The ‘Winner Takes All’ Consequences of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam Project
"If the dam was filled over a five-year period, Egypt could lose 36% of its water supply and 50% of its farmland."
14 July 2020 - 11:28
A ‘Biblical’ Plague of Locusts Has Put Millions on the Brink of Famine: “We Have Never, Ever Seen What We Have in the Last Six Months”
A new generation of locusts is hitting Africa, Pakistan and India.
8 June 2020 - 07:11
Harry Western: Why ‘No Deal’ Is a Good Deal for the UK Fishing Industry
"The UK fishing industry is hugely disadvantaged by the current allocation of catches in the UK’s territorial waters."
5 June 2020 - 02:56
Australia, You Have Unfinished Business. It’s Time to Let Our ‘Fire People’ Care for This Land
"Involving Aboriginal people and communities in the development of fire management will ensure cultural knowledge is shared on culturally agreed terms."
28 May 2020 - 22:17
Keeping Fish Local Can Help Feed Communities and Support Economies
"This is a moment to pause and critically reflect on the food system we want — one driven by profit that puts our social and ecological health at risk or one that is rooted in democracy and supports the people that produce, harvest and eat food."
7 May 2020 - 20:28
Millions of Pigs, Chickens and Cattle Are Being Euthanized While the Media Warns “Shortages” Are Coming
"Dairy farmers are trying to decide between dumping their milk and selling their dairy cows for beef."
29 April 2020 - 09:48
Elizabeth Johnston: Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer Calls Abortion “Life-Sustaining”, Vegetable Seeds Still Banned
"... Gov. Whitmer’s orders to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus are even more draconian than those in states like New York and California ..."
25 April 2020 - 04:48
The Next Generation: Giant Locust Armies of “Biblical Proportions” Threaten to Cause Mass Starvation in Africa
"This new generation of locusts has been spotted as far south as Congo, as far north as Iran and as far east as India."
23 April 2020 - 07:39
Hooked on Aid and Trade, Nations Must Start Pursuing Greater Self-Sufficiency: Op-Ed
The Economic Nationalist-Mercantilist system may be less efficient, but it has the capacity to make local economies more independent, sustainable and resilient.
22 April 2020 - 12:09
Locust Plague up to Twenty Times Worse than Last Wave Could Devastate Parts of Africa and Middle East
"Locust swarms have already ravaged countries like South Sudan, Uganda, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia."
13 April 2020 - 13:48
Soaring Food Prices May Signal US Return to ‘Inflation Nation’
"The monetary 'moon shot' taken by the Federal Reserve two weeks ago ... appears to have set the stage for some potentially nasty price inflation in the coming weeks and years."
11 April 2020 - 13:48
Welcome to the Sticks! Reflections on Farm Living in Times of Social-Distancing, Disease and Panic-Buying
"... just try and imagine a group of farmers inside of a supermarket resorting to fists over two-ply toilet paper or the last can of baked beans."
31 March 2020 - 22:48
Supplies Are Starting to Get Really Tight Nationwide as Food Distribution Systems Break Down
"... during normal times, 36 percent of all Americans eat at a fast food restaurant on any given day."
31 March 2020 - 16:48
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The French Senate’s Brexit Committee’s Recommendations to the French Government, 2 March 2020
"Rappelle son opposition de principe à toute perspective qui aboutirait à réserver un sort spécifique à la question de la pêche, sous la forme d’un « Brexit » sectoriel, dont les premières victimes ne manqueraient pas d’être les pêcheurs de l’Union..."
10 March 2020 - 04:48
The Common Agriculture Policy: How Brexit Gives Britain’s Agriculture Sector a Boost
"We can now introduce our own welfare standards, to stop live animal exports, and revive local slaughterhouses, with strict inspection regimes."
5 March 2020 - 19:48
Warning Comes that the Coronavirus Could Cause “Shortages” and “Empty Shelves” in the United States
"In China it is becoming increasingly difficult for ordinary citizens to get essential supplies, there have been very long lines to buy face masks in Hong Kong and elsewhere, and in Italy crazed residents have stripped store shelves empty of pasta and other staples in recent days."
28 February 2020 - 22:48
Lance Roberts: Recession Risks Tick Up
"The stock market, however, is a strong leading indicator of investor expectations of growth over the next 12-months. Historically, stock market returns are typically favorable until about 6-months prior to the start of a recession."
28 February 2020 - 07:48
Global Crop Failures Continue: In Australia, This Is Going to Be the Worst Harvest Recorded
"The continent of Australia is considered to be one of the breadbaskets of the world. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, in 2018/19 Australia exported over 9 million tons of wheat to the rest of the world."
24 February 2020 - 01:48
‘We Shall Have a Fishie on a Little Dishie’: Fisheries and Deterrence
"...during his short and successful tenure as Secretary of State for Defence, Gavin Williamson announced the sensible decision that three of the lower specification Batch 1 OPVs would be kept on in service in anticipation of our leaving the EU."
21 February 2020 - 07:48
Hubei Provincial Government Promises Assistance as Foreign Students Run Out of Food and Essential Supplies
Ghanaian students in Hubei Province are appealing to be evacuated "because they have run out of essential supplies, including nose masks, food and water...".
20 February 2020 - 10:48
Michael Snyder: Ten ‘Plagues’ Are Hitting Our Planet Simultaneously
"...things are likely to get even crazier in the months ahead."
18 February 2020 - 22:48
The Plague of Locusts Wreaking Havoc on Pakistan Appears to Have Crossed into Xinjiang Province, China
"Xinjiang is the only province that direct borders Pakistan-controlled territory, although India has also started to face problems with locust infestations, and recently announced that it would be cooperating with Pakistan on measures to alleviate the problem."
18 February 2020 - 18:12
Michael Snyder: “Like Something out of the Book of Exodus”: Locust Armies Are Devouring Entire Farms in Kenya in “as Little as Thirty Seconds”
"These locusts travel in swarms up to 40 miles wide, each one can eat the equivalent of its own body weight every day, and the swarms can travel close to 100 miles in a 24 hour period."
15 February 2020 - 23:55
Three Hundred and Sixty Billion Locusts and Growing: A Plague of “Biblical Proportions” Is Destroying Crops across the Middle East and Africa
"Experts warn that if left unchecked, the number of locusts could grow by 500 times by June, when drier weather will help bring the outbreak under control."
5 February 2020 - 01:48