food security
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Measuring the impact of agroecology on food security
Agroecology can benefit food security by diversifying crop production, increasing soil fertility, upping productivity, boosting ecosystem services, and improving biodiversity.…
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A forest is so much more than just its trees
There is no doubt that forests play a critical role in mitigating the climate crisis. While much attention has been…
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As cocoa prices soar, why are the benefits so unbalanced?
Have you noticed how chocolate is getting more expensive? If you haven’t yet, you likely will soon: cocoa prices have…
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Transforming gender approaches requires men’s involvement
Historically, women’s spaces have been viewed with suspicion by men, as they are seen to extend beyond the private sphere.…
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Making wild meat safer and more sustainable
While wildmeat consumption can be a risk to the environment and human safety, it is also a key resource for…
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Q&A: Researcher Julia Fa on reconciling wildlife and wild meat
Around the world, millions of rural and forest dwellers rely on the meat of undomesticated terrestrial animals for their nutrition…
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Agroecology: A viable solution for African challenges?
The African continent faces a number of complex challenges related to food security, climate change, and the degradation of natural…
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World leaders at COP28 urged to prioritize soil health in climate plans
On World Soil Day, experts and civil society representatives at the UN Climate Summit urged world leaders to recognize the…
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Can agroecology break dependence on synthetic fertilizer?
As global food production expands to keep pace with a growing population, industrial nitrogen for fertilizer increasingly contributes to both…
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“We will protect them ourselves”: Yangambi’s young conservation champions
Thirteen-year-old Olive Basekawike-Nyota, a student from Weko Village in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)’s Yangambi Engagement Landscape (YEL),…
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Wildmeat consumption needs new approach from forest to fork, experts say
The consumption of wildmeat in urban areas should be reduced in Central Africa to prevent the depletion of forest animal…
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Farmer field schools bear fruit in Yangambi Engagement Landscape, DRC
“Big, ripe tomatoes in Yangambi? It was magical!” said Sakina Kalindula, a community facilitator who helped set up the first…
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How to tap agroforestry’s huge potential as a natural climate solution
In the rainforested northern regions of Peru, cutting-edge climate-smart farming practices are flying under the radar. Multitudes of smallholders in…
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African scientists school up to adapt agriculture to climate change
Climate change is making it harder to grow enough nutritious food to adequately feed our planet’s population. Temperature increases, rainfall…
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Making waves: centring water in agroecological research and practice
“Water is foundational to food provision,” said Sarah Freed, a scientist at WorldFish, during an online session at World Water…
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