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The growing global demand for food, feed, bio-energy and agricultural land together with rapid globalization, new technologies and trade regimes are changing the conditions for the agriculture and utilization of genetic resources worldwide. The revolutionary achievements in the field of biosciences are contributing to e.g.
Resilience is at the center of the current development agenda and many states have resilience policies. However, such initiatives are often criticized for being too vague and lacking the understanding of what resilience is and how to perform resilience actions in crisis situations.
Reporting back from Melinda Sundell in The Netherlands!Nutrition, waste and truth in labeling.
Reporting back from Melinda Sundell in The Netherlands!The energy at this conference is amazing and as a result I am continuing in the rebellious mode of studiously avoiding all of the presentations by my fellow agricultural economists and going for sessions where I am a complete novice, which are basically those sessions which have more to do with food than
Reporting back from Melinda Sundell in The Netherlands!Being at this conference is like facing a particularly tempting smorgasbord—so many wonderful tastes and smells and a limited physical ability to partake of everything! Present here is every topic a food security person could be interested in, but I will try to highlight some of the strengths (and w
This book distills lessons learned about integrating gender equality into agricultural development initiatives in Africa, with case studies of efforts at all levels, from households to national government.
Tetra Pak® has recently launched the Sustainability Update 2013 website, where they report on their commitment to grow their business in a socially, environmentally and economically responsible way. In the report you can read about how they are improving nutrition and strengthening the whole food value chain through innovative partnerships.
Degradation of soils is a worldwide phenomenon and has various affects on environment, primarily in terms of ecosystems and biodiversity loss, contributing to desertification and, hence, increasing vulnerability to climate change. This range of interrelated issues is attributed to unsustainable land use practices and continuously growing further demand for land.
Can the productive reuse of sanitation products contribute significantly towards increased food security in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)? This is the firm belief of Dr Peter Morgan, the World Water Prize winner in 2013.