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  Lagos (AFP) Nov 14, 2024 Nigeria has secured a 134-million-dollar (127-million-euro) loan to invest in farming, the government said Thursday, as Africa's most populous nation faces a hunger crisis of staggering proportions. According to a statement, Minister of Agriculture and Food Security Abubakar Kyari said the money would support an ongoing plan to boost staples like wheat, rice, maize, sorghum, soybean and cassava. With Nigeria's fast-growing population now at least 220 million, strengthening the role of agricultur ... read more |
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Bees help tackle elephant-human conflict in KenyaVoi, Kenya (AFP) Nov 12, 2024 "We used to hate elephants a lot," Kenyan farmer Charity Mwangome says, pausing from her work under the shade of a baobab tree. ... more 
More than 33 million Nigerians face hunger next year: reportAbuja (AFP) Nov 8, 2024 More than 33 million Nigerians face hunger next year, the number rising sharply as soaring food prices exacerbate the effects of conflict and climate change, according to a report Friday. ... more 
Economic woes sour prospects for China's dairy farmersBeijing (AFP) Nov 10, 2024 Farmer Liu Bingyong used to make a tidy profit selling milk but is now leaking cash - the victim of a dairy sector crisis that embodies several of China's economic woes. ... more  
In Colombia, a river's 'rights' swept away by mining and conflictChoco, Colombia (AFP) Nov 14, 2024 In 2016, a Colombian court sent a powerful statement on environmental protection by ruling that a crucial river in the northwestern Choco jungle, which was being decimated by illegal mining, had legal rights. ... more |
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US hopes river pact with Mexico will reduce water scarcityMexico City (AFP) Nov 9, 2024 The United States and Mexico said Saturday that they have signed an agreement aimed at preventing water shortages in parched southern US states with more reliable Mexican deliveries of river water. ... more |
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Record drought in Amazon impacts 420,000 children: UNICEFRio De Janeiro (AFP) Nov 7, 2024 More than 420,000 children in the Amazon basin are being badly affected by a drought parching much of South America that is impacting water supplies and river transport, UNICEF said Wednesday. ... more 
New UMass model sheds light on carbon emissions from inland US watersLos Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 05, 2024 Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have used a pioneering modeling technique to estimate carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from 22 million lakes, rivers, and reservoirs across the U ... more 
NASA, Bhutan Conclude Five Years of Teamwork on STEM, SustainabilityHuntsville AL (SPX) Nov 05, 2024 NASA and the Kingdom of Bhutan have been actively learning from each other and growing together since 2019. The seeds planted over those years have ripened into improved environmental conservation, ... more 
France says still room for negotiation over China's brandy tariffsShanghai (AFP) Nov 4, 2024 French foreign trade minister Sophie Primas on Monday said the window for negotiation with Beijing over tariffs on European brandy was open but warned Paris could take "all possible" measures in response. ... more |
Thousands take to London streets demanding cleaner waterLondon (AFP) Nov 3, 2024 Thousands of people marched through central London on Sunday demanding action on cleaning up Britain's rivers and seas. ... more  Available on Amazon Books |
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Making agriculture more resilient to climate changeBoston MA (SPX) Nov 02, 2024 As Earth's temperature rises, agricultural practices will need to adapt. Droughts will likely become more frequent, and some land may no longer be arable. On top of that is the challenge of feeding ... more 
Czech Republic curbs animal movement over bluetongue spreadPrague (AFP) Oct 29, 2024 The Czech veterinary authority said Tuesday it would restrict animal movement and advised countrywide vaccinations over a rapid spread of bluetongue disease. ... more 
Lebanon's wine region wrestles with warBeirut, Lebanon (AFP) Oct 29, 2024 The moment Israel's strikes on Lebanon's Bekaa Valley cease, Roland Abou-Khater straps a white flag to his truck, watches the sky for warplanes then whisks a harvesting team to near the firing line. ... more 
Surf and Turf: Oregon State researchers to study feeding seaweed to cattleBurns OR (SPX) Oct 29, 2024 Oregon State University researchers have received a $1 million grant to study the impact of adding seaweed to the diets of beef cattle as a way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Recent resea ... more |
End of golden era for Chinese investors in Bordeaux wineSaint-Martin-Du-Puy, France (AFP) Oct 26, 2024 After over a decade of snapping up Bordeaux wine estates, buying into a dream of elegant living in France and good earnings in their home market, many Chinese investors are now selling up. ... more 
Picky protection rules hamper Swiss mushrooming crazeLes Mosses, Switzerland (AFP) Oct 24, 2024 After suffocating Covid-19 restrictions, many embraced the call of the wild and the joys of foraging, but tightening Swiss biodiversity protection measures are infuriating growing hordes of mushroom-picking enthusiasts. ... more 
A simpler, more efficient device for harvesting water from the airColumbus OH (SPX) Oct 24, 2024 A new type of prototype water harvester promises to be simpler and more efficient than traditional variations of the device at pulling drinking water from the air, a new study suggests. Built using ... more 
Palestinian seeds join Arctic 'doomsday vault'Oslo (AFP) Oct 23, 2024 A "doomsday vault" in the Arctic designed to safeguard the world's plant diversity has received a new deposit of thousands of seed samples, including Palestinian ones amid war and hunger in Gaza, it said on Wednesday. ... more |
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In South Africa, water shortages are the new realityJohannesburg (AFP) Oct 23, 2024 Joyce Lakela runs a nursery in Tembisa, a Johannesburg township, but these days she spends most of her time trying to find water. ... more 
Global research reveals key factors driving woody species spread in arid regionsParis, France (SPX) Oct 23, 2024 A KAUST-led international team of 100 researchers from 25 countries has provided important insights from a global study showing that livestock management and climate are the primary factors influenc ... more 
Combining satellite technologies improves drought detection from spaceSydney, Australia (SPX) Oct 22, 2024 A new study highlights how satellite technologies can improve the detection of droughts, particularly in critical areas like the Amazon basin. Led by researchers from the Military University of Tech ... more 
Miners, farmers protest COP16 host Colombia's nature protection plansCali, Colombia (AFP) Oct 22, 2024 Thousands of miners and small-scale farmers protested Tuesday in Colombia against plans by the government, currently hosting a UN biodiversity summit, to declare protected zones in areas where they make their livelihoods. ... more |
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Microbial emissions, not fossil fuels, drove methane surge from 2020 to 2022Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 22, 2024 A new study led by researchers from the University of Colorado Boulder has revealed that microbes in the environment, rather than fossil fuels, were responsible for the surge in global methane emiss ... more |
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Drones offer efficient monitoring of maize re-growthSydney, Australia (SPX) Oct 21, 2024 Maize, also known as corn, is a vital cereal crop used globally for food production and trade. However, extreme weather events such as rain and wind can cause maize plants to fall, a phenomenon know ... more 
German sheep farmers feel abandoned in bluetongue crisisMarienmunster, Germany (AFP) Oct 20, 2024 Ever since the bluetongue virus struck nearly a year ago, German farmer Ortrun Humpert has cared for sick sheep to contain a crisis and feels increasingly abandoned by authorities. ... more 
Water crisis threatening world food production: reportParis (AFP) Oct 16, 2024 Inaction on the water crisis could put more than half of the world's food production at risk by 2050, experts warned in a major report published Thursday. ... more 
The long walk for water in the parched Colombian AmazonColombie (AFP) Oct 16, 2024 Bearing six-liter bottles of water on their shoulders, members of Colombia's Indigenous Yagua community tramp along the dried-up riverbed of a branch of the mighty Amazon. ... more |
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