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News headlines for “Free Trade and Globalization”, page 451
Opinion: Eco-efficient Crop and Livestock Production for Nicaraguan Farmers
- Inter Press Service
MANAGUA, Mar 05 (IPS) - For Roberto Pineda, a smallholder farmer in the Somotillo municipality of Nicaragua, his traditional practice after each harvest was to cut down and burn all crop residues on his land, a practice known as "slash-and-burn" agriculture.
Opinion: Bridging the Gap - How the SDG Fund is Paving the Way for a Post-2015 Agenda
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 05 (IPS) - The countdown has begun to September's Summit on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with world leaders discussing the 17 goals and 169 targets proposed by the United Nations Open Working Group.
Brazil Called upon to Block Genetically Engineered Eucalyptus Trees
- Inter Press Service
Opinion: Reforming Mental Health in India
- Inter Press Service
NEW DELHI, Mar 04 (IPS) - India is not only poised for greatness, some say it is already on its way. The events that have shaped the nation's dialogue over the past month showcase an India with a bold vision – to transform industry, to close the gap on inequality and ultimately, to redefine its place as a leader among the world.
Prominent Lawyer Defending the Poor Gunned Down in Mozambique
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Mar 04 (IPS) - As billions pour into Mozambique from foreign investors scooping up fields of coal and natural gas, the signs of newfound wealth are impossible to miss.
By Girls, For Girls – Nepal's Teenagers Say No to Child Marriage
- Inter Press Service
BAJURA, Nepal, Mar 04 (IPS) - If not for a group of her school friends coming to her rescue, Shradha Nepali would have become a bride at the tender age of 14.
Opinion: Let’s Grant Women Land Rights and Power Our Future
- Inter Press Service
BONN, Mar 04 (IPS) - Women are not only the world's primary food producers. They are hardworking and innovative and, they invest far more of their earnings in their families than men. But most lack the single most important asset for accessing investment resources – land rights.
Opinion: Greece and the Germanisation of Europe
- Inter Press Service
Tech-Savvy Women Farmers Find Success with SIM Cards
- Inter Press Service
MAHABUBNAGAR, India, Mar 04 (IPS) - Jawadi Vimalamma, 36, looks admiringly at her cell phone. It's a simple device that can only be used to send or receive a call or a text message. Yet to the farmer from the village of Janampet, located 150 km away from Hyderabad, capital of the southern Indian state of Telangana, it symbolises a wealth of knowledge that changed her life.
Illegal Wildlife Trade Booms on Chinese Social Media
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 04 (IPS) - Despite a major online crackdown on the sale of illegal wildlife products in China, merchants are still peddling their wares in a thriving social media market.
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