News headlines for “Food and Agriculture Issues”, page 120
Mexican Environmental Prosecutor's Office Dodges Charges against Mayan Train
- Inter Press Service
MEXICO CITY, Nov 02 (IPS) - A beige line slashes its way through the Mayan jungle near the municipality of Izamal in the southeastern Mexican state of Yucatán. It is section 3, 172 kilometers long, of the Mayan Train (TM), the most important megaproject of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador's administration.
Oil Exporters Make Markets, Not War
- Inter Press Service
CARACAS, Nov 01 (IPS) - The decision to cut oil production by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies as of Nov. 1 comes in response to the need to face a shrinking market, although it also forms part of the current clash between Russia and the West.
Developing Countries Need Monetary Financing
- Inter Press Service
SYDNEY and DAKAR, Nov 01 (IPS) - Developing countries have long been told to avoid borrowing from central banks (CBs) to finance government spending. Many have even legislated against CB financing of fiscal expenditure.
A New Digitalisation Effort in Bangladesh Could Change Community Health Globally
- Inter Press Service
DHAKA, Bangladesh, Oct 31 (IPS) - The digital transformation of thousands of community health workers in Bangladesh has dramatically enhanced their work, while enabling the creation and tracking of a healthcare database covering 64 million people. The resulting model holds remarkable promise for the health of the world, especially in the context of evolving pandemics.
A Tale of Cities
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 31 (IPS) - For decades, urban practitioners have failed to consider the needs of women in city decision-making and planning. Imagine being a young girl in a bustling metropolis.
Russian Dispute Over Drones Threaten to Escalate World Food Crisis
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 31 (IPS) - A war of words between Russia on the one hand, and the US, Britain, France and Germany on the other—specifically on the deployment of drones in Ukraine—has triggered an unintended consequence: a new world food crisis.
Migration for Many Venezuelans Turns from Hope to Nightmare
- Inter Press Service
CARACAS, Oct 28 (IPS) - Thousands of Venezuelans who have crossed the treacherous Darien jungle between Colombia and Panama, or who have made the perilous journey through Central America and Mexico to reach the United States, have found themselves stranded in countries that do not want them, unable to continue their journey or to afford to return to their country.
Droughts Dont Need To Result in Famine: Ethiopia and Somalia Show What Makes theDifference
- Inter Press Service
Oct 28 (IPS) - The Horn of Africa is facing its worst drought in 40 years. Scientists suspect that a multi-year La Niña cycle has been amplified by climate change to prolong dry and hot conditions.
A New Political Reality in Myanmar: A People No Longer Willing to Accept Military Rule
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 27 (IPS) - The political, human rights and humanitarian crisis in Myanmar continues to take a catastrophic toll on the people, with serious regional implications.
While Developing Nations Hang on to a Cliffs Edge, G20 & IMF Officials Repeat Empty Words at Their Annual Meetings
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Oct 26 (IPS) - Held in-person for the first time in three years, the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank last week in Washington, D.C. failed to offer solutions to the dozens of developing countries in debt distress or on the forewarned global recession instigated by monetary tightening.
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