News headlines for “World Hunger and Poverty”, page 71
Too Harmful: The March of Salt and Plastics on World Soils
- Inter Press Service
MADRID, Jan 06 (IPS) - There are more under-reported consequences of human activities unmatching the rhythm of Mother Nature. Such is the case, among many others, of the growing salinisation and ‘plastification’ of the world's soils.
Ecstasy as Zimbabwe’s Small-holder Farmers Secure European Pineapple Market
- Inter Press Service
Harare, Zimbabwe, Jan 04 (IPS) - In her wildest dreams, smallholder farmer Sarudzai Sithole never imagined that her pineapples could someday stock the produce section of Europe’s finest supermarkets.
Why Does Yangtze River Have its Own Protection Law?
- Inter Press Service
AUSTRALIA, Jan 03 (IPS) - The new Yangtze River Protection Law (YRPL), which came into effect on March 1, 2021, is China’s first legislation on a specific river basin. The Yangtze River is China’s longest and largest river system, stretching over 6,300 kilometres and has over 700 tributaries. With a drainage basin covering more than 1.8 million square kilometres, approximately one-fifth of China’s total land area, the river basin is home to over 40% of the country’s population.
Rural Women in Peru Seed Water Today to Harvest It Tomorrow
- Inter Press Service
CUZCO, Peru, Dec 22 (IPS) - "When I was a little girl we didn't suffer from water shortages like we do now. Today we are experiencing more droughts, our water sources are drying up and we cannot sit idly by," Kely Quispe, a small farmer from the community of Huasao, located half an hour from Cuzco, the capital of Peru's ancient Inca empire, told IPS.
Green Gas: Energy as a By-Product of Sugarcane in Brazil
- Inter Press Service
NARANDIBA, Brazil, Dec 20 (IPS) - First came sugar. For four centuries, it was the main sugarcane product in Brazil. But since the 1970s sugarcane has grown and diversified as a source of energy: ethanol, electricity and biogas.
Covid-19 Has Accelerated New Agtech Development and Adoption in Asia-Pacific!
- Inter Press Service
SINGAPORE, Dec 20 (IPS) - While the COVID-19 impact has been predominantly negative, the pandemic appears to have sparked increased interest in developing agricultural technology (agtech) to improve the efficiency of food systems, from input supplies through farming and processing to delivery and retail.
2021 Revealed the Fragility of Food Systems
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Dec 16 (IPS) - The end of this year has revealed the fragility of food systems when faced with sudden disruptions such as those observed during the COVID-19 pandemic. These disruptions have increased the number of people with limited or no access to food in the world. Today, more than 811 million people suffer from hunger, according to recent studies.
High Yield Seeds Could Address Food Shortages and Place Africa on Track to Zero Hunger - Experts
- Inter Press Service
Nairobi, Kenya, Dec 16 (IPS) - Rahab Munene’s shoe selling business crumbled at the height of COVID-19 in 2020. She traded the enterprise for a mobile grocery along the Thika Superhighway, Kiambu County.
Beyond Expo: Embedding the SDGs in the DNA of Future Technology and Innovation
- Inter Press Service
BEIJING, Dec 14 (IPS) - The COVID-19 pandemic has moved us farther away from the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Data shows that the pandemic has pushed a further 124 million people into extreme poverty. Global poverty is now expected to be at 7% by 2030 – only marginally below the level in 2015.
Cool Scheme to Reduce Food Waste in Nigeria
- Inter Press Service
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, Dec 14 (IPS) - Food spoilage forced smallholder farmers out of pocket and out of business – until an entrepreneur came up with a cool idea.
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