New open source agriculture project, Stack Overflow survey, and celebrate open source maintainers: Read on to learn more about what made news in the open source world last month. Linux Foundation launches open source agriculture infrastructure project A wave of new artificial intelligence (AI) and Internet of Things (IoT)-connected tools has reached the agricultural space. The …
New targets to protect biodiversity must include farmers and agriculture: Photo by MONIRUL BHUIYAN/AFP via Getty Images The UN Convention on Biological Diversity is a treaty that aims to develop national strategies for the conservation and sustainable use of a country’s natural resources, or biological diversity. This is a general strategy that all countries must …
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Almost 90% of the world’s animal species will lose some habitat to agriculture by 2050: Madagascar is a hotspot for biodiversity – and deforestation. Dudarev Mikhail / shutterstock Scientists know that biodiversity is declining across much of the world although less universally and dramatically than we feared. We also know that things are likely to …
How sub-Saharan Africa can rethink its approach to agriculture: South Africa produces about 16% of sub-Saharan Africa's maize Shutterstock In response to the economic devastation caused by the coronavirus pandemic, most sub-Saharan governments are developing economic recovery plans. These will require some different thinking, particularly when it comes to agriculture. Wandile Sihlobo, the chief economist …
UK Agriculture Bill: how farming and forestry could co-exist happily: Grazing cattle in wood pastures could be a win-win for food growers and the environment. Graham Durham/Unsplash, CC BY-SA Trees for storing carbon, grazing for livestock, improved animal welfare and sustainable rural economies – how can we satisfy all these aspirations for the British countryside? …
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Foreign agriculture investments don’t always threaten food security: the case of Madagascar: Farmhouse near Antananarivo, Madagascar. DeAgostini/Getty Images Large-scale land acquisitions have been increasing in developing countries following the 2007/8 high food price crisis. Countries with limited agricultural potential, like Gulf states, have been driving foreign acquisitions in developing countries. Many developing country governments see …
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Five reasons environmentalists should oppose Britain’s agriculture bill: Rick Barrett/Unsplash, CC BY-SA To many environmentalists, the new agriculture bill for England and Wales seemed too good to be true. Instead of providing subsidies simply for owning and cultivating land, the bill – widely seen as a departure from previous farming governance under the EU’s Common …
Study shows land redistribution can create new jobs in agriculture in South Africa: Land reform can assist in creating more employment-intensive farming systems Gunter Fischer/-Universal Images Group via Getty Images) The COVID-19 crisis has clearly demonstrated the vulnerability of the livelihoods of many South Africans, and highlighted food insecurity as one key aspect. Many now …
The Research Institute for Innovation and Sustainability (RIIS) Set to Address Challenges in the Health, Education, Agriculture and Tourism Sectors Through Open Innovation in the SADC Region: The open innovation projects fall under the Southern Africa Innovation Support (SAIS) Programme funded by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs (Finland); RIIS partners with the Botswana Institute for …
How collaboration can help grow and transform agriculture in Africa: Farmers need support, investment and knowledge to thrive. Giulio Napolitano/Shutterstock It’s been four years since African leaders met in Equatorial Guinea to commit themselves to boosting agricultural growth across the continent. This is an important way to create real change in Africa. During the gathering, …
Ten priorities for getting agriculture moving in Zimbabwe: REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko Agriculture is taking centre stage in plans for the revival of Zimbabwe’s ailing economy under the new leadership of Emmerson Mnangagwa. Getting agriculture moving in Zimbabwe is a big task. The radical land reform of 2000 has left many outstanding challenges; not least the importance …
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