The farming system, lauded as a solution to drought, involves slowing water flow in streams using ‘leaky weirs’.
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Outdated water permit systems are threatening food security on the continent. Here’s what can be done.
The main reason land reform in South Africa has been lethargic is not the Constitution, but a flawed approach.
Amazon, Facebook and Google have lofty goals for their effects on global society. But people around the world are still waiting for the positive results. Here’s what the tech giants could do.
Brazil’s president-elect wants to roll back environmental laws, saying they hurt rural growth. But preventing Amazonian deforestation has actually made farmland more productive.
While drought insurance schemes have produced mixed results to date, there remains hope for the future.
Leftover lactose from cheese production shows early promise as a treatment that can help soils retain water and nutrients, making them more resistant to drought.
Many Americans view the Amish as living simply and in touch with the land, but their views about the environment are complicated and not always ‘green.’
The fund is to provide support against future droughts, helping primary producers, non-government organisations and communities prepare for and respond to their impact.
Raising livestock has clear impacts on the environment, but contrary to what many critics say, it is not the biggest driver of climate change.
An ancient relationship between plants and fungi could be used in sustainable agriculture. But there’s still a lot we don’t know, and new research suggests these fungi can sometimes do more harm than good.
We need to make sure well-meaning policy responses to drought don’t do more harm than good.
After declining for nearly a decade, the number of hungry people in the world is growing again. Climate change, which is disrupting weather patterns that farmers rely on, is a major cause.
Emmerson Mnangagwa’s administration is struggling to overcome the national economic destruction wreaked on Zimbabwe over two decades under Robert Mugabe.
Making it easier for holidaying backpackers to work on Australian farms will make it harder for Pacific Islanders, and increase exploitation on farms.
Insects are an excellent tool to fight hunger and malnutrition because they are abundant and nutritious.
The private-sector plays an increasing role helping agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa adapt to a changing climate.
Adapting to climate change means improving soil health, so it can hold more water (even during droughts).
A survey shows that support for land reform in South Africa differs according to race.
More action is needed to increase soil organic matter for the sake of improved nutrition.
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