/2012-01/29/c_131381009.htm China-Africa friendship enhanced by diverse, growing cooperation Xinhua In a village in Nigeria&#8217;s Kano state, Chinese scientists have joined their Nigerian counterparts in setting up a research base for desertification control. They will carry out forestation &#8230; <a href="http://desertification.wordpress.com/2012/01/30/chinese-scientists-setting-up-a-research-base-for-desertification-control-in-nigeria-xinhua/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=desertification.wordpress.com&amp;blog=523668&amp;post=27629&amp;subd=desertification&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Small-scale farmers, practicing sustainable agriculture, or giant agribusinesses (YES!)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:47:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Willem Van Cotthem</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Read at : http://www.yesmagazine.org/blogs/john-cavanagh-and-robin-broad/for-farmers-everywhere-small-is-still-beautiful For Farmers Everywhere, Small is (Still) Beautiful Whether you’re worried about hunger, social crises, or climate change, the solution is the same: small-scale farming. by Robin Broad, John Cavanagh There is battle raging across the world &#8230; <a href="http://desertification.wordpress.com/2012/01/30/small-scale-farmers-practicing-sustainable-agriculture-or-giant-agribusinesses-yes/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=desertification.wordpress.com&amp;blog=523668&amp;post=27626&amp;subd=desertification&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Desertification in the Sahel (Google / Slideshare)</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 13:09:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Willem Van Cotthem</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Read at : Google Alert &#8211; desertification http://www.slideshare.net/vin7474/desertification-reading &#160; Desertification reading. by J. Henry Higgins Middle School on Jan 26, 2012.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=desertification.wordpress.com&amp;blog=523668&amp;post=27622&amp;subd=desertification&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The most ambitious solar power renewable energy project (Google / Huffington Post)</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 10:16:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Willem Van Cotthem</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[energy/bioenergy/biofuels]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Read at : Google Alert &#8211; desertification http://www.huffingtonpost.com/vivian-norris-de-montaigu/nur-energie-tunur_b_1239117.html?ref=green&#38;ir=Green Here Comes the Sun: Tunisia to Energize Europe Vivian Norris Phd, Based in Paris-Globalization Studies In the desert of Southern Tunisia, a group of renewable energy entrepreneurs, NUR Energie Ltd, and their &#8230; <a href="http://desertification.wordpress.com/2012/01/29/the-most-ambitious-solar-power-renewable-energy-project-google-huffington-post/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=desertification.wordpress.com&amp;blog=523668&amp;post=27618&amp;subd=desertification&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Sahara&#8217;s End (Google / RedOrbit)</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 10:11:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Willem Van Cotthem</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[desert/desert gardening]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Read at : Google Alert &#8211; desertification http://www.redorbit.com/news/space/1112463956/earth-from-space-saharas-end/ Earth From Space: Sahara’s End Image Caption: This Envisat image, acquired on 5 December 2011 by the MERIS instrument, shows part of central Morocco from the Atlantic Ocean to the west, over &#8230; <a href="http://desertification.wordpress.com/2012/01/29/saharas-end-google-redorbit/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=desertification.wordpress.com&amp;blog=523668&amp;post=27614&amp;subd=desertification&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Children shouldn’t have to starve to death (The Globe and Mail)</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 20:26:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Willem Van Cotthem</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Desertification]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[drought]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[hunger / famine]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Read at : http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/world-failed-to-heed-early-warning-system-on-famine/article2305753/ World failed to heed early warning system on famine Children shouldn’t have to starve to death to galvanize the international community into action. And yet that is what happened in the Horn of Africa last summer. &#8230; <a href="http://desertification.wordpress.com/2012/01/28/children-shouldnt-have-to-starve-to-death-the-globe-and-mail/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=desertification.wordpress.com&amp;blog=523668&amp;post=27610&amp;subd=desertification&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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