Global leaders assembled today at the opening session of the 2012 World Water Week in Stockholm called for substantial increases in public and private sector investment to reduce losses of food in the supply chain, enhance water efficiency in agricultu…
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China.org.cn: World Water Week focus on water, food security
More than 200 politicians, CEOs, scientists and leaders of international organizations from around the world gathered in Stockholm for the meeting, discussing solutions to reduce food waste in the supply chain and enhance water efficiency in agricultur…
Modernghana.com: Local irrigation systems provide better food security: study
STOCKHOLM (AFP) – Farmer-led irrigation schemes provide better food security, protect millions of farmers from climate risks and reduce poverty in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, a new study showed Friday.
News.softpedia.com: Small-Scale Irrigation Schemes Now Argued to Ensure Food Security
Seeing how the global food industry has been severely impacted by recent developments in
terms of weather patterns, and environmental conditions, the case is now made that farmers
living in the developing regions of sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia ne…
Guardian.co.uk: Food shortages could force world into vegetarianism, warn scientists
Leading water scientists have issued one of the sternest warnings yet about global food supplies, saying that the world’s population may have to switch almost completely to a vegetarian diet over the next 40 years to avoid catastrophic shortages.