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AGRICULTURE: Africa Should Take Lessons from China -- IFPRI
- Inter Press Service
The model of agriculture applied by the People’s Republic of China during the last 30 years is an example that the poorest countries in sub-Saharan Africa should follow in their quest for development and growth and to eradicate poverty, according to agricultural experts.
BRAZIL: Bridge to Drive Urban Growth in Heart of Amazon
- Inter Press Service
The 74 pillars that will hold up the bridge over the Negro river to join this major city in Brazil's Amazon jungle to nearby urban districts have mostly been laid, without environmental protests or major debates on the impact of a fast-growing metropolitan area in the heart of the Amazon rainforest.
SRI LANKA: Garment Sector, Gov’t Optimistic about Trade Pact with EU
- Inter Press Service
Relations between Sri Lanka and European Union (EU), which turned frosty around six months back, appear to be thawing as the government makes a last- ditch stand to regain a crucial trade concession that has been suspended over human rights issues hounding the south Asian island state.
LATIN AMERICA: Governments Call for Greater Voice in Environmental Funding
- Inter Press Service
'There should be a mechanism for recipient countries to help bring about a more balanced distribution of GEF funds,' Cuban delegate Jorge Luis Fernández told IPS after a forum Tuesday on how to boost the efficiency and effectiveness of the Global Environment Facility.
SRI LANKA: War-Affected Women Bewail Their Plight
- Inter Press Service
Although unmarried, Rajini Padamaraj, 32, is burdened with the responsibility of looking after the needs of her entire household, composed of her mother and two younger siblings.
Q&A: 'Militarisation of Zimbabwe’s Diamond Fields Continues'
- Inter Press Service
Almost a year after a review mission of the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS) found Zimbabwe guilty of 'serious non-compliance' with the scheme’s minimum criteria on conflict diamonds, the militarisation of the southern African country’s diamond mining operations continues.
More Funds, Less Red Tape, NGOs Tell GEF Assembly
- Inter Press Service
Civil society organisations called for more funds, less bureaucracy and greater decision-making power, at the opening of the Fourth Global Environment Facility (GEF) Assembly Monday in this Uruguayan resort town.
Namibia Stands Up to EU 'Bullying'
- Inter Press Service
Tensions between the European Union and Africa have once again erupted, with Namibia accusing the Brussels elite of resorting to bullying tactics in trade negotiations.
Portugal Looks to Former Colonies for Lifeline in Crisis
- Inter Press Service
First Angola, and now Brazil, Portugal's two largest former colonial possessions, are extending a helping hand to the battered Portuguese economy.
AFRICA: 'EU Subsidises Companies Guilty of Illegal Fishing'
- Inter Press Service
The European Union has for years been paying subsidies to the tune of one billion euro annually to industrial fishing companies based in its member states, including companies that have been caught fishing illegally in African waters.
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