It is not a drought but a cumulative outcome of decades of policy sins
It is not deficit monsoon, rather the lack of policies and mechanisms to drought-proof susceptible areas that turn the situation into a crisis
Improved heat tolerance and drought resistance help pearl millet fight climate change
The reference genome and analysis of 1,000 lines of the pearl millet genome has provided the clue as to how this dryland cereal survives in …
Talking heads
Agriculture ministers from key African countries speak to Down To Earth on strategies to make Africa food-sufficient once again
A grain revolution for Africa
In just a few decades, Africa has become a net food importer. But it has to feed more and more people in the future. Estimates suggest the …
A continental crisis, and a few green shoots
African countries are fighting an addiction: import of food items, which happens at the cost of domestic farmers. Despite the unprecedented …
Agricultural biotechnologies necessary to defeat hunger, poverty in Asia-Pacific
The United Nations food agency is urging Asia-Pacific countries to consider both low-tech and high-tech solutions present in the biotechnology …
What's the connection between climate change and violent unrest?
A new research explains how food shortages induced by climate change increase the risk of unrest in countries
In Yemen, seven million people on the brink of famine: FAO Director-General
About 17 million people, two-thirds of the population, are severely food insecure
Combating soil pollution vital for addressing climate change
Soil pollution refers to the presence of chemicals in soils that are either out of place or at higher-than-normal concentrations
Africa's big little anti-GM revolution
Burkina Faso's farmers have thrown out Monsanto's Bt cotton and returned to conventional seeds, with a little help from India.
We can’t afford to lose farmers
It is time we talked about the real cost of our food, about how to benefit the farmers who grow our food
UN Ocean Conference: a roadmap for sustainable use of oceans
Stakeholders have been invited at the Ocean Conference to give voluntary commitments to ensure that the oceans remain clean and provide a …