Danielle Nierenberg's Blog Posts Tagged 'FAO' (4)

Crossposted from the Worldwatch Institute's Nourishing the Planet project



The volatility of food prices, in particular price upswings, represents… Continue

Crossposted from the Worldwatch Institute's Nourishing the Planet.

 

As the global population increases, so does the number of mouths to feed. The good news is that in addition to providing food, innovations in sustainable agriculture can provide a solution to many of the challenges that a growing population presents. Agriculture is emerging as a solution to mitigating climate change, reducing…

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Cross posted from Worldwatch Institute’s Nourishing the Planet.



Throughout the Sahel, recurrent drought since the late 1960’s is turning once crop covered land into desert. And the sand is spreading. Picked up by wind, dunes created by soil particles from the West African coastline and the Sahel are covering villages, roads, crops, and… Continue

Cross posted from Worldwatch Institute’s Nourishing the Planet.

Between the years of 1975 – 1976, the Cambodian farmer, Name Name, like most farmers in the country during that time, grew vegetables and rice to feed the soldiers of the Lon Nol regime.…

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