Uganda: Let’s Go the HIV/Aids Way On Food Crisis

Sir Winston Churchill, the British war Prime Minister remembered for christening Uganda, “The Pearl of Africa” is also remembered for saying, “If you meet danger promptly and without flinching- you reduce the danger by half.”
Uganda needs to look no further to typify this than the mighty fight the country put up against the HIV/Aids scourge [...]

Rice shortage threatens Asia

Three billion people in Asia are the rice guzzlers of the world and they are facing a supply shortage. Production at about 420 million tons a year has been static for the past four years. In this period about 100 million additional mouths have been added, which are putting a dent in the supply-demand chain.
Prices [...]

Water - the under-reported resource crisis

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Biofuels starving our people, leaders tell UN

The leaders of Bolivia and Peru have attacked the use of biofuels, saying they have made food too expensive for the poor.

UN food chief urges crisis action

The head of the UN World Food Programme has said urgent action is required to stimulate food production and help the poor cope with soaring food prices.

PARAGUAY: “Land reform is fundamental and imminent”

LATINAMERICA PRESS correspondent Gustavo Torres spoke with Lugo about his plans to reach the presidential palace., Apr 3, 2008
What can Paraguay expect from a Lugo presidency?
Paraguay has to recover its dignity as a people and as a country; improve its image on a national and international level. Our country is known for corruption, for [...]

World Hunger: Blame It on Farm Subsidies and Oil Prices, Says Brazil

During his current visit to Ghana, in Africa, Brazilian President, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, blamed rising oil prices for the current global food crisis, saying that biofuels had nothing to do with the problem, as some have suggested.
He also insisted that escalating oil prices are pushing up freight costs, which in turn affects world [...]

World food crisis: Warning that 100m face hunger

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Bolivia

Salt mounds in Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia. The Salar de Uyuni is the world’s largest (12 000 km²) and highest (3 700 m) salt flat, ca. 25 times as large as the Bonneville Salt Flats. It’s the remnant of a prehistoric lake surrounded by mountains without drainage outlets. Salt is harvested in the traditional method: [...]

Developed countries should remove biofuel subsidies

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