Consortium News Archive for December, 2012

"Over the next 40 years, we need to produce more food than the last 8,000 years combined..."

How can we avoid an era of permanent food crisis?

December 7, 2012

According to Josette Sheeran, Vice-Chair of the World Economic Forum (WEF) and former Executive Director of the World Food Programme…

Specific actions on how agriculture can adapt to change climate are needed (photo Neil Palmer/CIAT)

Where agriculture and climate change MUST meet; the big facts you need to know

December 3, 2012

It’s impossible to address climate issues without including agriculture—and vice versa. Our global food supply and the livelihoods of millions…