Sunday 19 May
KENYA: Disease threat to vital maize cropIRIN News | 31 May 2012NAIROBI 31 May 2012 (IRIN) - Maize lethal necrosis (MLN), a disease which has affected at least 300,000 maize farmers mainly in Kenya's Rift Valley Province, could adversely affect harvests of the staple nationally if it is allowed to spread, warn experts.
Selling ethanol stoves in Mozambique to generate carbon creditsAfricaFiles | 28 May 2012A Swedish firm is banking on getting a slice of the domestic fuel market in Mozambique with an ethanol stove that's proven its worth in Ethiopian refugee camps. If properly audited, the stoves' use can generate carbon credits to be sold on the international carbon trading markets. The Bank of American Merrill Lynch has loaned millions to the project in anticipation of these carbon credits. CJW
Le solaire change la vie de 7 villages s'ngalaismediaterre.org | 26 May 2012Dans le cadre de ses actions de coop'ration au Sngal, la ville de Malakoff a quip plusieurs villages de lampes solaires SOLTYS (www.soltys.fr). Jusqu'alors dpourvus d'lectricit, chaque village dispose dsormais d'un panneau solaire (...)
Forests Dying in South Sudan ViolenceInter Press Service | 25 May 2012South Sudan is losing its forests. And with no unified policy to deal with the situation the government is at odds, with one ministry saying that the loss of forests is a necessity for farming and another warning of the dire environmental consequences if this continues unchecked.
Organic Agriculture could help Africa fight povertyips.org | 24 May 2012Organic products on display at the 2nd Organic Conference in Zambia. Credit: Martha Nyambura/IPSExperts say mainstreaming organic farming in African could help feed the hungry on the continent, reduce poverty and mitigate the effects of climate change.Audio Slide Show
S'ngal: L'conomie verte, un moyen d'assurer le dveloppement durablefr.allafrica.com | 24 May 2012[Le Soleil] L'atelier national sur l''conomie verte, sous le thme : exprience nationale, internationale et perspective pour Rio+20 , a dmarr, mardi, Dakar. Cela, en prlude la confrence des Nations unies sur l'environnement et le dveloppement (Rio+20) qui se tiendra au mois de juin prochain.
Nothing to Show for Hard Work but Burnt Fields of Maizeips.org | 22 May 2012By Ignatius Banda*Female subsistence farmers, who form more than 70 percent of farmers on the continent, remain clueless about climate change issues. / Busani BafanaBULAWAYO, May 22 (IPS) – Gertrude Mkoloi earns a living harvesting maize on a small piece of land in rural Zimbabwe. Or at...
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe's cattle breeders face tough choices as pasture vanishesfeedproxy.google.com | 21 May 2012Source: AlertNet Country: Zimbabwe By Madalitso MwandoLow-rainfall areas of southern Zimbabwe have long been considered suitable for cattle ranching. Yet experts and the Ministry of Agriculture are alarmed by the loss of fodder as rainfall in the region reduces, and are also worried about the impact on the region's livestock farmers.Read the full article on AlertNet.
Biofuels goals 'may lead to food shortages'SCIDEV.NET | 21 May 2012A global study finds that some developing countries may face significant economic and food security impacts by 2020 if their ambitious biofuels targets are met.
La forêt mise à mal dans la wilaya d'El TarfAlgérie Presse Service | 19 May 2012EL TARF - Les superficies forestières de la wilaya dEl Tarf qui couvrent près de 165.000 hectares sont "mises à mal" depuis quelques temps par une multitude dinterventions illicites, a indiqué samedi à lAPS le conservateur des forêts, Mohamed Teyar.Des individus "avides de gain facile" ont...
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