Agriculture
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- Rising food prices: time for a revolution in global food policy?
- ( A. Evans / Child Rights Information Network , 2008)
- Global food prices have risen 83 per cent over the last three years, with significant impacts for the world's poorest people. This briefing paper focuses on what this important change means for intern...
- How can organic agriculture contribute towards climate change adaptation and mitigation?
- ( U. Niggli;H. Schmid;A. Fliessbach / International Trade Centre , 2007)
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Agriculture is affected by climate change but also contributes to it. As a sector, agriculture must therefore both adapt to changes and offers options for mitigation, such as reducing greenho...
- What approaches can help rehabilitate degraded land?
- ( New Agriculturalist , 2008)
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Across vast areas of the world, human activity has degraded once fertile and productive land. Deforestation, overgrazing, continuous farming and poor irrigation practices have affected almost 2 bil...
- Helping farmers learn from each other: the Lead Farmer project in Malawi
- ( Development Fund, Norway , 2008)
- Food insecurity is one of the major threats that the people of Malawi face. 90% of Malawian farmers are smallholders who face a host of challenges in their farming activities, including:...
- GM crops - a new generation poised to tackle climate change?
- ( P. Aldhous / Soyatech , 2007)
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There is a growing realisation that climate change will present a serious challenge for farmers – and that could mean big profits for companies that can help them adapt to environmental stres...
- Could GM crops help address the emerging climate-related food crisis?
- ( Ethical Corporation Online , 2008)
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Climate change will cause a net drop in food production. This editorial argues that genetically modified (GM) crops have an important role to play in addressing the impending climate-related ...
- Are GM biofuel crops really acceptable?
- ( R. Maynard;P. Thomas / The Ecologist , 2007)
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In recent years, the biotech industry has put considerable effort into attempting to reposition genetically modified (GM) crops as a non-food, industrial “green” energy commodity. While...
Scientists refocus on crop resilience
- ( T. Padma / SciDev.Net , 2008)
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Among the most worrying aspects of climate change is its effects on the world's food supply. This article explores the urgent need to put climate change at the heart of agricultural research p...
- Governments have to help people adapt to drought and climate change
- ( P. Trench;J. Rowley;M. Diarra / CARE International , 2007)
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This paper examines vulnerability to droughts in Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso against the background of the 2005 food crisis in the Sahel region. The authors argue that vulnerability to droughts is...
- Patents could protect environment from bio-fuel investments
- ( S. Suppan / WTO Watch Trade Observatory, IATP , 2007)
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Understanding patent policy is crucial for predicting how the biofuels technologies can aid or hinder sustainable development. This article examines the influence that patents will have on the biof...
