News headlines for “Food and Agriculture Issues”, page 111
Chiles Water Vulnerability Requires Watershed and Water Management
- Inter Press Service
SANTIAGO, Apr 19 (IPS) - Good management of the 101 hydrographic basins which run from the Andes mountain range to the Pacific Ocean is key to solving the severe water crisis that threatens the people of Chile and their main productive activities.
Africa, Now Squeezed to the Bones
- Inter Press Service
MADRID, Apr 19 (IPS) - As many as 45 African countries –out of the Continent's 54 nations–, all of them grouped in what is known as Sub-Saharan Africa, have now been further squeezed to their bones, as funding shrinks to lowest ever levels, and as a portion of the so-called aid goes back to the pockets of rich donor countries.
Localizing SDGs Means Truly Empowering Citizens
- Inter Press Service
KATHMANDU, Nepal, Apr 18 (IPS) - The Future We Want was the groundbreaking outcome of the Rio+20 Summit, the summit, held in 2012, where the idea of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) was first conceptualized.
We can Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals but it will take Courage & Urgent Transformations
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Apr 17 (IPS) - The world is at a crossroads. This week, the United Nations Secretary-General, government ministers and senior leaders are gathered in New York at the ECOSOC Financing for Development Forum. (scheduled to take place April17-20).
Vulnerable Countries Need Action on Loss and Damage Today and Not at COPs To Come
- Inter Press Service
BULAWAYO, Apr 14 (IPS) - In March 2023, more than 600 people died in Malawi after Tropical Cyclone Freddy dumped heavy rain, flooding the southern part of the country, displacing over half a million people, and damaging property and livelihoods.
Comoros Has Huge Untapped Investment Potential
- Inter Press Service
MORONI, Comoros, Apr 13 (IPS) - In February 2023, the Union of Comoros ratified the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). Later that month, the country’s President Azali Assoumani took over as Chairperson of the African Union.
During Ramadan Let’s Focus on Solidarity with Future Generations
- Inter Press Service
JAKARTA, Indonesia, Apr 12 (IPS) - As Ramadan continues through next week, the world’s 2 billion Muslims will focus on the core values of the holy month: helping the poor and committing oneself to the service of others.
Afghan Tailors Flee to Pakistan After Ban on Stitching Womens Clothing
- Inter Press Service
PESHAWAR, Apr 10 (IPS) - "I had my shop in Afghanistan but came here after the Taliban's warning against stitching women's clothes. Now, I am working on daily wages in a shop owned by a local tailor master," Noor Wali, 32, told IPS.
India's Bihar Leads Efforts to Strengthen Global Poverty Alleviation Through South-South Knowledge Exchange
- Inter Press Service
PATNA, India, Apr 10 (IPS) - Under the Bihar Rural Livelihoods Promotion Society, Bihar’s government announced the development of a new Program for Immersion and Learning Exchange (ILE) to be headquartered in Patna.
At the Mercy of the Algorithm
- Inter Press Service
MILAN, Italy, Apr 10 (IPS) - Excessive reliance on algorithmic management has raised concerns regarding its opaque decision-making mechanisms and implication for workers.
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