Global IssuesNews headlines for “World Hunger and Poverty”, page 39
SOUTHERN AFRICA: Afeared of Its Own Tribunal
- Inter Press Service
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) faces several awkward problems at the Extraordinary Summit of Heads of State scheduled to being May 20-21.
Egypt Seeks End to Foreign Wheat Dependence
- Inter Press Service
Egypt is stepping up its wheat production in a bid to stem the country’s rising dependence on foreign imports that escalated during the 30-year rule of former President Hosni Mubarak, who was ousted in February.
Humanity Hitting the Resource Ceiling
- Inter Press Service
Better living through using far fewer material resources is the only possible future, experts agree. Humanity is pressing up against the limits of a finite planet to provide resources like water, oil, metals and food, according to a new report released Thursday.
SIERRA LEONE: First Fruit Juice Company Adding Value to Farming
- Inter Press Service
Crate loads of lush ripe mangos are stacked up, a sweet fragrance filling the air. Factory workers wait for their instructions, decked out in protective coats, rubber boots and hairnets. As they see each other kitted out for the first time, they break into giggles. This is a big week for Sierra Leone as its first fruit- processing plant goes into production.
SOUTH AMERICA: Curbing Land Purchases by Foreign Investors
- Inter Press Service
The governments of Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay are drafting laws to curb acquisition by foreigners of extensive tracts of their fertile agricultural land.
Seed Proteins May Help Plants Weather Drought
- Inter Press Service
British researchers are working on techniques to improve seeds chances of surviving drought by tapping the potential of little-known proteins that regulate water intake.
School Lunches Make For Happy Pupils in Congo
- Inter Press Service
It's noon at Jean-Félix Tchicaya Primary in Pointe Noire, the economic capital of Congo. Students are settling into their chairs, but not to resume their lessons. They are waiting eagerly for the hot meal that's served in the classroom each day, their plates already laid out on their desks.
NIGER: Caring for the River, Reaping the Benefits
- Inter Press Service
In anticipation of growing sorghum during the coming rainy season, Hamadou Abdou and his son are busy preparing the soil on the family's farm in Bougoum, a village in the west of Niger.
INDIA: Water Efficient Methods Revolutionise Sugarcane Growing
- Inter Press Service
When their sugarcane crops failed to deliver a good yield three years ago, Kantabai Chavan and her husband Baban decided to try a new strategy.
CAMBODIA: Understanding of Climate Change Sketchy, But Concern Real
- Inter Press Service
The rains were kind to Cambodian farmer Tep Van last year, when the monsoon season doused his land with enough water to soak his fields and grow his precious rice crop. But he’s not sure he can count on the same luck this year.
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