Goat rearing is contributing to economic independence and improved livelihoods of women thanks to a post-COVID-19 empowerment project. CREDIT: Umar Manzoor Shah/IPS by Umar Manzoor Shah (milonpur, india) Tuesday, August 08, 2023 Inter Press Service MILONPUR, INDIA, Aug 08 (IPS) – Seema Devi is a 39-year-old woman hailing from India’s northeastern…
Tiruppur, Tamil Nadu, India, December 17, 2021: No Food Waste (NFW) staff serve a nutritious meal to community members in Eswaran Koil Street. Credit: The Global FoodBanking Network / Narayana Swamy Subbaraman Opinion by Lisa Moon (chicago, usa) Tuesday, August 08, 2023 Inter Press Service CHICAGO, USA, Aug 08 (IPS) –…
Olivier De Schutter Opinion by Olivier De Schutter (brussels, belgium) Monday, August 07, 2023 Inter Press Service BRUSSELS, Belgium, Aug 07 (IPS) – The fragile state of global food systems has reached a crossroads. Recent headlines underscore the profound challenges we now confront. The United Nations released sobering statistics that 122…
Smallholder farmer Elizabeth Mpofu uses renewable energy to reduce emissions from firewood at her farm in Shashe, Mashava. Credit: Farai Shawn Matiashe/IPS by Farai Shawn Matiashe (bulawayo, zimbabwe) Friday, August 04, 2023 Inter Press Service BULAWAYO, ZIMBABWE, Aug 04 (IPS) – When Nelson Mudzingwa arrived in the Shashe farming area in…
UN inspectors of the Joint Coordination Centre go to inspect a grain shipment aboard the merchant vessel LADY SPERANZA under the Black Sea Grain Initiative, Istanbul, 17 February 2023. Credit: UN/Duncan Moore Opinion by John R. Bryson (birmingham, uk) Friday, August 04, 2023 Inter Press Service BIRMINGHAM, UK, Aug 04 (IPS)…
DG Simeon Ehui visits IITA Semi-Autotrophic Hydroponic SAH, cassava multiplication section with Kenton Dashiell and Debo Akande facilitated by Mercy Diebru-Ojo, Assitant Seed Specialist (Right). Credit: IITA by Guy Dinmore (st davids, wales) Wednesday, August 02, 2023 Inter Press Service ST DAVIDS, WALES, Aug 02 (IPS) – “My key message is…
Women fishing in Lake Victoria. Opinion by Pearl Amina Karungi (united nations) Wednesday, August 02, 2023 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Aug 02 (IPS) – In a groundbreaking turn of events, women in Bugiri District, Eastern Uganda, have defied societal norms and broken into the traditionally male-dominated fish farming industry. Through…
A doctor prescribes medicine for mothers and children during a UNICEF-supported mobile health and nutrition team visit. Credit: Karim / UNICEF Opinion by James Elder (kabul, afghanistan) Wednesday, July 26, 2023 Inter Press Service KABUL, Afghanistan, Jul 26 (IPS) – The needs of Afghanistan’s children and families are immense. So are…
Marisol and Misael Menjívar pose next to the biodigester installed in March in the backyard of their home in El Corozal, a rural settlement located near Suchitoto in central El Salvador. With a biotoilet and stove, the couple produces biogas for cooking from feces, which saves them money. The biotoilet…
by Aimable Twahirwa (kigali) Thursday, July 20, 2023 Inter Press Service KIGALI, Jul 20 (IPS) – Scientists have recently unveiled a first-ever weather forecasting model using artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning solutions to help vulnerable African countries build resilience to climate impacts. Researchers from the Kigali-based African Institute of Mathematical…
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