A man collects his ration at one of the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) collection points. The project, however, has resulted in deaths and injuries as people flocked to the collection points. Credit: Ashfaq Yusufzai/IPS by Ashfaq Yusufzai (peshawar) Wednesday, March 29, 2023 Inter Press Service PESHAWAR, Mar 29 (IPS) –…
The potential for indigenous crops and plant species to address hunger remains largely untapped even as extreme weather changes threaten to cripple food systems. Credit: Joyce Chimbi/IPS by Joyce Chimbi (nairobi) Monday, March 27, 2023 Inter Press Service NAIROBI, Mar 27 (IPS) – Elizabeth Njoroge recounts her poverty-stricken upbringing in Ting’ang’a…
Juma Kiboi displays pre-fermented animal feeds ready to be fed to dairy cows. Credit: Isaiah Esipisu/IPS by Isaiah Esipisu (nakuru, kenya) Wednesday, March 22, 2023 Inter Press Service NAKURU, Kenya, Mar 22 (IPS) – Using naturally occurring microbes, a Kenyan entrepreneur has developed a molasses-based supplement that pre-ferments animal feeds to…
Black Sea Grain Initiative has been renewed – for now. Credit: Ihor Oinua/Unsplash by Alexander Kozul-Wright (geneva) Wednesday, March 22, 2023 Inter Press Service GENEVA, Mar 22 (IPS) – Given the complex interplay between geopolitics and financial markets, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 sent shockwaves across the global economy….
“Drop by drop, this precious lifeblood is being poisoned by pollution and drained by vampiric overuse, with water demand expected to exceed supply by 40% by decade’s end” Credit: Bigstock. by Baher Kamal (madrid) Tuesday, March 21, 2023 Inter Press Service MADRID, Mar 21 (IPS) – Shockingly, the human suicidal war…
Jean Claude Muhire, Rwanda Program Director of BRAC Ultra-Poor Graduation Initiative, a flagship program at BRAC International, and Samuel Dusengiyumva, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Local Government sign the MoU in Kigali, Rwanda. Credit BRAC UPGI. by Joyce Chimbi (kigali) Tuesday, March 21, 2023 Inter Press Service KIGALI, Mar 21…
A staggering 40% of groundwater is used for global irrigation, this alone indicates the importance of this precious resource in navigating the population through impacts of climate change. Credit: SADC Groundwater Management Institute. Opinion by Thokozani Dlamini (pretoria, south africa) Wednesday, March 15, 2023 Inter Press Service PRETORIA, South Africa, Mar…
The successful transformation of the agri-food systems in the region will require ownership, political commitment, and action plans, writes the author. Credit: Wadner Pierre/IPS Opinion by Mario Lubetkin (santiago) Thursday, March 09, 2023 Inter Press Service SANTIAGO, Mar 09 (IPS) – This is an op-ed by Mario Lubetkin, FAO Assistant Director-General…
A cell phone gives rural women access to financial services, training, networks, and, importantly, information and knowledge. Credit: Prashanth Vishwanathan (CCAFS) Opinion by Nicoline de Haan (nairobi, kenya) Monday, March 06, 2023 Inter Press Service Dr. Nicoline de Haan is Director of the CGIAR GENDER Impact Platform NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 06…
Chronic underinvestment in agriculture is a key cause of the widespread hunger experienced in 2022, according to Oxfam report. Credit: Busani Bafana/IPS. by Baher Kamal (madrid) Friday, March 03, 2023 Inter Press Service MADRID, Mar 03 (IPS) – The data is shocking: three-quarters of African Governments have already reduced their agricultural…
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