Printer-friendly versionWhy Vietnam is running dry, worst drought in nearly 100 years Forbes (May 25, 2016) | Vietnam’s Mekong Delta is suffering from its worst drought in nearly a century, and the effects have been devastating. Read More
Building resilience to enable vulnerable people cope with natural disasters and pandemic threats Big News Network (May 24, 2016) | Building resilience is crucial to enable fragile communities, especially in rural areas, cope with the increasing frequency and magnitude of natural disasters and the growing threat of pandemic diseases, FAO Director-General Jos Graziano da Silva today told participants at the World Humanitarian Summit. Read More
Will the insurance subsidy revive agriculture? New Vision Ghana (May 24, 2016) | Ronald Mugisa lost 300 of the 500 chicken he reared for meat in a week. He wiped out his meagre resources treating the remaining birds, which failed to grow and fetch the market value for the normal chicken. It is now three years and he has not been able to resume because his capital was wiped out. Read More
From crisis to development: boosting agriculture’s role Inquirer (May 23) | With increasing frequency and magnitude, disasters and conflicts are causing untold human suffering in many parts of the world. Read More
Fears agriculture antibiotics causing superbugs News Hub (May 20, 2016) | A new report is calling for a global revolution in the use of antibiotics to stop the rise of superbugs. Read More
Crippling drought in central India leaves millions on brink Star Tribune (May 20, 2016) | For two years the farmer was hopeful. He borrowed hundreds of thousands of rupees (thousands of dollars) to build a pipeline that connected a local dam to his fields of cotton and sugarcane. Read More
S. Africa: Climate change response plan for ag sector Fresh Plaza (May 19, 2016) | On Tuesday 17 May, the Western Cape government launched a climate change response strategy, known as Smart Agri, which sets out a roadmap to combat the impact of extreme weather events on the province’s agriculture sector. Read More
World Bank adopts new climate action plan Just Means (May 18, 2016) | In the run-up to the historic COP21 climate agreement at Paris in December 2015, more than 180 countries submitted pledges on climate action – the Nationally Determined Contributions, or NDCs. Read More
We must rebuild farmers' resilience after Ethiopia's catastrophic El Niño The Guardian (May 18, 2016) | A year ago, Ethiopia was on the verge of achieving something remarkable. Read More
How El Niño threatens Southeast Asia’s food security now and in the future Rappler (May 17, 2016) | Greenpeace wants Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) members to transition their country’s food and farming system to a new, more climate-resilient and ecological farming system to address the region’s food and nutrition security in the age of climate change. Read More
Agriculture cutbacks needed to meet climate targets News Hub (May 17, 2016) | Current agricultural greenhouse gas reduction strategies can only deliver between 21 to 40 percent of the mitigation required to meet the targets set in The Paris Agreement. Read More
Farmers & climate change The Hindu (May 17, 2016) | Ninety per cent of total cropped area of pulses may be under rainfed agriculture (“Insure farmers against climate change”, May 12), but steps should be taken to increase investment in irrigation facilities. Read More
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