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In this section you can find a selection of news from the main information sources about food and environmental sustainability: critical issues, waste and efficency, raw materials.
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NEWS DAL MONDO
31/01/2012
Probiotic bacteria benefits shellfish...
31 January, 2012 - The use of probiotic bacteria, isolated from naturally-occurring bacterial communities, is gaining in popularity in the aquaculture industry as the preferred, environmentally-friendly management alternative to the use of ...
29/01/2012
High-level call for green revolution should be heeded, says WWF
Gland, Switzerland: The UN High-Level Panel for Global Sustainability call for a radical redesign of the global economy for a healthy environment and social well-being deserves a wide audience and the full attention of all governments ...
23/01/2012
Groundwater shortage 'critical'
GROUNDWATER is a key driver of the global economy - but water will be scarce in critical food production regions by 2030 unless urgent steps are taken to protect it from over-extraction and pollution, international water scientists have ...
17/01/2012
Sustainable Polyculture Tower to produce food within an urban environment
The existing land area will not be enough to sustain human population that is growing at an extremely rapid pace. Creative solutions are needed to tackle this issue, as it is likely to become even more critical in the future. The ...
16/01/2012
Health, Food Security Benefits From Climate Change Actions Shown By NASA Study
The research, led by Drew Shindell of NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) in New York City, finds that focusing on these measures could slow mean global warming 0.9 ºF (0.5ºC) by 2050, increase global crop yields by up to 135 ...
12/01/2012
“Peasant Farming Can Cool Down the Earth”
Made up of 150 organizations in seventy countries, and with more than 200 million members, La Via Campesina holds the claim to being the largest movement of peasant farmers and artisanal food producers in the world. La Via Campesina brought ...
11/01/2012
In Africa, Using Ants and Termites to Increase Crop Yields
This is especially true in sub-Saharan Africa. Sub-Saharan Africa faces an extraordinary soil fertility crisis, which decreases crop yield and contributes to food shortages. Local farmers report that they can no longer maintain soil ...
11/01/2012
'State of the World': Farming Key to Less Poverty, Stable Climate
"Roughly 40 per cent of the food currently produced worldwide is wasted before it is consumed." Worldwatch Institute has just released its State of the World 2011 report, which highlights the role of agricultural innovation in preventing ...
05/01/2012
Tackle food waste to ease production pressures
The pressure on the world’s farmers to produce more food could be slashed dramatically if the issue of food waste was properly tackled. Professor Sir Bob Watson, the government’s chief scientific advisor, said while population increases ...
