Farming in South Africa is under threat from climate change. Here's how: The impact of climate change on agriculture will affect food supplies. ShutterstockThere’s an assumption in the agricultural industry that the yields and prices of crops will vary according to local conditions as well as supply and demand in local and international markets. As a result, farmers understand … [Read more...] about Farming in South Africa is under threat from climate change. Here’s how | The Conversation
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Fish Farming in Northern Niger boosts Local Economy
APO News from Africa: Fish Farming in Northern Niger boosts Local Economy: The adoption of the law N° 2015-36 criminalizing the smuggling of migrants in the country – that, and the closing of several gold mines, once magnets drawing job seekers – have left many people living along northern Niger’s migration routes in search for alternative … [Read more...] about Fish Farming in Northern Niger boosts Local Economy
Smallholder crop farming is on the decline in South Africa. Why it matters | The Conversation
Smallholder crop farming is on the decline in South Africa. Why it matters: Children play in a cabbage patch near their home in Modderspruit, near Rustenburg, South Africa. EFE-EPA/Halden KrogOver half a million households in South Africa’s former homelands disengaged from farming between 2011 and 2016, according to Statistics South Africa. This represents a loss of one in … [Read more...] about Smallholder crop farming is on the decline in South Africa. Why it matters | The Conversation
Fish farming at industrial scale: a Turkish case study | The Conversation
Fish farming at industrial scale: a Turkish case study: Bird's eye view of an open sea fish farm in, Aegean, Turkey. ShutterstockOne of the world’s fastest-growing food production industries, aquaculture, is harming the marine environment and people’s lives with intensive fish farms. Fish farming was promoted to contribute to meeting the rising demand for food. But it has … [Read more...] about Fish farming at industrial scale: a Turkish case study | The Conversation
Why developing countries should boost the ways of small-scale farming | The Conversation
Why developing countries should boost the ways of small-scale farming: A diversity of seeds on sale in Nanyuki market, Kenya. K Dekeyser Industrial agriculture – farming that involves the intensive production of livestock, poultry, fish and crops – is one of the most environmentally destructive forms of land use. It depends on mechanisation and on inputs like synthetic … [Read more...] about Why developing countries should boost the ways of small-scale farming | The Conversation
