Food security and agriculture

Sustainable development

New 25/09/2022 – by Svenja Schulze

The future of the planet is on the line

Sustainable development includes progess for people, climate protection and biodiversity, insists German minister

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Agriculture

New 19/09/2022 – by Farai Shawn Matiashe

Innovative farming in a refugee camp

A soilless cultivation technique allows refugees in a camp to grow fruit and vegetables on a small space

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Food security

23/08/2022 – by Hildegard Lingnau, Hans Dembowski, et al.

“Smallholder farms must benefit from innovations”

Research must pay more attention to family farms, says Hildegard Lingnau of the Global Forum on Agricultural Research and Innovation

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Conservation

15/08/2022 – by Farai Shawn Matiashe

Goats farming reduces poaching

Farmers are encouraged to breed goats so they do not have to destroy wildlife to survive

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Development policy

14/08/2022 – by Sabine Balk

Experts want true cooperation instead of paternalism

On its sixtieth anniversary, the SLE considers the future of its education in its post-graduate study programme

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Kenyan election

18/07/2022 – by Ciku Kimani-Mwaniki

Suggestion to legalise industrial hemp

A candidate of Kenya’s presidential election proposes to generate income by legalising hemp to reduce the high public debt

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Geopolitics

01/07/2022 – by Jane Escher

The strategic relevance of Ukrainian grain

Why negotiations regarding shipping routes across the Black Sea are unlikely to deliver results soon

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Africa

17/06/2022 – by Irit Ittner

Informal farming in the city

In Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, many farms face an uncertain future

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Climate crisis

30/05/2022 – by Bimbola Oyesola

Extreme heat endangers health

Nigeria is facing extreme heat – people have to adjust their lifestyle

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Food security

29/05/2022 – by D+C/E+Z

New global alliance

G7 are teaming up with international partners on the “Global Alliance for Food Security”

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Labour rights

24/05/2022 – by Imran Mukhtar

Dangerous cotton harvest

Mostly women pick cotton in Pakistan – they are poorly paid and exposed to health risks

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