Mariyeti Mpala (56) runs a thriving vegetable garden on a former dumpsite and its proceeds assist the community in creating incomes of their own. Credit: Ignatius Banda/IPS by Ignatius Banda Tuesday, January 10, 2023 Inter Press Service Jan 10 (IPS) – It’s a typical story in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe’s second-largest city….
Droughts are a growing threat to global food production, particularly in Africa. Credit: Busani Bafana/IPS by Busani Bafana (bulawayo) Friday, January 06, 2023 Inter Press Service BULAWAYO, Jan 06 (IPS) – Escalating conflict and climate change threaten the implementation of the Great Green Wall Initiative (GGWI), an ambitious land restoration project…
Opinion by Farhana Haque Rahman (toronto, canada) Friday, December 23, 2022 Inter Press Service TORONTO, Canada, Dec 23 (IPS) – A year that started with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and is ending with famine in Africa, while still spreading death and misery through an enduring pandemic and a deteriorating climate crisis…
Opinion by Jomo Kwame Sundaram (kuala lumpur, malaysia) Tuesday, December 13, 2022 Inter Press Service KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Dec 13 (IPS) – Calls for more government regulation and intervention are common during crises. But once the crises subside, pressures to reform quickly evaporate and the government is told to withdraw. New…
By 2050, droughts may affect an estimated three-quarters of the world’s population. Credit: Miriet Abrego / IPS by Baher Kamal (madrid) Thursday, December 01, 2022 Inter Press Service MADRID, Dec 01 (IPS) – Drought is one of the ‘most destructive’ natural disasters in terms of the loss of life, arising from…
Abou Fumarou Mahamadou poses amid millet stalks dried in the sun. She belongs to a co-op of 32 women farmers in the commune of Tibiri in southwest Niger. Credit: Stephan Gladieu / World Bank Opinion by Chakib Jenane (washington dc) Wednesday, November 30, 2022 Inter Press Service WASHINGTON DC, Nov 30…
Opinion by Jomo Kwame Sundaram, Timothy A. Wise (boston and kuala lumpur) Tuesday, November 29, 2022 Inter Press Service BOSTON and KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 29 (IPS) – Despite its dismal record, the Gates Foundation-sponsored Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) announced a new five-year strategy in September after rebranding…
Pan-African initiatives to boost food production and research and development could increase yields on farms on the continent. Credit: Joyce Chimbi/IPS by Joyce Chimbi (nairobi) Tuesday, November 22, 2022 Inter Press Service Nairobi, Nov 22 (IPS) – Upheaval on the global stage, the war in Ukraine, conflict in the Horn of…
Opinion by Jomo Kwame Sundaram, Ndongo Samba Sylla (dakar and kuala lumpur) Tuesday, November 22, 2022 Inter Press Service DAKAR and KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 22 (IPS) – The ongoing plunder of Africa’s natural resources drained by capital flight is holding it back yet again. More African nations face protracted recessions amid…
Activists say governments should be urgedto put agriculture onto the negotiating table at COP27 especially to diverse,resilient agroecological farming are crucial for farmers which will enablefarmers to adapt to climate chaos. Credit: Aimable Twahirwa/IPS by Aimable Twahirwa (sharm el sheikh) Thursday, November 17, 2022 Inter Press Service SHARM EL SHEIKH, Nov…
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