A region key to feeding the world faces an era of global crisis.

Country: Somalia Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations A combination of anticipated climate events between October and November brings risks and opportunities for Somalia’s rural communities who have already endured years of historic drought.

My Poems and Short Reflections Country Mexico United States agnes Fri, 07/07/2023 – 01:49 Issues Languages and Cultures Program 5 Main Image   By Claudio Hernandez (Na Ñuu Savi/ Mixtec)     San Juan Mixtepec’s Patron Saint Festival: Viko Ñuu Xnuviko  Every year around the 23rd of June, Mixtec people […]

Photo: Pixabay/suju-foto Policymakers tend to consider a number of variables in making decisions, but the wellfare of animals is rarely among them. That, say scientists, needs to change. “Animal welfare is often ignored in policymaking, despite its relevance across many domains ranging from food systems to biomedical research to climate […]

Three new sites in Asia are the latest to have been formally recognized as Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS), underlining the importance of the continent’s centuries-old agricultural practices in feeding the world’s growing population and combating climate change and biodiversity loss. The sites – a unique rain-fed fig growing […]

“The study’s findings provide compelling arguments for policymakers, public health officials and nutrition experts to prioritize context-specific dairy development strategies that rely on the right mix of local dairy sector interventions and more consumer-oriented trade policies”.

Country: Ukraine Source: Save the Children From February 2022 – June 2023, the UN recorded over 25,000 civilian casualties including 1,624 children, 532 of whom died, and many more left so distressed they are struggling to sleep or speak.

Train Maya Partitions the Yucatan Peninsula and Maya Peoples from Each Other and Their Lands  Country Mexico agnes Thu, 07/06/2023 – 03:27 Issues Human Rights Program 5 Main Image By Kala Hunter The $20 billion Maya Train project in the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico has sparked division among locals, who, […]

Photo: Pixabay/kerttu Aquatic water weeds like floating pennyworts and Japanese knotweeds may seem innocuous enough, as may gray squirrels, minks and parakeets. Yet invasive species such as these cost the United Kingdom some £4 billion a year in economic losses. This is according to researchers at the nonprofit CABI, who […]