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Climate change may cause 160,000 deaths in India every year by 2050

Impact on food supply could be one of the most important consequences of climate change

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Hunger costs Ghana $2.6 billion per year

24 per cent of all child mortality cases in Ghana are associated with undernutrition

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Investment terror

Since the 1990s developing nations have been on a treaty spree, signing a vast number of bilateral and regional investment treaties to attract …

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Increasing tree cover in drylands can ensure food security, solve water crisis

The world’s drylands must be restored as they provide habitat for biodiversity, protect against erosion, help combat desertification and …

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Forestry should be tied with agriculture for socio-economic development

While agriculture can feed the world’s population, it is responsible for deforestation globally. The SOFO report shows how food security …

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Plant microbiomes are not exactly a ‘treasure-trove’

Breeding plants with more beneficial bacteria to feed the world won’t be simple, study says

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Quick facts about the world’s livestock economy

A recent report reveals the world's dependence on livestock for food, economic security, trade, and inter-dependence with agriculture in both …

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Kenya fights drought with sand dams, other water conservation ideas

Kenyans are using traditional water conservation methods to ensure water security and grow crops 

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Sustainable soil management key to Africa's food security

The thrust is now on promotion of sustainable soil management as the approach for boosting healthy soils for a food-secure Africa

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Zimbabwe baobab trees dying due to mysterious disease

This could cause a potential food crisis in the country which is in the throes of drought

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Brexit may trigger inflation in UK, widen trade deficit with EU

UK’s dependence on EU for imports and collapse in the value of British pound might affect cost and availability of food products

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126 ‘land deals’ backfired; most of them in Africa: GRAIN report

The failed investments involved acquisition of agricultural lands ranging from 1,000 hectares to 1.5 million hectares.

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