In the context of the upcoming United Nation’s Conference on Sustainable Development (also known as Rio+20), people over the world are sharing their thoughts and opinions on how they see their future, so that their voice is heard at the conference from 20-22 June 2012 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil…. Read More
Posts by Nawsheen Hosenally
Breadfruit Festival in Mauritius, 25-27 April 2012
The Ministry of Agro-Industry and Food Security, in collaboration with the Agricultural Research and Extension Unit (AREU) organised a breadfruit festival (“La Fete du Fruit a pain”) from 25-27 April 2012 at the Farmers’ Training School, Wooton. On this occasion, several activities were proposed to the public, which included a… Read More
Hungry Planet – Episode 15: Rio+20 Special Report
This episode of Hungry Planet is a Rio+20 Special Report, where the focus is on the effect of climate change in different countries of the world. In Bangladesh, rising sea levels and increasingly severe storms threaten millions of farmers living along the southern coast of the country. Increasingly unpredictable weather… Read More
The Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP)
I heard about the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) in September 2011 for the first time. Like I was unaware, I am certain that many African youth in Agriculture do not know what the CAADP is about. The CAADP was launched by the African Union (AU) and the New… Read More
A revised version of the “Scare-crow” to control pest birds and rodents?
Everyday on my way back home, I walk by a smallholder farmer’s field and it’s always a pleasure to see how well he has organized his small plot of land with different type of salad crops and fine herbs. And I must say that I learn a lot by just… Read More