by MENA-Forum | Feb 19, 2019 | Agriculture, Diversification of the economy, Economic Development, Food Imports, Food production, Greening of the desert, Integration of Nature, MENA
The “MENA region has to import about 57% of the calories consumed domestically, mostly wheat, grains, proteins and dairy,” all as per ZAWYA’s #MENA|10 FEBRUARY, 2019 with a call for action such as it is high time to start thinking: where does the MENA...
by Faro | Feb 18, 2019 | Agriculture, Climate Change, Environment, Food production, Greening of the desert, Landscapes, MENA
Locusts have formed plagues since prehistory. The ancient Egyptians carved them on their tombs and the insects are mentioned in the Iliad, the Bible and the Quran. Swarms have devastated crops and been a contributory cause...
by Faro | Dec 15, 2018 | Agriculture, Food production, Maghreb, MENA, Professional Training
Tunisia Trains first set of Drone pilots for agricultural productivity By thespecimennews on December 14, 2018 The training which focused on handling, maintenance and the security aspects of flying drones, took place in Tunis from 19-30 November 2018 Eight pilots have...
by Faro | Nov 17, 2018 | Emerging Markets, Environment, Food production, MENA, Renewable Energy
Many developing countries lose 30-40% harvest due to lack of storage facilities reported Binsal Abdul Kader, in GulfNews of November 17, 2018 on Adnan Z Ameen, director-general of IRENA, (pictured above, courtesy IRENA Image Credit. Renewable energy to enhance food...
by Faro | Nov 10, 2018 | Agriculture, Carbon footprint, Environment, Food Imports, Food production, MENA, Pollution, Small Business
For some time now, all media have shown that the massive impact of meat-eating habits on mostly the environment, and on climate change in particular need no more any evidencing. In effect, most studies demonstrated that low-meat diets could reduce the costs of...
by Faro | Nov 2, 2018 | Carbon footprint, Environment, Food production, Global Warming, MENA, Pollution
Tipping point: huge wildlife loss threatens the life support of our small planet Shutterstock Tom Oliver, University of Reading A report by the WWF published on October 30 reveals how our actions are degrading the natural world – the very basis on which our livelihood...
