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Museveni Discovers Bovine Economics

After months during which Ugandans have endured endless bickering among their politicians about stolen elections – now finally, some potentially good news:The government is cooking up something exciting; in a move one might christen “cows for all,” it is planning to give six cows to every homestead. Read it all

Elephants and farmers – can they co-exist?

This film focuses on the plight of farmers living close to the Bannerghatta National Park whose crops are often raided by Asian Elephants (Elephas maximus).  See it here

The 2050 challenge to our global food system

Remarks of Jim Harkness National Food Policy Conference, organized by Consumers Federation of America.  Read it all

Ex-climate sceptic now backs global warming

A climate sceptic has said that it is now time to end the debate over whether global warming is real after the most definitive study into temperature data gathered by weather stations over the past half-century. Read it all

African Green Revolution ignoring downsides of intensive farming

Lessons learned from Asia’s Green Revolution about the damage intensive farming can cause are being ignored in the race to help Africa feed itself, Christian Aid warns Read it all

Climate Conversations – Who’s most vulnerable to climate change?

Which countries are going to suffer most from climate change? It’s a hard question to answer, as any U.N. climate negotiator can tell you.

But there’s now an excellent guide that suggests some answers. The Washington-based Global Adaptation Institute has released its annual look at climate vulnerability – a data-rich trove of interactive maps, statistical [...]

Farming God’s Way – A Guard, A Farmer, Now A Trainer

Nobody understands Farming God’s Way better than Fredrick Chege, a night guard at nearby Kenyatta University and a farmer in Kahawa Sukari, a sprawling suburb in the outskirts of Nairobi city. Read it all