food production
The effects of climate change on food production around the world could lead to more than 500,000 deaths by the year 2050, according to a grim ...
They are more associated with spying, but unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs or drones), will soon be deployed in Uganda to help farmers increase agricultural output and enhance food security.
A drone is operated using a remote control and flies using propellers. It can be fitted...
Agriculture is the most dominant sector in the Hindu-Kush Himalayan (HKH) countries. It significantly contributes to food security, livelihoods and rural economy of the region. The region ...
Food Sovereignty is the right of the world’s peoples to produce and consume healthy food. Food cannot be reduced to a commodity in the hands of the transnational corporations
The international peasant and family farmer movement, La Via Campesina, is...
An International Network of Mountain Indigenous Peoples has been formed in order to exchange seeds and knowledge to achieve food sovereignty and climate change adaptation in mountain environments, and to advocate for community biocultural heritage rights....
By Luca di Mario and Pay Drechsel
This blog is part of the Agriculture and Ecosystems Blog’s month-long series on Ecosystem Services.
Can you name a highly populated place facing tough...
This issue of Farming Matters presents a small sample of the many innovative marketing arrangements being developed by both producers and consumers. These experiences generate substantial employment, and also build local food security and food sovereignty. Yet they...
