Food Shortages Loom Again in Somalia, But Refugees Can’t Escape Water Crisis
2 Comments
/
Poor rains have led to crop failures in Somalia, and the threat of food price increases could push parts of the country back into famine. Meanwhile, there is little relief for those who fled to neighboring Kenya, as the refugee camps there are facing water shortages.
Droughts Hit World’s Agricultural Regions: Without Water, U.S. Corn Crop Faces Setbacks
Droughts have struck food-producing regions in the United States,…
U.S., U.K, and China Lead Foreign Land Investments In Agriculture and Finance
GRAIN’s online database is the foundation for much of what…
Irrigation Expert Daniel Hillel Wins World Food Prize
For developing the principles behind more efficient irrigation systems — and for spreading those ideas around the world — Dr. Daniel Hillel, a soil scientist, has been awarded the 2012 World Food Prize.
Breaking Laws of Supply and Demand: Record U.S. Corn Crop Not Likely to Lower Food Prices
Favorable weather and prices, driven up by growing global demand and a series of droughts, have combined to push U.S. corn production to a new high — but retail food costs are not expected to drop.
Photo Slideshow: Coal Mining and Wine Making in Australia
An overview of Australia's Hunter Valley, traditionally known for its vineyards but more recently as a hydrocarbon center.
In These Dry Times, Groundwater Rescues New Mexico Farmers
Surface water allocations last year were 10 percent of normal,…
Photo Slideshow: Australia’s Agriculture and Energy
The scale and rapid development of the nation's coal seam gas industry is changing the social fabric of the country’s small towns and farming regions, which have become protest centers.
Australia’s Agriculture and Energy Sectors Clash Over Water
Rural culture and the industrial economy are at odds.
Photo…
Draft Plan for Australia’s Murray-Darling Reignites Old Flames
After the 20-week public consultations ended last week, three key basin states have rejected the proposed plan, and more than 60 Australian academics have slammed the document for neglecting to include climate change projections and for its lack of transparency.
Agriculture and Sewage Dead Zone: Taking on Nutrient Pollution in the Mississippi River Watershed
As the impact of agriculture on water quality intensifies around the globe, two lawsuits in the United States aim to reduce the size of the Gulf of Mexico's ‘dead zone’ by setting limits on nutrient pollution in the Mississippi River Basin.
Global Perspectives: How Dry Weather in Argentina Could Affect Chicken Prices in Chicago
A South American drought keeps global grain reserves tight, but it could mean good things for North American corn producers.