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...
by Faro | Sep 26, 2018 | Food production, Forests and natural vegetation, Integration of Nature, MENA
The Journal of Biodiversity and Environmental Sciences JBES on September 26, 2018 posted an enlightening article on herbal medicine as practiced in North-Africa. This story is about Ethnobotany of medicinal plants as practised in Mascara, a large agricultural region,...
by Faro | Jul 31, 2018 | Agriculture, Food Imports, Food production, Higher education, MENA, Research & Development, Sciences
The civilization of ancient Egypt has always been and still is indebted to the Nile River and its dependable water supply that allowed amongst all staple food crops, wheat and barley to be farmed. These are grown throughout the Delta region and all along the banks of...
