Issue Post October 30, 2020 In search of effective support for agricultural mechanization in Africa Hiroyuki Takeshima Xinshen Diao Patrick Ohene Aboagye Rising food demand and a shrinking rural labor pool have made the need for tractors and other machines increasingly urgent.

The Covid-19 pandemic has dealt a massive blow to our ways of life worldwide, and although the death toll has remained relatively low compared to some of the worst pandemics in the past we will have a long way to go before things can return to normal. Then again, normalcy […]

Issue Post October 29, 2020 Growing cities, growing food insecurity: How to protect the poor during rapid urbanization Marie Ruel The relative abundance of food in cities does not mean that everyone has equal access to safe, diverse, healthy, and affordable diets.

Countries: Canary Islands (Spain), Senegal, World Source: International Organization for Migration The vessel reportedly left Mbour, western Senegal on October 24 bound for the Canary Islands. It caught fire a few hours after departure and capsized near Saint-Louis, on Senegal’s northwest coast.

Floating gardens have long been a staple of agriculture for many waterside communities that lack access to enough land. Yet these waterborne gardens can have benefits beyond providing food security. They can also improve water quality, scientists say. Floating gardens usually involve rafts that allow certain plants to be grown […]