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poverty

Climate Change and Food Updates

July 30, 2009 by Mike Soron

Subtropical crops such as dates, figs and rice could become staples of British agriculture within 20 years, according to government forecasts.
The forecasts highlight some of the unexpected benefits of a warmer climate. It means the British diet will in future be able to include produce currently imported from as far away as China and the [...]

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Belo Horizonte and Ending Hunger

Thumbnail image for Belo Horizonte and Ending Hunger July 17, 2009 by Jon Steinman

If we were to analyze the role of local governments in North America, the most common responsibilities of municipalities consist of water and sewer services, road/sidewalk maintenance, upkeep of parks, garbage collection, snow removal, and many other infrastructure-related needs of an urban centre.
What we don’t find on that list of ‘things-to-do’ is food.
Whereas [...]

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Global land grab 2009: consequences loom

July 9, 2009 by Mike Soron

Nearly $20 to $30 billion a year is being spent by our so-called “rich” countries to acquire agriculture land in poorer regions.
Roughly 20 million hectares of farmland, about half the size of all arable land in Europe, has been sold or prepared to be sold in the last six months. Ten million hectares were acquired [...]

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Green jobs for the ghetto

January 19, 2009 by Ryan Slifka

The global economic downturn could provide the opportunity to fight two separate crises. Climate change is obvious, as this gives us an excuse to conserve and practice some self-restraint in the interest of our own bare pockets, but you don’t have many people suggesting that from a recession might emerge the solution to inner-city poverty.

Van [...]

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