10/10/2017
By Baher Kamal*
ROME, Oct 9 2017 (IPS) – Population growth, increasing urbanisation, modern technologies, and climate change are transforming the world at a fast pace. But what direction are these transformations headed in? Are they benefitting the poor and the food insecure? And will the food systems of the future be able to feed and employ the millions of young people poised to enter labour markets in the decades to come?
Nuclear applications in agriculture rely on the use of isotopes and radiation techniques to combat pests and diseases, increase crop production, protect land and water resources, ensure food safety and authenticity, and increase livestock production. Credit: FAO
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10/10/2017
Long seen as poverty traps, rural areas are in fact key to economic growth in developing countries when pegged to food production, according to a new United Nations agriculture agency report released on Monday9 October 2017.
Small scale farmers preparing trenches and fertilizing a grape production project. Photo: FAO/IFAD/WFP/Eliza Deacon
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10/10/2017
More than 200 million people are out of work around the world – an increase of 3.4 million since last year, the United Nations labour agency on 9 October 2017 said, calling for policies that can recharge “sluggish” growth of small and medium-sized businesses.
Factory workers producing shirts for overseas clients, in Accra, Ghana. Photo: Dominic Chavez/World Bank. Source: UN News Centre
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10/10/2017
PORCÓN, Peru, Oct 6 2017 (IPS) – Good healthcare can be hard to get – particularly when one lives on top of a mountain. The road to Porcón in the Cajamarca region of Peru, therefore, is as breathtaking as it is sobering. With every step further into its isolated natural beauty, a group of volunteers sent to deliver healthcare essentials are reminded how long the trek would be in an emergency.
Celestina of Porcón Alto, a rural region high in the Andes, whose family has lived on the same plot of land for generations. Credit: Andrea Vale/IPS
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