Essay: Niger is Africa’s fastest growing country – how to feed 25 million more people in 30 years
In an article first published on The Conversation, KAYENAT KABIR, of Purdue University, looks at how Niger will feed its growing population in the future…
Ahead of Nigeria elections, residents stock-up on food, essentials
Kano, Nigeria Reuters At a market in Nigeria’s northern Kano state customers stocked up on Friday on food and essentials, uncertain of the outcome of Saturday’s election to choose a new president and lawmakers, in a country where voting has sometimes been followed by violence. Shortages of cash and fuel and the highest inflation rate […]
A Sustainable Life: Households find low waste living challenging. Here’s what needs to change
Researchers ROB RAVEN, DAVID O REYNOLDS, JO LINDSAY and RUTH LANE look at what their data shows about how Australians engage with low waste living…
From farm to fork…via app: How tech is tackling food waste
CAREY L BIRON, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports that as inflation and food prices soar, millions in the United States save on grocery bills with apps like Flashfood and Too Good To Go…
Two thirds of South Sudan population risk severe hunger in 2023 – UN
Juba, South SudanReuters Up to 7.8 million people in South Sudan, two thirds of the population, may face severe food shortages during next year’s April-to-July lean season due to floods, drought and conflict, United Nations agencies said on Thursday. An aerial view from a from a United Nations Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS) Mi-8MTV-1 helicopter shows […]
School’s out – forever?: Lebanese pull plug on education
TALA RAMADAN, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on the choices Lebanese families are facing between food and education…
Millions of Venezuelan migrants lacking access to basic services
Panama City, PanamaReuters Some 4.3 million Venezuelan refugees and migrants face difficulty accessing basic services, food, and formal employment, a statement from the International Organization for Migration said on Wednesday. Half of the refugee and migrant population across Latin America and the Caribbean cannot afford three meals a day and do not have access to […]
A Sustainable Life: Here are the most effective things you can do to fight climate change
UK scholar MAX CALLAGHAN, in an article first published on The Conversation, draws on the latest UN climate change panel report to see what actions individuals can take to help fight climate change…
Crisis-hit Sri Lanka shuts schools, urges work from home to save fuel
Colombo, Sri LankaReuters Troops in Sri Lanka handed tokens on Monday to people queueing for petrol amid a severe fuel shortage in the nation battling its worst economic crisis in seven decades, while schools shut in Colombo and public employees were asked to work from home. With its foreign exchange reserves at a record low, […]
Essay: Rising prices – why the global drive to keep food cheap is unsustainable
CORINNA HAWKES, professor of food policy at City, University of London, says – in an article first published on The Conversation, economic mechanisms which have driven down prices in recent decades have severely weakened the global food system…