Yan Tian Baxter Chinese NGO GEI aims to equip food producing regions in Brazil with good practices to bring about broader changes in agricultural trade ince 2003, when China first became a net food importer, the gap between its imports and exports has continued to widen. By 2019, it had become the world’s largest importer of… Continue reading New civil society initiative aims to ‘green’ China-Brazil agriculture trade
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Shocking 58% decline in Global Wildlife population: WWF
Global populations of vertebrates — mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fish — have declined by 58 percent between 1970 and 2012, states a new report from World Wildlife Fund (WWF) The Jaguars home decimated for making the food we eat 40% of food is wasted Animals living in the world’s lakes, rivers, and freshwater systems… Continue reading Shocking 58% decline in Global Wildlife population: WWF
Looking at malnutrition in Karnataka, India during National Nutrition Week
Marianne de Nazareth Over 1.2 million children in Karnataka in the age group of 0-6 years are malnourished and underweight, says a government report Reading the shocking figures of malnutrition in 21st century India can be disconcerting. And according to research with facts and figures, the numbers are shamefully correct. 1.2 million children in Karnataka are… Continue reading Looking at malnutrition in Karnataka, India during National Nutrition Week
This Man Turned an Opium Field into a Sustainable Coffee Farm in Thailand
Todd Reubold Somsak Sriphumthong is on a caffeine-fueled mission. After years living and working abroad, the organic farmer and community leader returned to his native Thailand several years ago — during a time when the forests were being cleared for opium fields and rice plantations. Seeking a sustainable alternative, he started growing and selling organic… Continue reading This Man Turned an Opium Field into a Sustainable Coffee Farm in Thailand
The Shark Hunters: Film
Madison Stewart In 2016 I spent time with ‘Mark the Shark’ and ‘Vic Hislop’, two infamous shark hunters. I managed to sit down with and interview both, and join Mark for a day on his boat. This is the film I created about my interactions with the two men. Shark hunters represent an archaic approach… Continue reading The Shark Hunters: Film
Botswana: Helicopter crashes after shooting at Bushmen
Survival has documented dozens of human rights abuses against Bushmen by wildlife officials in the Kalahari A group of Bushmen who were hunting antelope to feed their families have been shot at from a police helicopter – which later crashed injuring six officers – while it was enforcing Botswana’s hunting ban. Nine Bushmen were arrested… Continue reading Botswana: Helicopter crashes after shooting at Bushmen
Syria’s wheat shortage deepens
Hazem Badr Syria’s ongoing wheat harvest is not large enough to feed people living in areas controlled by the government, researchers have warned. According to a study by Syria’s Public Authority for Agricultural Research, Syrian farmers sold 450,000 tons of wheat last year — less than half the quantity needed to supply government-controlled areas of… Continue reading Syria’s wheat shortage deepens
August 1-7 is Breast feeding Week: time to break stigmas
Marianne Furtado de Nazareth Women must understand that the traditional concept that a mother hides herself away when breast feeding should be ignored and there is no stigma attached to breastfeeding. We were sitting in Bonefish Grill in Omaha, Nebraska, eating my favourite Bang Bang Shrimp. The whole restaurant was packed to capacity, with a… Continue reading August 1-7 is Breast feeding Week: time to break stigmas
FAO Food Price Index down slightly in July
The overall drop after five months of growth reflects a slide in prices for grains and vegetable oils Wheat prices fell in July driven by large global supplies and prospects for abundant export availabilities from the Black Sea region. 4 August 2016, Rome – The international prices for major food commodities saw a modest decline in… Continue reading FAO Food Price Index down slightly in July
Are sharks going extinct next?
Marianne Furtado de Nazareth 100 million sharks are killed by humans every single year Contrary to what famously terrifying movies like ‘Jaws’ would have their horrified audiences believe, Marine ecologist Neil Hammerschlag says that sharks pose only a very small risk to humans. In fact, if you look at the statistics, we are much more… Continue reading Are sharks going extinct next?
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