Food versus fuel in the Philippines
HungerWednesday features this interesting article from PANOS that furthers the discussion on the effects of commercial scale biofuel cultivation to food security. 7 March 2008 | Imelda Abano The Philippine government wants farmers to plant crops for biofuels on a vast scale. But could the quest for green energy create food shortages? Growing world energy […]
Vietnam to boost rice production
HA NOI — The agriculture sector will put in maximum efforts to increase the area of hybrid rice to 70 per cent of the country’s total rice area by 2010, said Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Bui Ba Bong in a meeting of the ministry on Wednesday held to discuss the result of […]
FOMCA on the price hike in Malaysia
Here’s a research paper – Social Impact of Rising Prices – Mitigating Measures for the Lower Income Group – shared by our good partners in Malaysia – ERA consumer. In brief, FOMCA examines and identifies the impacts of the rising prices of basic commodities in Malaysia and its impact to low income groups and proposes […]
Hoarding by nations worsening global food crisis
IHT| By Keith Bradsher and Andrew Martin | Published: June 30, 2008 At least 29 countries have sharply curbed food exports in recent months, to ensure that their own people have enough to eat, at affordable prices. When it comes to rice, India, Vietnam, China and 11 other countries have limited or banned exports. Fifteen […]
New version of FrontlineSMS launched!
For TechTuesday, we are very excited to try out the new version of FrontlineSMS. I’ve been having fun toying with the previous version and am now looking forward to testing the new version on a suitable popular campaign here in the Philippines. Visit Kiwanja.net– developers of the app and download frontlinesms here.
Suh, Yeo Joung starts one year OJT in AsiaDHRRA
AsiaDHRRA welcomes Ms. Yeo Jeong Suh, KoDHRRA Member as she starts her one year On-the-Job Training (OJT) at the AsiaDHRRA Secretariat Office in Quezon City Philippines. During her stay Ms. Suh plans to; Gain insight, deepen understanding and appreciation of the work of NGOs in Asia particularly in the Philippines Acquire basic knowledge on managing […]
Biofuels boom and poor people's access to land
FarmFriday brings you this interesting research from www.eldis.org on the effects of the rising interest in biofuels and how it is affecting poor peoples access to land The study concludes that, while biofuels can be instrumental in revitalising land use and livelihoods in rural areas, these possibilities depend on security of land tenure. Where competing […]
The World Food Crisis: Sources and Solutions
For HungerWednesday! we feature this nice read from Fred Magdoff at the MonthlyReview.org as he examines the causes of the global food crisis and proposes solutions. Interesting reading indeed! An acute food crisis has struck the world in 2008. This is on top of a longer-term crisis of agriculture and food that has already left billions […]
MobileActive08 Call for Proposals
For TechTuesday, we have an announcement from MobileActive.org requesting for proposals on mobile applications. To be held in Johannesburg, South Africa from October 13-15, MobileActive08 will convene practitioners, researchers, technologists, and donors to explore how mobile technology is being used to advance social development and the work of NGOs. SANGONeT and MobileActive.org invite interested individuals […]
