Global Issues
News headlines for “World Hunger and Poverty”, page 57
Chinese Aid Bringing Smiles to Sierra Leone Farmers
- Inter Press Service
'I think I am successful now,' says Fanta Jabbah. 'I am able to take care of my three children and support my husband; now I have a say in my household.'
Uribe and Other Hurdles for Colombia's Land Law
- Inter Press Service
Although it was to be expected, former president Álvaro Uribe's return to politics in Colombia has caused a stir and has a clear aim: to block two of his successor Juan Manuel Santos's pet projects -- reparations to victims of the armed conflict and the restoration of land to displaced peasant farmers.
Organic Gardens Feeding People from Argentina to Haiti
- Inter Press Service
Neither hurricanes nor floods, nor the devastating January earthquake or Haiti's chronic political instability managed to wipe out the organic gardening initiative underway in that country since 2005. The seed was planted in Argentina twenty years ago.
LATIN AMERICA: Competition for Best Land Access Projects
- Inter Press Service
Poor indigenous and peasant farmers who have developed initiatives to gain access to land have been invited to take part in a global competition that will award prizes for innovative, effective approaches to the struggle for property rights.
Could Water-Efficient Maize Boost Africa's Food Security?
- Inter Press Service
As controlled field trials of a genetically modified (GM) crop are about to begin in five African countries amidst promises of improved crops grown under poor conditions, critics are charging organisations of selling out the interests of African farmers.
Migrant Workers in Mexico Left to Hoe Their Own Row
- Inter Press Service
Every year since 1975, Castro Solano has left his home in the town of Tlapa de Comonfort, in the southern Mexican state of Guerrero, to work in other parts of the country as a seasonal farm labourer.
Malawi Herbalist Joins Fight Against Deforestation
- Inter Press Service
Decades of shifting cultivation by rural farmers have threatened forests in the district of Karonga in northern Malawi. The loss of forest cover has also threatened the livelihood of Benjamin Kalowekamo, a herbalist who depends on local plants to mix his healing concoctions.
World Bank Extends Food Crisis Fund
- Inter Press Service
Amidst fears of a recurring food crisis, the World Bank has reactivated its Global Food Crisis Response Programme (GFRP), dedicating up to 760 million dollars to countries at risk of food price volatility.
ZAMBIA: Widespread Poverty Threatens to Reverse MDG Gains
- Inter Press Service
Civil society organisations warn that unless Zambia addresses its high poverty levels, the strides the country already made in achieving some of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) may be reversed.
INDIA: Many Scientific Reports Plagiarsed
- Inter Press Service
Embarrassing retractions of scientific papers and a thinly-disguised report favouring introduction of genetically modified crops by the country's top science academies have revived calls for more stringent action against plagiarism and unethical practices.
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