Global IssuesNews headlines for “World Hunger and Poverty”, page 18
INDIA: More Suicides Than Reforms
- Inter Press Service
Five years ago, Pulparambil Varghese began cultivating ginger on 1.37 acres of land he owned in Thrikkeppatta village near Kalpetta town in Wayanad district of the southern Indian state of Kerala. Over the years, he borrowed 300,000 rupees (5,700 dollars) from banks and private financial institutions.
CLIMATE CHANGE-BRAZIL: Contradictory Goals in Agriculture
- Inter Press Service
Brazil aims to meet its climate change targets in agriculture by stimulating techniques that have been proven to reduce greenhouse gas emissions — but which may increase the use of toxic agrochemicals, activists say.
MEXICO: Saving Native Seeds to Protect Food Heritage
- Inter Press Service
When Guadalupe Ortiz planted gardens in Mexico, she was struck by the importance of saving and preserving the seeds, and decided to do something about the problem of seed supply.
Decent Work Key to Food Security
- Inter Press Service
Basic income security and access to social services can improve food production and consumption in the developing world, and these can be boosted by South-South cooperation.
ARGENTINA: Poison from the Sky
- Inter Press Service
Argentina's soy boom has been a major source of foreign exchange. But the other side of the coin is the toxic effects among the rural population, from spraying agrochemicals.
Saffron and Silk Wither in the Valley
- Inter Press Service
The saffron and silk industries in Kashmir have been dying a silent death over the last decade, with production rates for both commodities witnessing up to 50 percent declines in some areas of the Kashmir Valley.
HONDURAS: Indigenous Cooperatives Cultivate Success
- Inter Press Service
Thanks to the quality and freshness of their produce, indigenous Lenca farmers in western Honduras are regular suppliers of seven supermarket chains. This year they won the National Environmental Prize, in the community initiatives category.
Q&A: 'Investing in the Fight against Hunger Brings Extraordinary Returns'
- Inter Press Service
The man who played a key role in the design of Brazil's successful food security policies believes it is possible to eradicate hunger in the world, and intends to try by promoting 'a simple idea.'
At the Nexus of Agrofuels, Land Grabs and Hunger — Part 2
- Inter Press Service
The forests in Africa absorb over 1.2 billion tonnes of carbon annually. With these diverse and natural forests, grasslands and prairie lands disappearing under investment schemes and the development of monoculture plantations for supposed 'green' energy alternatives like agrofuels, not much else remains to absorb the shocks of hunger and climate change.
At the Nexus of Agrofuels, Land Grabs and Hunger — Part 1
- Inter Press Service
While the United Nations climate talks in Durban enter their fifth day of political feet-dragging, researchers and peasants around the world are busy connecting the dots between so- called 'green climate solutions', industrialised agriculture and chronic hunger.
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