#AgricultureAndFoodSecurity
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...
It is a platter of boiled potatoes. Steaming, damp, large, plain boiled potatoes.
That’s all it is.
But of course, it is infinitely more than that.
For one, it’s a shaft of sunlit hospitality from a deeply kind and generous people. After a long chat in a...
Claims about farmers’ opinions on contested agricultural technologies, such as genetically engineered (GE) seeds, are often leveraged to support the positions of those on a particular side of the debate. Similarly, the “farmer’s voice” is often used in marketing and advertising, with...
The 68th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) declared 2015 as the International Year of Soils (IYS). A regional launch of the IYS in Latin America and the Caribbean will take place during the XX Latin American Congress of Soil Science, which will be held...
The FAO Conference, in June 2013, unanimously endorsed World Soil Day and requested official adoption at the 68th UN General Assembly. In December 2013, the 68th UN General Assembly declared the 5th of December as World Soil Day. World Soil Day 2015 will focus on the theme 'Soils, a...
Taking place under the theme, 'Re-imagining Africa's Food Security Now and into the Future under a Changing Climate,' this conference will convene a number of round-tables, discussions and plenary sessions to discuss how ecosystem based adaptation (EBA) can be used to improve food...
The third annual Global Landscapes Forum will take place on December 5th-6th 2015, in Paris, France, coinciding with the 21st session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 21) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). A successor to past Forest Days and...
