Global Issues
News headlines for “World Hunger and Poverty”, page 74
Angola's Small-Scale Farmers Welcome Investment, Urge Careful Targeting
- Inter Press Service
Think small to overcome big problems - that was the message to African governments being urged to do more to increase food security and reduce hunger and malnutrition on the continent.
WORLD: North Should Pay South Reparations for Climate Change
- Inter Press Service
The North should pay reparations to the South for the effects of climate change.
WORLD: Markets Can’t Self-Regulate; State Should Step In - UNCTAD
- Inter Press Service
The Washington Consensus is dead and the state must play a new role in development. The triple crises — economy, food and climate — show the need for a new developmental model as export-led growth and financial speculation in agricultural markets have proven to be disastrous.
Brazil Exports Technology While Farmers at Home Do Without
- Inter Press Service
Brazil has become an agricultural power in recent decades as a result of know-how that is now an important export item and part of its international cooperation programme. But the technology developed does not reach the vast majority of farmers within the country itself.
Greater Support Needed For Botsana's Women Farmers
- Inter Press Service
On the outskirts of Botswana’s capital, Gaborone, Charity Molefhi is learning the ropes of the horticulture industry.
The Bittersweet Dreams of Uruguay's Beekeepers
- Inter Press Service
Beekeepers in the small South American country of Uruguay are facing climate change and a complex web of problems that threaten their livelihoods.
CUBA: Sustainable Agriculture Moves to the Suburbs
- Inter Press Service
Backed by its considerable experience in urban agriculture, Cuba is tackling the challenge of food security through a new initiative that will bring farming to the suburban areas surrounding cities and towns.
Indian Farmers Won't Say Cheese
- Inter Press Service
India is facing strong pressure to open up its markets to cheese and other dairy produce from Europe, even though the New Delhi government has expressed fears about how small farmers could be forced into deeper poverty as a result.
KENYA: Successful Weather Prediction Uses Old and New
- Inter Press Service
In the wake of ever-changing climatic conditions, a study in western Kenya has discovered that combining traditional methods of weather prediction with meteorological forecasting is the best way of obtaining more accurate forecast data.
If Only Just A Billion Were Hungry
- Inter Press Service
The bad news is that 1.02 billion people are going hungry in today's world of plentiful supplies. The even worse news is that this figure only tells part of the global food insecurity story.
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