Please read full article by Rebecca Hill@Ozy.com PC: GettyImages approximately 1,200 acres of an ancient grain that originated in Ethiopia called teff. It needs a quarter of the water that alfalfa takes, and has a shorter growing season, says Cushman. Plus, teff is...
Read the original blog by Dr Peter Carberry @ The Chicago Council on Global Affairs Of the 12 interventions identified for agriculture by the Global Commission on Adaptation (GCA) in its September report, ‘Adapt Now: A Global Call for Leadership on Climate...
Read full article by WFP/Esther Ouoba @WFP West Africa PC:WFP As we traveled to rural areas in November and December during field missions, I could see crops, mainly maize and millet, drying up on top of trees or roofs. I was also captivated by the joyful atmosphere...
Read the full article by Dr Yemi Akinbamjo in The Globe Post; Photo credit : ICRISAT “Superfoods” is a catchword that has found popularity among the most health-conscious consumers. However, the concept of these nutritionally dense and healthy foods only focuses on...
Read the full article by Allison Aubrey in NPR; Photo credit : Meghan Dhaliwal Hunger once seemed like a simple problem. Around the globe, often in low-income countries, many people didn’t get enough calories. But increasingly, hunger exists side-by-side with...
