Genetically modified crops may be a solution to hunger in Africa
12 Juli 2023 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentPhoto: Pixabay/aamiraimer Hunger and undernourishment are two elements of food insecurity that have plagued Africa for years. And the menace is growing. In 2022, the African region accounted for the highest level of hunger as described by Global Hunger Index. According to the World Health Organization, over 340 million Africans were undernourished […]
Read MoreWomen key to crop success in low-income countries
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentThis post is a slightly modified version of the original press release issued by the University of Edinburgh.
Read MoreIOM seeks $190.5 million to support humanitarian and development responses in South Sudan
11 Juli 2023 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentCountries: South Sudan, Sudan Source: International Organization for Migration South Sudanese continue to face deteriorating conditions, worsened by endemic violence, conflict and climatic shocks resulting in flooding and drought. More than four million people are displaced.
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East African International Students to Benefit from Single Qualification Framework
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentSudanese refugee James Mathiang (left) with his teammates has had difficulties getting his qualifications recognised even though he was offered a scholarship. Wilson Odhiambo/IPS By Wilson OdhiamboNAIROBI, Jul 11 2023 (IPS) East African international students could soon easily study in neighbouring countries after the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) proposed […]
Read MoreIndigenous Peoples’ 100-year Fight Against Large-Scale Gold Mining in the Philippines
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentIndigenous Peoples’ 100-year Fight Against Large-Scale Gold Mining in the Philippines Country Nepal agnes Tue, 07/11/2023 – 03:07 Issues Human Rights Program 5 Main Image By Dev Kumar Sunuwar (Koĩts-Sunuwar, CS Staff) For more than a century, the Kankanaey and Ibaloy Peoples of Itogon, Benguet province in the Cordillera region […]
Read MoreGlobally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS): The Republic of Korea notches up its sixth site
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentAn area famous for using hand nets to fish for marsh clams in the Seomjingang River Estuary of the Republic of Korea is the latest site to be formally recognized as a GIAHS. The Sonteul (hand net) Fishery System for Marsh Clam in Seomjingang River Estuary was designated during a […]
Read MoreSwiss project places solar panels along railroad tracks
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentIn Switzerland, the Sun-Ways startup has started to lay down solar panels placed between the rails of train tracks as part of a plan to generate renewable energy while tapping into the potential of thousands of kilometers of unused space. Sun-Ways begins with a pilot project of 60 solar panels […]
Read MoreAustralia’s Murray-Darling Basin shows why the ‘social cost of water’ concept won’t work
10 Juli 2023 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentA complex resource resists unitary assessments.
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Venezuela’s Educational System Heading Towards State of Total Collapse
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentThe shortages of days in the classroom and teachers, and the poverty of their schools and living conditions, provide for a very poor education for Venezuela’s children and augur a significant lag for their performance in adult life and for the country’s development. CREDIT: El Ucabista By Humberto MárquezCARACAS, Jul […]
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WFP needs $56.6 million to continue its lifesaving response in northern Mozambique for six months
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentCountry: Mozambique Source: World Food Programme The 2023 Mozambique Humanitarian Response Plan, launched in February 2023, indicates critical assistance and protection needs of 1.6 million conflict-affected people in northern Mozambique.
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