Agriculture
Cocoa and palm oil crop failures linked to pesticidesSCIDEV.NET | 18 May 2012A primary reason for Ghana's cocoa and oil palm production decline is the killing of pollinating insects by pesticides used on farms, says a study.The research, carried out by entomologists and plant scientists from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), was presented at a...
Ghana | Agriculture | Local Issues Zimbabwe: Dying rivers dry up livelihoodsAfricaFiles | 27 Apr 2012With rivers drying up in Zimbabwe, farmers are no longer able to raise livestock and vegetables to sustain their families. So, some are turning to panning for gold in nearby streams. The result is siltation, which leads to a further degradation of the river. Even worse is the mercury poisoning that comes with process of extraction. CJW
Zimbabwe | Agriculture | Climate Variability | Food Security Women process food to fight climate change (Radio)ips.org | 26 Apr 2012Women process cassava products. Credit: Martha Nyambura/IPSIt is estimated that African farmers who sell their surplus harvest receive only 10 to 20 percent of the price of their produce due to post harvest losses brought about by extreme climatic conditions and the lack of access to appropriate technologies. But, says Martha Nyambura, women in the Kilifi county of Kenya, are now looking at new methods to help them combat harsh conditions.
Kenya | Agriculture | Farming Practices MADAGASCAR: Small steps towards land reformIRIN News | 13 Apr 2012TALATA 13 April 2012 (IRIN) - When officials asked everybody in the commune (sub-district) of Talata in Madagascar's central Amoron'i Mania region to register their land in 2007, it was to be the beginning of a national programme of far-reaching and much needed land reforms aimed at recognizing local mland rights and decentralizing land management. But local authorities had made little progress before the 2009 political crisis, branded a coup by the international community, stalled the process.
Madagascar | Agriculture | Land Tenure Issues FOOD: Reduce hunger, nurture women farmersIRIN News | 08 Mar 2012TILLABERI/KIGALI/JOHANNESBURG, 8 March 2012 (IRIN) - The UN theme for International Womens Day - Empower rural women - end poverty and hunger, probably does not mean much to people like Hani Issa, a woman in rural southwestern Niger trying single-handedly to feed her seven grandchildren.Six...
Niger | Agriculture | Food Security