Printer-friendly versionAgriculture in Vidarbha, Marathwada at high risk to climate change
Indian Express (February 2, 2016) | The districts of Marathwada and Vidarbha witnessing maximum farmer suicides in Maharashtra face higher risk to climate... Read More >>
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Egypt cancels wheat tender amid regulatory confusion
Financial Times (February 2, 2016) | Egypt has cancelled its tender for wheat in a move that has caught international grain traders unprepared. Read More >>
El Niño damage in Zamboanga City now at P14 million
Philippine Star (February 1, 2016) | The dry spell brought by the El Niño phenomenon continued to ravage vast tracts of agricultural crops and livestock in... Read More >>
The crazy sequence of events that’s making almonds cheap again
Washington Post (January 29, 2016) | Almonds, the beloved snack that recently overtook peanuts as the most consumed nut in America, might have gotten a little... Read More >>
Southern Africa’s food crisis in numbers
IRIN (January 28, 2016) | Southern Africa is facing the threat of extensive crop failures this year as a result of record low rainfall in a region in which 29... Read More >>
Water Risks are Growing; Here’s a Tool to Help Us Prepare
National Geographic (January 28, 2016) | Earlier this month, the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, released its annual risk assessment, which looks... Read More >>
Zambia: WFP's Chief Calls for Support for Those Most Vulnerable to Climate Change
AllAfrica (January 27, 2016) | With El Nino affecting countries in southern Africa, threatening agricultural production due to a massive heat wave, the World... Read More >>
From food to carbon, big risks bring bigger opportunity
GreenBiz (January 27, 2016) | Environmental risks aren’t as easy to define – or respond to – as they used to be. Read More >>
Southern Africa, a Region Chronically at Risk
Policy Innovations (January 25, 2016) | Southern Africa is preparing for a humanitarian disaster. Read More >>
Soil erosion heightens risk of food insecurity
eNCA (January 23, 2016) | Agriculture experts fear the country may be at risk of food insecurity, owing to the loss of vital and nutrient rich top soil from... Read More >>