http://www.scidev.net/ Latest news on food security and the developing world. en http://rss.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/food-security/news/ Jamaica and four other Caribbean countries have been granted US$1.7 million to reduce the biodiversity threat of invasive alien species.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/food-security/jamaica-to-tackle-species-threatening-biodiversity.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_foodsecurityThu, 05 Nov 2009 10:28:26 GMTSouth African researchers have lodged an appeal against their government's rejection of a genetically modified potato.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/food-security/gm-potato-gets-roasting-in-south-africa-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_foodsecurityWed, 04 Nov 2009 02:55:05 GMTAn editorial in The Lancet highlights the extent of undernutrition in the developing world and calls for urgent global action.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/food-security/global-community-must-urgently-tackle-undernutrition-2.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_foodsecurityWed, 04 Nov 2009 12:28:38 GMTPork tapeworm is responsible for almost a third of epileptic fits, researchers say.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/food-security/tapeworm-link-with-epilepsy-far-higher-than-thought.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_foodsecurityMon, 02 Nov 2009 03:34:58 GMTSix experts, writing in The New York Times, discuss options for ensuring food security in the face of growing populations and climate change.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/food-security/can-gm-food-mitigate-world-hunger-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_foodsecurityWed, 28 Oct 2009 05:06:53 GMTPests, disease and post-harvest problems are drastically reducing crop yields, a summit has heard, and quick technical fixes are a priority.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/food-security/technical-fixes-needed-to-stem-crop-losses.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_foodsecurityFri, 23 Oct 2009 03:57:29 GMTScientists and farmers from Peru and Ethiopia will defend agrobiodiversity through the exchange of scientific and traditional knowledge.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/food-security/peru-and-ethiopia-team-up-to-defend-biodiversity.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_foodsecurityFri, 16 Oct 2009 03:30:34 GMTLocal knowledge forms the backbone of a programme in Benin that aims to help farmers adapt to the effects of climate change.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/food-security/benin-farmers-unite-against-effects-of-climate-change.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_foodsecurityTue, 13 Oct 2009 02:54:00 GMTAfrica is starting to produce more food for its people by embracing farming technology, according to a new UN report.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/food-security/african-food-production-on-the-rise.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_foodsecurityMon, 12 Oct 2009 11:43:45 GMTSouth African researchers will soon begin field trials of a variety of maize capable of withstanding extreme dehydration.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/food-security/drought-hardy-maize-ready-for-field-trials-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_foodsecurityTue, 06 Oct 2009 06:00:00 GMTCGIAR reforms take research decisions too far away, says Hartmann, director-general of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA).http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/food-security/cgiar-reforms-make-research-decision-making-distant.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_foodsecurityTue, 06 Oct 2009 02:28:36 GMTA cassava virus rampant in southern Africa could be facing annihilation, thanks to genetic research in South Africa.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/food-security/cassava-virus-dealt-a-blow-in-southern-africa.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_foodsecurityThu, 01 Oct 2009 12:09:41 GMTCrop yields will plummet and millions more children will go hungry unless agricultural practices adapt to climate change, warns a report.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/food-security/climate-change-will-leave-25-million-more-children-hungry--1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_foodsecurityWed, 30 Sep 2009 01:21:55 GMTScientists have urged the UN's desertification convention to unite research on land degradation and so convince policymakers to take action.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/food-security/uniting-drylands-research-could-halt-looming-crisis.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_foodsecurityMon, 28 Sep 2009 03:27:13 GMTAmbitious reforms aimed at meeting the world's food demands lie ahead for the agency that networks agricultural research in poor regions.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/food-security/a-revolution-to-combat-world-hunger.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_foodsecurityThu, 24 Sep 2009 10:00:00 GMTNutrient-rich foods could combat malnutrition — but getting from the lab to the plate is proving a challenge.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/food-security/roadblocks-on-the-path-to-gm-superfoods-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_foodsecurityThu, 17 Sep 2009 12:24:45 GMTNorman Borlaug, the scientist and humanitarian credited with leading the Green Revolution, which boosted food supplies in Asia, has died.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/food-security/hunger-crusader-norman-borlaug-dies-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_foodsecurityMon, 14 Sep 2009 03:37:14 GMTTomatoes fertilised with urine flourish, say researchers, but the method's acceptance in the developing world is uncertain.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/food-security/tomatoes-thrive-on-urine-diet.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_foodsecurityWed, 09 Sep 2009 02:08:55 GMTChina's air pollution could be damaging its agriculture as scientists find aerosols reduce the amount of light rain.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/food-security/air-pollution-cutting-china-s-vital-rain-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_foodsecurityMon, 07 Sep 2009 03:25:19 GMTCo-planting an acacia variety with crops delivers timely natural fertiliser as well as cutting erosion and supplying wood for domestic use.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/food-security/acacia-tree-can-boost-crops-and-more-across-africa.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_foodsecurityThu, 27 Aug 2009 01:19:02 GMT http://www.scidev.net/images/logo_small.gif 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