Over the past 20 years, environmental degradation has taken a toll on farmers in Bolivia. Deforestation and some pasturing practices are causing water shortages. In this article, Bolivian natural resource management expert Wilfredo Quiroz discusses the problems and looks at how old traditions can preserve natural conditions. To learn more, please click here.

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Saturday, April 10, 2010

Uma Lele on Agricultural Research

The Global Forum on Agricultural Research was recently held in Montpellier, France. In this interview, Uma Lele, lead author of the conference report responds to questions about how the research agenda will help find ways to feed an estimated world population of 9 billion people in 2050. To access the interview, please click here.

 

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Monday, April 5, 2010

Winne on Savannah's African American Farmers

"Though nothing comes easily to any farmer, black farmers must add racism to the list of battles they wage, along with droughts, floods, and pests." In this essay, Mark Winne examines the positive change that is happening in Savannah, Georgia. The Southeast African American Organic Network trains African Americans in transitioning to organic agriculture and helps find markets for the production. To read the article, please click: Mark_Winne_on_Savannah.pdf.

 

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Monday, March 29, 2010

Roberts on Science and Food Security

Science Magazine recently focussed on food security in a special online edition. In this essay, Wayne Roberts examines on the outlook of science to food security. Is science the problem or the solution? Please click Science_Mag_article.pdf to see what Wayne Roberts has to say on this important subject.

 

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Sunday, March 21, 2010

Australia and a National Food Policy

Agriculture will face many shocks and challenges in the coming decades. Population growth, climate change, oil prices, land shortages and a loss of biodiversity are some of the problems that many countries will have to cope with, including Australia. This article from World News Australia discusses these issues and then proposes a government intervention to help the nation cope - a national food policy. To access the article, please click here.

 

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Sunday, March 14, 2010

Sri Lanka: Water Woes Fall on Women's Shoulders

Changing rainfall patterns and lack of adequate water collection and distribution infrastructure in Sri Lanka is having an especially heavy impact on women. Shortages of water exist in many parts of the country. Women who traditionally manage the household's water supply now must spend hours each day collecting it. Non-government organizations are creating and implementing some effective projects to help people cope with water shortages. To access the article, please click here.

 

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Tuesday, March 9, 2010

New Zealand Agriculture and Feeding the World

The agricultural potential and high quality of production in New Zealand has recently attracted foreign investors. This article, originally from the Otago Daily Times examines the impact that foreign ownership might have on traditional methods of production. This and a certain increase in the global aggregate demand for foodstuffs could have a dramatic impact on New Zealand agriculture and on the country itself. Please click here to access the article.

 

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