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Food Security Is of Increasing Concern
The term food security was barely heard a decade ago on Vancouver Island but with the new reality of climate change and peak oil, food security is of increasing concern. Fifty years ago a... Earth Hour Quietly Acknowledged
Saturday night, Earth Hour, a group of people gathered in Nanaimo to discuss food -- local food, food security, nutritious food. The evening started with a shared, locally sourced meal followed by discussion...
created by Barbara McPherson | 37 wks ago | updated 37 wks ago
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151 views | 72 recommendations | 6 comments
Grabbing Land for Food
Food security is a term that is coming into popular use. People are starting to realize that having a secure source of safe food for the population is essential. Some nations have taken steps to ensure...
created by Barbara McPherson | 38 wks ago | updated 38 wks ago
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107 views | 16 recommendations | 3 comments
ASSESSING THE FEASIBILITY OF DIVIDING ZIMBABWE
AUTONOMY FOR NORTH ZIMBABWE
1. Treason never prospers, for when it does, no one dares to call it treason.2. I have no propensity for preserving the status quo. The era of the strongman in Zimbabwean... 185 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
Malawi first recipient of IMF's 'emergency fund'
Being one of the poorest countries in the world, Malawi has not had a lot of luck lately. the nation in southern Africa was hit hard by high fuel and fertiliser costs, and with persisting droughts and failed... Climate Change to fuel hunger in poverty struck Southern Africa
By Miriam Mannak (story written for Inter Press Service) Climate change will have a significant impact on southern Africa’s already compromised food security, environmental experts warned. At the moment,...
created by Miriam Mannak | 47 wks ago | updated 46 wks ago
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806 views | 71 recommendations | 17 comments
Army worms causes havoc in Liberia - Over 19 villages invaded
Over 19 towns and villages in the African country of Liberia have been attacked by legions of hundreds of thousands of army worms, which have destroyed a significant quantity of crops - leaving the grounds...
created by Miriam Mannak | 47 wks ago | updated 47 wks ago
973 views | 19 recommendations | 7 comments
973 views | 19 recommendations | 7 comments
Cuba and Vietnam increase bilateral relations
" NGUYEN Thi Doan, vice president of Vietnam, has presented Cuban Vice President José Ramón Machado Ventura with a donation of $300,000 and 300 tons of rice – worth $200,000 and previously agreed – on behalf...7000 Plant Seeds from 36 African Nations in Arctic Vault
February 26, 2008 is the Grand Opening date for the Arctic Vault. Located 800 miles from the North Pole in the island of Svalbard (Norway), it will be a bank vault of sort for all the major plant and crop seeds of the world.The first delivery will be rice...
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