Global Issues
News headlines for “Causes of Poverty”, page 510
The Italian Pyramid: Scientific Observatory at the Top of the World
- Inter Press Service
MILAN, Italy, Feb 27 (IPS) - Hello! Are you Italian?
No, I'm from Nepal.
Ops.Kaji Bista is the staff manager of the Ev-K2-CNR's innovative Pyramid International Laboratory/Observatory (known as the Italian Pyramid) at 5,050 m a.s.l. located in Lobouche.
Climate-Smart Agriculture means More Time for Eswatini Women Farmers
- Inter Press Service
NGWEMPISI, Eswatini, Feb 27 (IPS) - In the southern African nation of Eswatini, women, who already have too many household chores, have had to spend many hours for days on end in the fields, tilling and weeding the soil. But thanks to the gradual introduction of Climate-Smart Agriculture, some are beginning to harvest the gains of more time for their families.
Biofortified Crop Project Reaches Refugees in Zambia
- Inter Press Service
LUSAKA, Zambia, Feb 27 (IPS) - The Mutwales farm a small plot of land in the camp, growing primarily cassava and maize for food. They are also one of the 105 refugee farming families participating in an initiative during the 2019/2020 growing season to help them cultivate nutritious, vitamin A-biofortified orange maize, which was developed by the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) in partnership with HarvestPlus.
Child Death Grief a Public Health Threat
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Feb 27 (IPS) - Grief over the loss of a child poses a threat to public health in Sub-Saharan Africa, as nearly two-thirds of mothers in some countries suffer the death of at least one child, a study has found.
Tanzania Investigative Journalist Pays Heavily for Freedom
- Inter Press Service
KAMPALA, Feb 25 (IPS) - After six months in prison, Tanzanian investigative journalist Erick Kabendera has finally been released at a cost of $118,000.
Lucky Trump Looking Smug
- Inter Press Service
SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 25 (IPS) - Meeting the President of the Republic of Korea in September 2019, President Donald J Trump bragged that the "US economy is the envy of the world". Trump reiterated such claims in his State of the Union address in early February, hailing his own policies with typical humility.
Three Financial Firms Could Change the Direction of the Climate Crisis – and Few People Have Any Idea
- Inter Press Service
Feb 25 (IPS) - A silent revolution is happening in investing. It is a paradigm shift that will have a profound impact on corporations, countries and pressing issues like climate change. Yet most people are not even aware of it.
Preserving World’s Biodiversity: Negotiations Convene at FAO Headquarters
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Feb 24 (IPS) - "The world out there is watching and waiting for results," Elizabeth Maruma Mrema warns while talking to IPS regarding the preservation of biodiversity of our planet.
India’s Orange Farmers Search for Sustainable Agriculture
- Inter Press Service
JAMPUI HILLS, India, Feb 24 (IPS) - India's Jampui Hills – a picturesque hill station in the north eastern province — has been know for decades as the Orange Bowl. But a changing climate has led farmers on a search for sustainable agriculture.
Hillol Datta, 26, travelled for two days from Kolkata to Jampui Hills – a picturesque hill station in the north eastern province of India – to see its fruit-laden orange orchards. However, after driving for several hours, all that the young traveller saw were bald patches along the hill slopes and scattered rows of areca (nut) palm trees.
Ugandan Farmer Ends Food Insecurity for Family & Community
- Inter Press Service
KAMPALA, Uganda, Feb 24 (IPS) - In Aboke, Uganda, a modest restaurant serves locals breakfast, lunch and dinner. Carol Agoa isn't just the owner and cook, she also supplies all of the food for her restaurant.
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