This is done via wealthy, mostly Western, nations manufacturing water-intensive products in poor countries. For example, it takes 30 liters of water to make a cup of tea in the UK. Of course, no one drinks a 30 liter cup of tea, not literally anyway.
An article in the Guardian’s Poverty Matters blog, ‘How to stop zoonoses spreading–Don’t keep chickens under the bed’, highlights findings of new research from ILRI on zoonotic diseases in urban areas and evidence-based approaches tha…
Mark Tran in the Guardian‘s Poverty Matters Blog warns us this week not to keep chickens under our beds. On the other hand, he infers, chicken bought on the street in poor countries may be safer to eat than that from the supermarket.
The Prolinnova international network, hosted by ETC Foundation, has entered into a partnership with the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) to explore approaches that enhance knowledge-to-action linkages amon…
African smallholders are choosing techniques that will help them deal with climate change, according to a survey. The research conducted in Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda by the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Sec…
