Danielle Nierenberg's Blog Posts Tagged 'Fund' (3)

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.



Farmers in the Uluguru Mountains in Tanzania are fighting a losing battle against increasingly degraded land. Repeated plantings are quickly depleting the nutrients in the soil, leaving it nearly barren and vulnerable to erosion. Meanwhile, downstream, the… Continue

Cross posted from Worldwatch Institute’s Nourishing the Planet.



In the Maradi area in south central Niger, where 70 percent of the population lives below the poverty line, the months before the harvest are called “the hunger season.” From mid-July to… Continue