Derived from naturally occurring microorganisms, microbial inoculants offer the same benefits as chemical fertilizers while reducing agricultural systems environmental footprint, according to the author. CREDIT: Jorge Luis Baños/IPS Opinion by Esther Ngumbi (urbana, illinois, usa) Monday, May 09, 2022 Inter Press Service To avert the ongoing fertilizer crisis, farmers in developed…
Opinion by Alon Ben-Meir (new york) Monday, May 09, 2022 Inter Press Service NEW YORK, May 09 (IPS) – Dr. Alon Ben-Meir, a retired professor of international relations at the Center for Global Affairs at New York University (NYU), taught courses on international negotiation and Middle Eastern studies for over 20…
Delivering medicine and humanitarian aid to those in need. Credit: 100%LIFE via UNAIDS Opinion by Eamonn Murphy (geneva) Friday, May 06, 2022 Inter Press Service GENEVA, May 06 (IPS) – The writer is UNAIDS Deputy Executive Director and is leading UNAIDS’ humanitarian response.Alongside the devastation caused by bombs and bullets, the…
Nickolay Kapitonenko Opinion by Nickolay Kapitonenko (kyiv, ukraine) Thursday, May 05, 2022 Inter Press Service KYIV, Ukraine, May 05 (IPS) – Before the war, Ukraine’s dream to become part of the EU was exactly that – a dream. But the new political reality could make it come true. Russia’s invasion of…
The protestors’ main rallying slogan is ‘GotaGoHome’ Opinion by Neville de Silva (london) Wednesday, May 04, 2022 Inter Press Service LONDON, May 04 (IPS) – When I ended last month’s column hoping that April would not prove to be hapless Sri Lanka’s ‘cruellest month’ (in the words TS Eliot), I hardly…
Opinion by Jomo Kwame Sundaram (kuala lumpur, malaysia) Tuesday, May 03, 2022 Inter Press Service KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, May 03 (IPS) – Capital flight from the global South is immense, with widespread adverse effects. A new book proposes measures to curb, even reverse capital flight from Africa. It also offers pragmatic…
Credit: United Nations Opinion by Riya Shah, Arjun Kumar (new delhi) Tuesday, May 03, 2022 Inter Press Service NEW DELHI, May 03 (IPS) – When the Covid- 19 pandemic first broke out in Wuhan in 2020, no one imagined that it would wreak havoc on such a large scale. With over…
Opinion by Paul Teng, Genevieve Donnellon-May (singapore) Monday, May 02, 2022 Inter Press Service SINGAPORE, May 02 (IPS) – Amidst a backdrop of rising food insecurity worldwide and a global food supply chain crisis, many countries are attempting to increase the level of food self-production. One improved input for farming which…
Opinion by Daryl G. Kimball (washington dc) Monday, May 02, 2022 Inter Press Service WASHINGTON DC, May 02 (IPS) – The writer is Executive Director, Arms Control Association, Washington DC.Russian President Vladimir Putin’s brutal war on Ukraine, along with his implied threats of nuclear weapons use against any who would interfere,…
To date, 19 countries have already ratified the treaty. However, this number remains far short of the 55 AU member states and excludes some of the region’s power houses such as South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, Ethiopia, and Senegal. Credit: Charles Mpaka/IPS Opinion by Johnpaul Omollo, Taonga Chilalika (nairobi/johannesburg) Friday, April 29,…
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