International farm projects in Sub-Saharan Africa need land grab safeguards, MEPs warn
Press Release
Date: June 7th 2016
Source: European Parliament News
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31 Indigenous Crops Promoting Health and Contributing to Food Security
6 April 2016
in: foodtank
Author: Alexina Cather
31 Indigenous Crops Promoting Health and Contributing to Food Security
Food Tank has compiled a list of indigenous fruits, vegetables, and grains from across the globe, which may improve health while contributing to environmental sustainability.
Joseph Simcox
South Africa: Mining threatens food security
By: Luyolo Mkentane
Date: March 24th 2016
Source: IOL.co.za
Johannesburg - Mining conglomerates have been criticised as being among issues threatening South Africa’s food security as prime agricultural land was being taken over for the sole preserve of coal mining.
Agriculture industry role-players said the scourge was rife in the farming provinces of Mpumalanga and Limpopo, and have asked the government to intervene.
New Green Challenge: How to Grow More Food on Less Land
By: Richard Connif
Date: March 21st 2016
Source: Yale Environment 360
If the world is to have another Green Revolution to feed its soaring population, it must be far more sustainable than the first one. That means finding ways to boost yields with less fertilizer and rethinking the way food is distributed.
Women Feeding the World Represent 70% of Hungry People, UN Says
By: Isis Almeida
Date: March 8th 2016
Source: Bloomberg Business
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Lower social status mean women get less food in many countries
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Women are responsible for more than 50% of global food output
Women account for 70 percent of the world’s hungry even as they produce more than half of the global food output, the United Nations said.
Scotland: Farmers urged to change land use to safeguard food supplies
By: Ilona Amos
Date: February 28th 2016
Source: The Scotsman
FARMERS must change the way land is used in order to safeguard human health, food supplies and the environment, Scottish scientists have warned.
FAO assists Iran on tenure of land, fisheries, forestry
By: PT/PR
Date: February 22nd 2016
Source: Mehr News Agency
TEHRAN, Feb. 22 (MNA) – FAO has conducted a three-day technical workshop (21-23 February 2016) in Tehran focusing on the responsible governance of tenure of land, fisheries, forestry and cross-cutting issues in the country aimed at enhancing national food security.
Activities of Herdsmen Threaten Ghana’s Food security
By: Admin
Date: February 17th 2016
Source: News Ghana
Ghana is in rough spot. Its commodity prices are falling and the country’s last resort which is the agriculture sector is being threatened by the activities of Fulani herdsmen who migrate into the country from the Sahelian region of West Africa.
Indonesia: Young farmers seen as key to national food security
By: Arya Dipa
Date: February 16th 2016
Source: Jakarta Post
An architect by training, 26-year-old Ronaldiaz Hartantyo has decided to make a living as a farmer, a career choice most Indonesian people of his age would never think of.
