World migration report 2024
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) launched the World Migration Report 2024, which reveals significant shifts in global migration patterns, including a record number of displaced people
Food Security
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Freshwater: a scarce resource
Only 2.5 per cent of all the world's water is fresh, that is, fit for human consumption, agriculture and industry. However, in several parts of the world, water is being used at a much faster rate
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The debate continues
Are genetically modified organisms good or bad? The debate continues and more and more people are getting involved on both sides
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Genetically modified, and spreading
Cultivation of genetically modified (GM) crops is increasingly becoming popular. Supporters of biotechnology feel that GM crops are the answer to the problem of food security and will curb the
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In Search of the Forgotten Rice Varieties
If the current trend towards genetic uniformity in rice varities continues, our food security will be severely imperilled
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Super grain
Scientists in Manila develop a high yielding variety of rice
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Food shortage expected
GLOBAL food security and how to meet the food demands of the burgeoning population in the next century is an issue facing agriculturists the world over. Food requirement projections for
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The food and farming transition: toward a post-carbon food system
The American food system rests on an unstable foundation of massive fossil fuel inputs. It must be reinvented in the face of declining fuel stocks. The new food system will use less energy, and the energy it uses will come from renewable sources. The seeds of the new food system have already been planted. America's farmers have been reducing their energy use for decades.
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Jatropha biofuels: the true cost to Tanzania
Billed as wonder crop, the establishment of jatropha plantations on the ground in Tanzania has been far from successful, or, in some cases, ethical: a report.
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Food, fuel and farms
Food security requires comprehensive planning
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Indo-US 'Evergreen Revolution' for food security
Apart from launching a joint initiative in agriculture for an