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Asiancorrespondent.com: The current global market system means that rich nations are...

This is done via wealthy, mostly Western, nations manufacturing water-intensive products in poor countries. For example, it takes 30 liters of water to make...

Ngrguardiannews.com: FG Plans Food Distribution, Employs Satellite To Monitor Flood

AS the nation grapples with the ravaging deluge in many parts of the federation, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, has...

World Food Day: Agricultural cooperatives – key to feeding the world

Agricultural cooperatives are usually thought of in terms of pooled resources to help plant, harvest and market crops. But equally important are the cooperative...

Hunger in Times of Land, Water, and Energy Pressures

Washington, D.C.- Unsustainable use of land, water, and energy is threatening the food security of the poorest and most vulnerable around the world, according...

Land and water degradation a “slumbering giant”

New approaches to sustainable agriculture are having a major impact on global land and water degradation, according to a senior IWMI fellow Dr Andrew...

New Director General starts at IWMI

The Board of Governors are delighted to announce that Jeremy Bird started his tenure as the new Director General of the International Water Management...

Irinnews.org: KENYA: Irrigation catches on

KILIFI, 28 September 2012 (IRIN) - After years of devastating crop failures due to drought and erratic rainfall, smallholders in Kenya - who comprise...

Postzambia.com: Farmer-led irrigation schemes can transform food security

According to a report titled 'Water for wealth and food security: Supporting farmer-driven investments in agricultural water management' released by the International Water Management...

IndiaWest.com: Young Scientist First Winner of Borlaug Field Award

A young Indian social scientist whose research on groundwater resources in agriculture led to major policy changes benefiting thousands of farmers in West Bengal...

AmericanSecurityProject.org: A Coming Water Crisis?

Forget terrorism, nuclear proliferation and economic depression, the biggest threat to international peace and prosperity might just be that empty water bottle you're holding....