Global IssuesNews headlines for “World Hunger and Poverty”, page 22
Brazil Takes the Fight Against Hunger Abroad
- Inter Press Service
The Brazilian government is extending its fight against hunger to the world stage, by inaugurating a Centre of Excellence Against Hunger to transmit its positive experiences to other developing countries with the help of United Nations agencies.
PAKISTAN: Wanted: A Revolution For Girls
- Inter Press Service
Sixteen-year-old Noor Bano believes nothing short of a revolution will convince the men in Malangabad — her remote village in the Khairpur district of the Sindh province, some 460 kilometres from the southern port city of Karachi — to treat women as equals.
Q&A: Cooperatives: 'Meeting Human Need, Not Just Human Greed'
- Inter Press Service
Different countries may celebrate Oct. 31 in a variety of ways, but this year, the 193 member states of the United Nations (U.N.) launched the International Year of Cooperatives 2012 to raise awareness about the impact of cooperatives on the development of communities where they operate.
Q&A: Cooperatives: 'Meeting Human Need, Not Just Human Greed'
- Inter Press Service
Different countries may celebrate Oct. 31 in a variety of ways, but this year, the United Nations (U.N.), with 193 member states, launched the International Year of Cooperatives 2012 (IYC) to raise awareness about the impact of cooperatives on the development of communities where they operate.
Q&A: 'Food Is Not a Business, But a Human Right'
- Inter Press Service
Rural women and small-scale producers play a key role in providing food security and food sovereignty, but many large multinational corporations threaten that progress by undermining populations' independence when it comes to food.
CUBA: The Elusive Horn of Plenty
- Inter Press Service
Cubans are still waiting for changes and measures implemented in agriculture to translate into cheaper food. Meanwhile, the government is adjusting its budget, because more than the 1.6 billion dollars initially allocated for food spending will likely be needed.
INDIA: Kashmir's Fence Eats Crops
- Inter Press Service
Touseef Bhat’s seven-acre farm in this scenic alpine valley of Bandipora district has an incongruous feature — an electrified barbed wire fence running through it.
WEST AFRICA: Niger River under Pressure from Dams
- Inter Press Service
Several major new dams are being constructed on the Niger River. It's a positive sign of growing investment in agriculture and energy, but it also has some observers worried.
AFRICA: Regulating the Rush for Land
- Inter Press Service
The adoption of international guidelines to regulate so-called land grabs has been pushed to next year after negotiators failed to agree on conditions for large-scale land investments and enforcement.
OP-ED: China's Farming History Misapplied in Africa
- Inter Press Service
As sub-Saharan Africa grapples with high food prices in some regions and famine in others, many experts argue that increasing food production through a programme of hybrid seeds and chemical inputs is the way to go.
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