News headlines for “Food and Agriculture Issues”, page 3
Race to Close Global Climate Finance Gaps Amid Escalating Climate Risks
- Inter Press Service
KENYA, Oct 17 (IPS) - The impact of climate change continues to devastate economies worldwide, creating a pressing need for all countries to significantly increase international climate finance. To drive critical action towards reduced climate risks and sustainable economic growth calls for expanded access to affordable, predictable finance at scale.
Kenya's Mung Bean Legislation Debate Underscores Farmers' Vulnerability
- Inter Press Service
KITUI, Kenya, Oct 17 (IPS) - World Food Day 2024
Kenyan farmers have faced a turbulent year, caught between legislative changes and a devastating scandal. While the country's Mung Bean Bill, aiming to regulate the lucrative mung bean industry, has moved to mediation, farmers are battling the fallout from the widespread distribution of counterfeit fertilizers that have jeopardized their crop yields and livelihoods.
Civil Society Fights Against Budget Cuts Amid Calls for “Aid” Reform
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Oct 16 (IPS) - Sarah Strack is Forus DirectorMultiple conflicts, the climate emergency and other crises are destabilising many parts of the world and intensifying the strain on the resources needed to finance the global sustainable development agenda. Amid these challenges, data from 2023, shows that Official Development Assistance (ODA) reached a record-breaking US$223.7 billionup from US$211 billion the previous year, according to Eurodad.
Localization in Zimbabwe: A Critical Look at the Grand Bargain and Charter for Change
- Inter Press Service
HARARE, Oct 16 (IPS) - Localization has become a buzzword in international development, aiming to shift power and resources closer to the communities directly impacted by crises.
World Told Act Now or Face 136 Years of Hunger, Report Warns
- Inter Press Service
BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, Oct 15 (IPS) - World Food Day 2024. High levels of hunger will continue for another 136 years in many developing countries, according to a new report assessing global hunger.
Climate Justice Needs Recognition of Common, but Differentiated Responsibilities
- Inter Press Service
SYDNEY, Oct 15 (IPS) - Climate justice recognizes differential impacts of climate crisis between rich and poor, women and men, and older and younger generations. The UN Secretary-General António Guterres emphasized"as is always the case, the poor and vulnerable are the first to suffer and the worst hit." However, all people should have the agency to live life with dignity. Thus, climate justice looks at the climate crisis through a human rights lens.
Building Water Security for the Next Generation in the Pacific Territories
- Inter Press Service
SYDNEY, Oct 14 (IPS) - The Pacific Islands region is both the frontline of the wrath that climate change is lashing on the environment and human life and the drive for innovation and solutions to stem the destruction and strengthen island environments for the future. The survival of life, even nations, in the Pacific depends on it.
Higher Education Course Rescues Indigenous Guarani Culture in Argentina
- Inter Press Service
IGUAZU, Argentina, Oct 11 (IPS) - A few years ago, Bernardo Olivera moved to Posadas, the capital of the Argentinean province of Misiones, to study mathematics at the public university. Interested in numbers and keen to progress, he felt, however, that the education system put a barrier in his way because of his indigenous origin.
In Zimbabwe’s Rural Areas, Bicycles Keep Girls in School
- Inter Press Service
CHIREDZI, Zimbabwe, Oct 10 (IPS) - Rejoice Muzamani is studying in preparation for her next paper during the end-of-term examinations at Mwenje Primary School in Chiredzi, southeast Zimbabwe.
With Climate Change, Government Apathy, Who Should Kerala’s Fishworkers Turn To?
- Inter Press Service
KOCHI, India, Oct 10 (IPS) - Fishworkers are often invisible in discussions about climate change, yet they are at the heart of food security, feeding millions while struggling to feed their own families. Their fight for survival is not just about tradition or livelihood—it's about justice. Shouldn't their futures be at the forefront of climate justice debates?Every morning before dawn, fishworkers along the shores of Kochi, Kerala, head out to sea, casting their nets in the shadow of the iconic Cheenavala—the Chinese fishing nets that have become a symbol of their community. I witnessed this time-honored tradition, once a reliable means of survival, now a daily gamble, a fight against unpredictable seas and shrinking fish populations.