Why vertical farming isn't a miracle solution to food security

vertical farming

Vertical farming is great for growing lots of food in a small space, but productivity comes at a cost: high energy use. We need to consider other, more sustainable, types of urban agriculture, says Andrew Jenkins

Agroecology could feed Europe without pesticides by 2050, study

The study calls for more hedges, trees and stony habitats

European agriculture could shift entirely to agroecological farming, abandoning pesticides and synthetic fertilisers while sustainably feeding 530 million Europeans by 2050 with healthy diets. This is the result of new research published on September 13th by the French policy research institute IDDRI.

World hunger continues to rise due to climate extremes, UN warns

The reports calls for the promotion of sustainable, healthy diets

The number of undernourished people in the world has increased to an estimated 821 million in 2017, or one in every nine people, warns a report released on Tuesday by five UN agencies. Climate variability and extremes,

Food waste could rise by a third by 2030, report warns

Food waste - a growing problem?

Food loss and waste could increase by a third by the year 2030 unless urgent action is taken by governments, companies and consumers. This is the warning of a new report released by Boston Consulting Group (BCG). Currently, 1.6 billion tons

Sustainable development requires a transformation of food systems

Healthy and sustainable food consumption patterns are needed

We need to transform our food systems if we want to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and combat climate change. This is the message of an article published in the journal “Agronomy for Sustainable Development” on August 9th. According to the authors, food systems “are at the nexus that links food security, nutrition, and human health, the viability of ecosystems, climate change, and social justice.”

GIZ spends Seventeen million Euros building farmers’ capacity in eight states

 

Images speak @ the training on Agricultural production and processing economics held in Abuja by the Green Innovation Centre for the Agriculture and Food Sector- Nigeria (GIZ)

The Green Innovation Centre for the Agriculture and Food Sector (GIZ), Nigeria is building capacities of farmers on four major value chains which include maize, rice cassava and Irish potatoes between 2015 and 2021 in eight states in Nigeria-Ogun, Oyo- cassava, Rice-Benue, maize- Kano and Kaduna, Irish potato- Plateau state. This was disclosed by Caroline Trimbom the Project Coordinator GIZ during capacity building training for journalists in Abuja.

Quarantine Service partners Africa-Pacific body to resolve EU ban

Coordinating Director of NAQS, Dr Vincent Isegbe

Nigeria Agricultural Quarantine Service (NAQS) says it is partnering with the Europe-Africa-Caribbean-Pacific Liaison Committee (COLEACP) to resolve the prohibition of the export of Nigeria’s agricultural produce to Europe. This was disclosed by the Coordinating Director of NAQS, Dr Vincent Isegbe, in Abuja at a workshop organized in partnership with COLEACP as reported by News Agency of Nigeria.

FG licenses 158 seed enterprises, unveils molecular diagnosis facility

the Director General NASC in black cap, Dr. Philip Olusegun Ojo. and Mrs. Tolulope Mewase handling one of the portable machines

As effort to boost agricultural activities in the area of quality seed production and distribution to the Nigerian farmers, the Federal Government (FG) has licensed 158 new seed enterprises who are to commence production, while another 75 seed companies were degraded for not meeting needed criteria to fully operate just as the agency has acquired a digital molecular diagnosis testing facilities.

Domino-effect could push Earth towards a ‘hothouse’ climate

A hothouse climate would have serious consequences for farming

Even if greenhouse gas emissions are reduced, there is a risk that global warming could trigger other processes which could push the Earth System irreversibly

We can feed 9.7 billion by growing crops for humans, not animals

Feed maize to people instead of animals, study says

The current crop production is sufficient to feed the predicted 9.7 billion world population in 2050, but only if we make radical changes to our dietary choices, new research shows.