by Ben Block on November 9, 2009 Farmers in West Africa are planting
tree species among row crops to improve soil quality, helping to help
lower malnutrition, especially in drought-prone Niger.
by Ben Block on November 2, 2009
Participants in a unique twist on a Halloween tradition
sought to raise awareness about the prevalence of child labor on West African
cocoa farms.
by Ben Block on October 23, 2009
An international scientific review committee ruled that
endosulfan, a widely used pesticide, should be classified as a persistent
organic pollutant (POP).
by Ben Block on September 30, 2009
Climate change is expected to lower yields and raise crop
prices across the developing world, leading to a 20-percent rise in child
malnutrition, a new study finds.
by Ben Block on August 28, 2009
New World Agroforestry Centre data estimates that nearly
half of the world's farmlands have at least 10 percent tree cover, more than 10
million square kilometers in total.
by Ben Block on August 18, 2009
Many Asian countries will have to import more food or
improve irrigation methods to feed the 1.5 billion more people who are projected to occupy the continent by 2050, a new study finds.
by Ben Block on August 6, 2009
Lowered trade barriers across Central America have
encouraged imports of U.S.
meat, dairy, and processed foods throughout the region since 1985.
by Anna da Costa on July 13, 2009 Letterhead2color_A4.inddEnvironmental activist Vandana Shiva has been working to
build an organic agriculture movement across India for the past 22 years. Worldwatch India Fellow
Anna da Costa interviewed Shiva about the connections between sustainable agriculture, climate
change, and poverty alleviation.
by Brian Halweil and Danielle Nierenberg on July 10, 2009 President Obama has reinvigorated the global discussion on hunger by
talking about local self-reliance to help feed the some 1 billion
people who are now hungry in the world.
by Ben Block on May 26, 2009
A dozen countries in Africa
may soon replicate the "Malawi Miracle," a program that provides direct
subsidies to small farmers for fertilizers and improved seeds.
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