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Tag Archives: dryland
Existing cropland could feed four billion more by dropping biofuels and animal feed
Emily Cassidy at the University of Minnesota says that four billion more people could eat if existing croplands were used in better ways. ‘We already produce enough calories to feed a few billion more people. As our planet gets more … Continue reading
African Agricultural Growth Corridors and the New Alliance: who benefits, who loses?
Helena Paul and Ricarda Steinbrecher at EcoNexus tell us about African Agricultural Growth Corridors and the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition. You can see their report here. The idea is to end poverty and hunger by promoting commercial, … Continue reading
Posted in food, money and trade
Tagged Africa, development, dryland, farmer, Group of Eight, history, intensive, land, land use, New Alliance, pastoral, politics, poverty, smallholder, trade, transport, United Nations
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Sustainable management of dry forests (Google / UN News Centre)
Originally posted on DESERTIFICATION:
Read at : Google Alerts – desertification http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=44640&Cr=forests&Cr1=#.UWkDx4IgBn4 FORESTS: Participants at UN forum call for sustainable management of dry forests Forest landscapes in drylands – known as dry forests – play a crucial role in tackling…
Pastoralism’s economic contributions are significant but overlooked
Originally posted on ECO-opia:
Experts say a ‘total economic valuation’ is needed to fully appreciate pastoralists’ contribution to national economies NAIROBI, 16 May 2013 (IRIN) – Pastoralism is often regarded as an antiquated practice ill-suited to the modern economy, yet…
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Tagged development, dryland, finance, food, livestock, pastoral, politics, trade
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Reframing the pastoral narrative: Ancient mobile herding strategies to make a comeback in a hotter world
Originally posted on ILRI Clippings:
Fulani boy in Niger herds his family’s animals (photo credit: ILRI/Stevie Mann). Mobility to unlock scattered food, feed, water and other scarce and scattered essential resources is a human strategy as old as humankind itself—and one that remains…
Posted in agriculture, food, knowledge transfer
Tagged climate, culture, desert, development, dryland, farmer, food, food sovereignty, history, knowledge, land grab, land use, livestock, pastoral, tradition, water
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Dryland farming
I learned a lot from this article about dryland farming. Since it’s from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) I’m inclined to trust what this article says. But I don’t see a date on the article. It cites 20th century … Continue reading
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Tagged conservation, culture, desert, development, dryland, education, farm, farmer, food, history, knowledge, sustainable, tradition, water
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Corralling cattle to improve the productivity of pasture lands affected by termites
Originally posted on ILRI Clippings:
Typical degradation of rangelands in Uganda’s cattle corridor Researchers from the Department of Animal Science in Makerere University were excited, and with good reason, as they surveyed pasture land that had been corralled off in…
Posted in agriculture
Tagged arthropod, cattle, conservation, desertification, dryland, ecosystem, hymenopteran, insect, invertebrate, land use, livestock, mammal, pastoral, pasture, pest, research, ruminant, termite, vegetation, vertebrate, water
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What the UAE needs from Africa in order to invest in agriculture
Originally posted on ECO-opia:
Food security is a problem for many regions around the world, including the Middle East. The World Bank estimates that 60% of the world’s uncultivated arable land is in Africa, placing the continent’s role in…
‘Green land grabs’: Livestock herders access to rangelands is being lost for conservation purposes
Originally posted on ILRI Clippings:
Serengeti tree (photo credit: Jeff Haskins). ‘In the great plains of northern Tanzania, close to the world-famous Serengeti National Park, a bitter row has broken out over an attempt to designate 1,500sqkm of Loliondo District…
Posted in agriculture, ecology
Tagged access to land, development, dryland, land grab, land use, pastoral, pasture, politics, poverty, wildlife
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