Feeding 9 billion people…sustainably
A number of forces are currently shaping and threatening the rural landscape around the world. First is continuing population growth. By 2050, the world’s population will grow from 6.8 billion […]
Category Archives: Food security
SMAP Satellite: Helping to Feed the World
Agricultural production is driven by weather. More to the point, from Boone County, Iowa, to Sub-Saharan Africa, crop yields depend on the timing and amount of rainfall and, more specifically, […]
Neocolonialism and African Food Security
In 2009, the United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) released the report, Land Grab or Development Opportunity? Agricultural Investment and International Land Deals in Africa. The report was driven […]
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