Food security
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Uganda: nomads face an attack on their way of life
27 Nov 2011: Ugandan herders are well placed to adapt to global warming – but won't be represented at the conference in Durban. Meanwhile their government, backed by EU cash, wants to force them to settle, reports John Vidal
Podcasts
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31 May 2011: Audio (36min 14sec)
The World Bank says soaring food prices have already pushed millions more people into extreme poverty this year. We examine what is being done to combat the problem
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28 Jan 2011: Audio (24min 09sec)
With climate change and rising demand for biofuels pushing up food prices, rich countries are increasingly looking for land in poorer nations to feed themselves. But is this at the expense of the host country?
Most recent
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9 Jan 2012: Governments and NGOs in the Sahel have learned from previous food crises to intervene before emergency strikes -
4 Jan 2012: Colin Tudge: Even the establishment faces at the Oxford Farming Conference recognise all's not well – the theme this year is 'power'
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3 Jan 2012:
José Graziano da Silva outlines vision of 'one FAO' acting at country level as he sets out reformist agenda
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Gallery (13 pictures),
21 Dec 2011:
Mark Tran: NGOs and the Ethiopian government are assisting poorer small farmers and others to grow food to help themselves and to boost the country's agricultural output
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21 Dec 2011:
Mark Tran: A local farmer's success growing apples reflects the Ethiopian government's plans to invest in farming and achieve growth
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20 Dec 2011:
Mark Tran: Once a reluctant participant in the farming culture of Nigeria's Imo state, Nnaemeka Ikegwuonu has become integral to it
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20 Dec 2011:
Frederick Kaufman: Bankers, hedge funds and sovereign wealth funds are gambling on hunger by speculating on food supply. Global regulators should step in to stop them
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19 Dec 2011:
Monica Mark: Eager to promote self-sufficiency, Nigeria's government wants to clamp down on rice and wheat imports and promote the use of cassava. The plan seems sound, but farmers remain sceptical
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16 Dec 2011:
Green Cross Argentina study identifies inequity of water access due to infrastructure shortcomings among several problems
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15 Dec 2011:
Calls for 'unprecedented effort' from world governments to stave off threat posed by food shortages and rising prices
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14 Dec 2011:
Alina Paul: Mini-packs of shampoo and soap have been a hit in India. Would a similar approach to fertiliser distribution help small farmers?
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13 Dec 2011:
Unprecedented sum sought by consolidated appeal process reflects level of concern about 'critical' humanitarian situation
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Gallery (13 pictures),
13 Dec 2011:
By investing in smallholder agriculture, the Rwandan government has helped farmers improve productivity, increasing food availability at a time when other east African countries are facing shortages
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27 Nov 2011: Ugandan herders are well placed to adapt to global warming – but won't be represented at the conference in Durban. Meanwhile their government, backed by EU cash, wants to force them to settle, reports John Vidal
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24 Nov 2011:
Jonathan Glennie: The re-emergence of food as one of the top development campaigning issues is extremely welcomeThe re-emergence of food as one of the top development campaigning issues is extremely welcome. It's time to resist food speculation by banks and others
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