Monthly Archives: August 2012
Radio interview with Dr Colin Chartres on ABC Radio Australia
A new study by the International Water Management Institute known as IWMI is calling for more small-scale irrigation schemes to support farmers. Dr...
Deccanherald.com: Indian wins first Borlaug field research award
Aditi Mukherji, a young Indian social scientist, has become the first recipient of the Norman Borlaug Award for Field Research and Application given by...
Johnib.wordpress.com: World Water Week Opens With Call for Global Action to...
Global leaders assembled today at the opening session of the 2012 World Water Week in Stockholm called for substantial increases in public and private...
Ipsnews.net: Smallholder Farmers Driving New Trend Against Climate Change
BULAWAYO, Aug 27 2012 (IPS) - Small-scale irrigation schemes can provide the biggest opportunity for boosting food security in Africa, according to Meredith Giordano,...
Washpost.bloomberg.com: Stockholm Water Week to Focus on Food Waste, Water Efficiencies
The Stockholm Industry Water Award will be given tomorrow to PepsiCo Inc., the world's largest snack-food maker, for reducing water consumption in production and...
Crawfordfund.org: Water for wealth and food security
The International Water Management Institute, headed by Australian Dr Colin Chartes, was awarded the Stockholm Water Prize at last year's Stockholm World Water Week....
Worldfoodprize.org: Young Indian Scientist Announced as First Winner of the Borlaug...
Dr. Aditi Mukherji is the first recipient of the new Norman Borlaug Award for Field Research and Application, Endowed by the Rockefeller Foundation. The...
Redorbit.com: Scientists: Food Shortages May Lead To Global Vegetarianism
You may love your bacon, but one day you might have to learn to love tofu bacon according to recent scientific estimates.
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Huffingtonpost.com: Vegetarian Diet Needed To Prevent Global Food And Water Crisis,...
A new report warns that unless the world's population adopts a vegetarian diet over the next 40 years, we may face a global food...
Hindustantimes.com: Delhi scientist wins top award for aiding Bengal farmers
A Delhi-based scientist, Aditi Mukherji has won arguably the world's most prestigious award for young researchers in food and water management, named after the...