Global Issues
News headlines for “World Hunger and Poverty”, page 67
Russia's Agony a 'Wake-Up Call' to the World
- Inter Press Service
A wind turbine on an acre of northern Iowa farmland could generate 300,000 dollars worth of greenhouse-gas-free electricity a year. Instead, the U.S. government pays out billions of dollars to subsidise grain for ethanol fuel that has little if any impact on global warming, according to Lester Brown.
ARGENTINA: Limits to Economic Growth Loom
- Inter Press Service
The Argentine economy is making a rapid recovery after the impact of the global financial crisis last year, but experts warn about the limits to growth, which will reach a ceiling shortly unless investments increase.
EAST AFRICA: Deadly Cactus Also good for Animal Feed — Research
- Inter Press Service
Joseph Ole Morijo is baffled by research findings that cactus plants can be used as animal fodder during drought. Not after he lost his entire herd of 152 goats and sheep to the said plant.
Haitians in DR Reap Far Less than They Sow
- Inter Press Service
Luis Miguel, a soft-spoken and serious 21-year-old from Haiti's Artibonnite Valley, stands on a ridge overlooking the small farm in the Dominican Cibao where he works as the owner's overseer. He adopted his Dominican moniker in order to fit in.
WORLD: Cooking Up a Climate Deal
- Inter Press Service
Another round of negotiations towards a global treaty on climate change concluded in Bonn on Aug. 6, with activists calling on parties to rediscover a spirit of compromise and make offers rather than demands.
AFRICA: Bring Water Into Climate Change Negotiations
- Inter Press Service
Longer periods of drought, decreased river flow, higher rainfall variability and lower soil moisture content: water is at the heart of the impacts of climate change. Yet the precious commodity scarcely features in climate negotiations.
ECONOMY: Rich Countries’ Farm Subsidies Benefiting Royals
- Inter Press Service
Subsidies for agriculture in the industrialised countries of the world grew again in 2009, benefiting the largest companies and land owners, such as Prince Albert of Monaco and Queen Elizabeth of Britain.
When Agrochemical Corporations Invented Nature
- Inter Press Service
A civil society protest against a British agrochemical company that claims it has invented a particular sort of broccoli has again focused attention on the question who owns natural biodiversity, especially vegetables, seeds, and many forms of meat and animal food products.
TRADE-NAMIBIA: Africa Might Ditch Asian Rice if Prices Increase
- Inter Press Service
Thailand and other major rice exporting countries are at risk of losing Africa as an important trading partner if they raise their rice prices. Half of the 10 million tons of rice exported by Thailand last year went to Africa. Nigeria, Benin, Cote d’Ivoire and South Africa were among the main buyers of rice in Africa.
Developing More Top African Women Research Scientists
- Inter Press Service
In a tiny village near Kisumu city in Kenya, scientific researcher Mary Anyango Oyunga spends most of her time educating women about something they have always done — grow sweet potatoes.
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