Credit: CIP 2023 Opinion by Hugo Campos (nairobi, kenya) Wednesday, September 20, 2023 Inter Press Service NAIROBI, Kenya, Sep 20 (IPS) – Despite the dominance of the “Big Three” cereal crops and a steady rise in meat consumption, an overlooked food sector is projected to become ever more central to Africa’s…
Alfalfa farmer Dionisio Antiquera stands in front of one of the wastewater treatment ponds at the modernized plant in Cerrillos de Tamaya, a rural community in the Coquimbo region of northern Chile. The thousands of liters captured from the sewers are converted into clear liquid ready for reuse in local…
The time is ripe to transform American agriculture from monoculture heavy farming and food systems to diversified cropping and food systems with a variety of crops including specialty crops. Credit: Bigstock. Opinion by Esther Ngumbi (urbana, illinois, usa) Friday, September 08, 2023 Inter Press Service URBANA, Illinois, USA, Sep 08 (IPS)…
Delegates outside the Climate Action Innovation Hub on the frontlines of the Africa Climate Summit. Credit: Aimable Twahirwa by Aimable Twahirwa (nairobi) Wednesday, September 06, 2023 Inter Press Service NAIROBI, Sep 06 (IPS) – A group of young African startups made their presence known at the Africa Climate Summit in Nairobi,…
The poorest people in some of the least responsible regions for climate change or emissions – like East Africa – are losing their lives and livelihoods to human-induced climate change. Credit: Charles Karis/IPS Opinion by Amitabh Behar, Fati NZi Hassane (nairobi) Wednesday, September 06, 2023 Inter Press Service NAIROBI, Sep 06…
This goat died of starvation while surrounded by an inedible invasive plant. Lives hang in the balance as Kenya’s dryland is ravaged by a severe prolonged drought. Credit: Joyce Chimbi/IPS by Joyce Chimbi (nairobi) Tuesday, September 05, 2023 Inter Press Service NAIROBI, Sep 05 (IPS) – Africa needs approximately USD 579.2…
Opinion by Angela Churie Kallhauge – Ishmael Sunga – Serah Makka (nairobi, kenya) Tuesday, September 05, 2023 Inter Press Service NAIROBI, Kenya, Sep 05 (IPS) – When a continent with 65% of the world’s arable land struggles to feed its 1.4 billion people, we know something is wrong. The African and…
Wild boar female (Susscrofa) walking on mud beside a river with her piglets. The wild boar is an invasive Alien Species in countries such as South Africa, Vanuatu, and Uruguay. Credit: Budimir Jevtic/Shutterstock by Busani Bafana (bulawayo and bonn) Monday, September 04, 2023 Inter Press Service BULAWAYO AND BONN, Sep 04…
If production decreases due to El Niño, there will be less food availability, and the income of the most vulnerable households that live and eat on what they produce will be reduced. Credit: Ligia Calderón / FAO Opinion by Mario Lubetkin (santiago) Friday, September 01, 2023 Inter Press Service Mario Lubetkin…
Mushroom workers rally, Sunnyside, Washington, April 18, 2023. Credit: Peter Costantini by Peter Costantini (seattle, usa) Thursday, August 31, 2023 Inter Press Service SEATTLE, USA, Aug 31 (IPS) – The Yakima River runs southeast from the Cascade Mountains through central Washington state to merge with the Columbia a little north of…
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