Makutano Junction Soap Opera
Region: KenyaCross posted from Worldwatch Institute's Nourishing the Planet. The last place most of us look to for useful information is television soap operas. But Makutano Junction, a Kenyan-produced soap opera set in the fictiona... more
Views: 1871Fighting for Farmworkers’ Rights for More Than 40 Years
Region: United StatesBy Ronit Ridberg This is the first of three parts of an interview with Baldemar Velasquez, President and Founder of the Farm Labor Organizing Committee. In Part One, Mr. Velasquez describes the biggest challen... more
Views: 2029A Conversation About Organic Agriculture with Chuck Benbrook
Region: United StatesIn this regular series we profile advisors of the Nourishing the Planet project. This week, we feature Chuck Benbrook, Chief Scientist at the Organic Center. Name: Chuck Benbrook Affiliation: The Organic Center Location... more
Views: 2915Beating the Heat to Reduce Post-Harvest Waste
Region: SudanCross posted from Worldwatch Institute's Nourishing the Planet. For a farmer in a hot country like Sudan, a big harvest can end up being just a big waste. A fresh tomato off the vine will only last about 2 days in the st... more
Views: 1850Turning the Catch of the Day into Improved Livelihoods for the Whole Community
Region: GambiaCross posted from Worldwatch Institute's Nourishing the Planet and written by Christi Zaleski. Leaving Gambia's capital city, Banjul, you'll find a group of women standing road side offering up oysters for 15 dalasis a cu... more
Views: 1189Fighting Global Malnutrition Locally
Region: CongoCross posted from Worldwatch Institute's Nourishing the Planet blog. Every year, 5 million children worldwide die from malnutrition-related causes, including immune-system deficiency, increased risk of infection, decreas... more
Views: 2418Depending on A Global Workforce
Region: United StatesThis is the second and third parts in a series of blogs Nourishing the Planet will be writing about workers in the food system. Nourishing the Planet research intern Ronit Ridberg recently spoke with Erik Nicholson, Nation... more
Views: 1190Locally Produced Crops for Locally Consumed Products
Region: ZambiaCross posted from Worldwatch Institute's Nourishing the Planet. In Zambia, sorghum-a drought resistant cereal that thrives in the country- was considered a "poor man's crop" in the past, often shunned by small-scale farme... more
Views: 1209Learning to Listen to Farmers
Region: GhanaCross posted from Worldwatch Institute's Nourishing the Planet. At the Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension at Cape Coast University in Southern Ghana, learning takes place not only in classrooms... more
Views: 1074New Frontier Farmers and Processor Group: Reviving Farmland and Improving Livelihoods
Region: GhanaThis is the seventh piece in an eight part series about the Ecumenical Association for Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development’s (ECASARD work in Ghana. Cross posted from Worldwatch Institute's Nourishing... more
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