food security

Scientists Claim Their Place in Struggle for Food Security

31 March, 2012 - 19:15
Source: 
IPS news - MDG's
URL: 
http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=107230

Weather events such as extreme temperatures and drought caused global agricultural losses of 11.4 billion dollars in 2011, while 12 million hectares of farmland are lost to land degradation every year, and unsustainable agricultural practices contribute to the emission of greenhouse gases.

Jamaica's Food Security Hinges on Shaky Agricultural Fortunes

29 March, 2012 - 12:26
Source: 
IPS news - MDG's
URL: 
http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=107202

Like its Caribbean neighbours, Jamaica is looking for outcomes
that will address its food security challenges when world
leaders meet in Rio de Janeiro for the United Nations
Conference on Sustainable Development Jun. 20 to 22.

Analysis: Getting early warning right in the Sahel

12 March, 2012 - 08:45
Source: 
IRIN - water and Sanitation
URL: 
http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=94531
DAKAR 23 December 2011 (IRIN) - While severely high food prices and lower-than-average cereal outputs are already forcing some vulnerable Sahelians into distress responses, the US Agency for International Development (USAID) food security website FEWSNET says messaging on the situation needs to be more nuanced.

Workshop on the Socio-economic Benefits of Geospatial Information

10 March, 2012 - 04:45
Source: 
Earthzine
URL: 
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Earthzine/~3/L_aPptVeaoA/


Aerial view of Boulder Colorado with the Rocky Mountains in the background.

Aerial view of Boulder Colorado with the Rocky Mountains

Make a profit out of storage!

5 March, 2012 - 15:34
Source: 
The Water Channel
URL: 
http://www.thewaterchannel.tv/index.php?option=com_hwdvideoshare&task=viewvideo&...

In this video Taye Alemayehu presents "Make a profit out of storage! The economic potential for upscaling water storage solutions to achieve food security" at the 6th World Water Forum.
At the heart of water and food security stands the 3R approach: Water Recharge, Retention & Reuse. Various aspects are discussed and illustrated with recent field cases, focusing on the integrated management of storage, ground-, soil-, and rainwater.
The presentation is followed by an active Q&A session.

DEVELOPMENT-NIGER: Three Million Children Threatened by Hunger

8 February, 2012 - 03:50
Source: 
IPS news - MDG's
URL: 
http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=106649

Women have been left in charge of many of the households in the village of
Zamkoye-Koïra, in western Niger, as food shortages have driven male family
members to leave in search of work elsewhere. A national survey of vulnerable
households shows that 5.4 million people face food insecurity across Niger.

AFRICA: Miracle Tree is Like a Supermarket

25 January, 2012 - 03:43
Source: 
IPS news - MDG's
URL: 
http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=106539

When a food crisis hits the continent, African countries tend to look to the
international donor community to mobilise aid. But a fast-growing, drought-
resistant tree with extremely nutritious leaves could help poor, arid nations to
fight food insecurity and malnutrition on their own.

Holistic approaches to food production during energy descent

17 January, 2012 - 12:02
Source: 
The Water Channel
URL: 
http://www.thewaterchannel.tv/index.php?option=com_hwdvideoshare&task=viewvideo&...

This visual presentation as part of a conference held on June 23rd to 25th, 2005 in Dublin, Ireland, which sought to answer a crucial question: How can the world's population be fed without the extensive use of fossil fuels in the production, processing and distribution of food?What Will We Eat as the Oil Runs Out? How do we ensure food security in an energy-scarce world?

The “Brown Revolution”- securing food naturally.

Submitted by Water Team on 16 January, 2012 - 15:51

Everyone at least once heard in his life the words “Green Revolution” not as many could say to have heard about the “Brown Revolution”. The first revolution characterized the way of guaranteeing food production through new technologies such as improved crop varieties (HYVs) developed and widely used in developing countries in the middle of the 20th century.

Think Beyond the Tap: An Ecosystem Services Approach to Water and Food Security

22 December, 2011 - 14:31
Source: 
The Water Channel
URL: 
http://www.thewaterchannel.tv/index.php?option=com_hwdvideoshare&task=viewvideo&...

Think beyond the tap: Eline Boelee, Senior Researcher, Water and Health (IWMI), talks about an Ecosystems service approach to Water and Food Security.

More info: www.iwmi.org/ThinkBeyondTheTap or www.gwp.org 
Produced by: IWMI and GWP
Year: 2010
Language: English

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