Transforming food systems is key to solving food insecurity on the African continent. A powerful and unified effort is needed to ensure food systems are transformed to be…
Read more New Era: Unlocking Africas Agriculture Potential Through CGIAR TAAT ModelResearch associate, Tania Eulalia Martínez Cruz from Oaxaca, Mexico shows how intercropping assists communities remain self-sufficient. Credit: Conrado Perez/IPS by Joyce Chimbi (nairobi) Friday, December 15, 2023 Inter Press…
Read more IFAD’s Record-Breaking Pledges: Lifeline for Rural Communities Cornered by Climate, HungerIn Nahoualakaha, Côte d’Ivoire, rice productivity increased with drought-resistant seed. With the endorsement of the Food and Agriculture Declaration by 130 countries at COP28 in Dubai there is…
Read more Farm to Fork: COP28 Provides RoadMap to Fix Africas Broken Food Systems – IFADIn Africa, the average amount of time spent collecting firewood is 2.1 hours, which robs women and girls of hundreds of hours every year. Credit: Joyce Chimbi/IPS by…
Read more Electrifying Cooking: Decarbonizing Africa’s Electricity Grid Towards Net ZeroThe land at St Denis Libolina primary, a school for physically challenged has been transformed into food forests and gardens using agroecology and feed the children, teachers. They…
Read more Why Agroecology Should Be Considered as Key for Climate NegotiationsChristine Nalienya, a farmer in western Kenya, winnowing beans outside her home. Bean farmers confront various challenges, yet as smallholder farmers, they receive little support. Credit: Robert Kibet/IPS…
Read more Indigenous Voices and Food Systems Lead the Way at COP286.5% of the population of Latin America and the Caribbean suffers from hunger, or 43.2 million people. Credit: FAO Opinion by Mario Lubetkin (santiago) Friday, November 10, 2023 Inter…
Read more Shared Responsibility: Eradicating Hunger in Latin America and the CaribbeanCredit: WFP Opinion by Vibha Dhawan (new delhi, india) Friday, November 10, 2023 Inter Press Service NEW DELHI, India, Nov 10 (IPS) – For a long time, the agriculture…
Read more Recognizing Food & Land-Use Systems as Contributors to Climate ChangeKashmir’s apple industry has been devasted by unusual weather patterns that are blamed on climate change. Credit: Umer Asif/IPS by Umar Manzoor Shah (shopian, india) Thursday, November 02, 2023 Inter…
Read more Kashmir’s Apple Industry Faces Dire Threats as Climate Change Takes its TollWithout land rights, women cannot make the necessary decisions to adapt to and mitigate the effects of climate change. Credit: Joyce Chimbi/IPS by Joyce Chimbi (nairobi) Tuesday, October 31,…
Read more Women Correct Historical Injustices, Build Climate Resilience Through Cash PoolingA farmer tends to his tomatoes. Because of the risks in the agricultural sector, including climate change, many farmers were not able to get finance. Now several non-profits…
Read more Innovative Financial Services Transform Agricultural Entrepreneurship in AfricaFermina Quispe (fourth from the right, standing) poses for photos together with other farmers from the Women’s Association of Huerto de Nueva Esperanza, which she chairs and with…
Read more Community Solutions Combat Water Shortages in Peru’s HighlandsFarmer Gustavo Panameño stands in the middle of what is left of his cornfield, hit hard by drought and windstorms, near Santa María Ostuma, in central El Salvador.…
Read more El Ni Impact on Central America’s Small Farmers Is Becoming More IntenseAtashi Kitchen in Karuizawa operates a children’s cafeteria (Kodomo-Shokudo), providing free or low-cost meals and distributing food to those in need. Opinion by Karuta Yamamoto – Seiji Takano…
Read more The Frogs Are Drying Up! Let’s Explore What We Can Do!Kalkani Choolburra, Aboriginal Programs Coordinator at the Botanic Gardens of Sydney, showing the many uses of native plants. Here, she is weaving with a Lomandra leaf. Credit: Neena…
Read more Growing Appetite for Nutrient-Rich Native Indigenous Australian FoodsWhen addressing food insecurity, it’s clear that insufficient food production isn’t the problem. According to FAO estimates, Latin America and the Caribbean could feed over 1.3 billion people,…
Read more Food Loss and Waste: An Unacceptable RealityMohammad Subhan Dar decided to abandon farming forever as changes in climate affected his traditional crops, but a project introducing lavender farming saved his farm. Credit: Umer Asif/IPS…
Read more Wrecked by Climate Change, Farmers in Kashmir Shift to Lavender CultivationWildfires under dry conditions have been cited as contributing to the El Nino phenomenon. Credit: Ignatius Banda/IPS by Ignatius Banda (bulawayo, zimbabwe) Wednesday, September 27, 2023 Inter Press Service…
Read more Zimbabwes Food Security Ambitions in El Ni CrosshairsCredit: 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”…
Read more Why Root Crops Are the Future of Food Security in AfricaThe 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…
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