Poverty among those employed in fisheries remains widespread globally At least 368 million children receive food at school each day In Zambia, a cash-grants program led households to increase livestock ownership In rural Brazil, gender inequalities reduced by making mandatory joint ownership of land US$116 billion needed in next 15 years to activate social protection at a global scale The State of Food and… Continue reading Social protection can eradicate hunger: FAO
Tag: farming
Malawi’s farm subsidy benefits the poor but doesn’t come cheap
Channing Arndt, United Nations University; James Thurlow, International Food Policy Research Institute, and Karl Pauw, International Food Policy Research Institute Malawi’s farm input subsidy benefits the poor and can be part of a viable national development strategy Orignially posted at The Conversation, that generates news and views from the academic and research community. Republished by… Continue reading Malawi’s farm subsidy benefits the poor but doesn’t come cheap
Urban farming is booming, but what does it really yield?
By Ensia│Elizabeth Royte City-based agriculture produces 15 to 20 percent of food globally. In the U.S., its benefits go far beyond nutrition. Orignially posted at Ensia, magazine showcasing environmental solutions in action. Republished by SixDegrees on arrangement with Ensia under Creative Commons’ Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported license. Midway through spring, the nearly bare planting beds of… Continue reading Urban farming is booming, but what does it really yield?
Could traditional plants hold the secret to saving crops from pests?
By Ensia│Rachel Cernansky Researchers build on age-old practices to reduce food loss in Africa Orignially posted at Ensia, magazine showcasing environmental solutions in action. Republished by SixDegrees on arrangement with Ensia under Creative Commons’ Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported license. Without any effort at all, Hawa Saidi Ibura crushes dried beans, one at a time, between her… Continue reading Could traditional plants hold the secret to saving crops from pests?
Thousands gather in Delhi to defend people’s rights; #blindmedia ignores
Activists, labourers, farmers, numbering about 30,000 organized a massive rally Abki Baar Humara Adhikar (This Time, Our Rights; Hindi) in Delhi on 2nd December to demand and defend their rights that the current government is overzealous for amending people friendly laws to market friendly laws. The rally started from the Ambedkar Stadium that ended in Jantar Mantar, the venue… Continue reading Thousands gather in Delhi to defend people’s rights; #blindmedia ignores
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