Solving the Challenge of Food Security Key to Peacebuilding in the Sahel
3 November 2020 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentA herder is about to take his sheep to graze early in the morning in Mauritania, the West Sahel. Peacebuilding and stability in the region is dependent on solving the challenge of food and security, says the African Development Bank. Credit: Kristin Palitza/IPS By Nalisha AdamsBONN, Germany, Nov 3 2020 […]
Read MoreBoosting African agricultural growth and transformation: The importance of producer organizations
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentIssue Post November 3, 2020 Boosting African agricultural growth and transformation: The importance of producer organizations Fleur Wouterse Amy Faye Collective action provides a way for smallholders to overcome market obstacles.
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Nitrous oxide is a far more powerful greenhouse gas than CO2
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentNitrous oxide from agriculture and other sources is accumulating in the atmosphere so quickly it puts Earth on track for a dangerous 3℃ warming this century, our new research has found. Each year, more than 100 million tonnes of nitrogen are spread on crops in the form of synthetic fertiliser. The same amount again […]
Read MoreThe New Fund of Funds Rule and ETFs—(Missed) Opportunities
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentThe SEC recently adopted Rule 12d1-4 (Rule 12d1-4 or Rule) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (1940 Act) to streamline the regulatory framework applicable to registered funds that invest in other funds (funds of funds).1 In our 26 October 2020 alert, entitled SEC Adopts New Rule 12d1-4 Overhauling Fund of […]
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Pembangunan embung di lokasi rawan banjir Jakarta Barat dipercepat
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentPemerintah Kota Jakarta Barat, Provinsi DKI Jakarta mempercepat penggarapan embung pada dua titik lokasi rawan banjir di wilayah Kecamatan Kalideres yakni Tegal Alur dan Semanan. Target pengerjaan embung secara …
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AS investigasi kayu ilegal Vietnam, Indonesia punya peluang masuk
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentUnited States Trade Representative (USTR) tengah melakukan investigasi 301 terhadap Vietnam.
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Television Education in Mozambique
2 November 2020 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentAlzira Ngomane, 17, and her brother Amilcar Ngomane, 14, have been studying at home using the television program Telescola since their schools closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Credit: | UNICEF Mozambique / 2020 / Claudio Fauvrelle By Education Cannot WaitNov 2 2020 (IPS-Partners) “We missed our teachers, they were […]
Read MoreFears of polio spike in South Sudan as new cases put children’s lives at further risk
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentCountry: South Sudan Source: Save the Children Just three months after the WHO declared Africa free of the wild polio virus, South Sudan has recorded at least nine new cases of polio, reportedly from the vaccine-derived poliovirus 2 (cVDPV2).
Read MoreTrump administration claims on farm trade progress questioned (Bloomberg News)
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentOct 23, 2020 In the News China United States of America Trump administration claims on farm trade progress questioned (Bloomberg News) Trade Bloomberg News published an article on the latest claims from the Trump Administration about the Phase 1 purchases by China. The U.S. government said Friday that China had purchased $23 billion […]
Read MoreYummy? Fly larvae could be an ‘ecofriendly and nutritious’ foodstuff
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentInsects have long been a highly nutritious staple of diets across much of the world from Africa to Southeast Asia where bamboo worm larvae, crickets, water bugs and other arthropods, mostly grown on farms, are destined for many a lunch and dinner table. Not so, though, in Europe, North America […]
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