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
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Hungry Planet – Episode 14
Another interesting episode of Hungry planet, where the UN Agencies FAO, WFP and IFAD take us to Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan.
Hungry Planet – Episodes 12 and 13
In the Episode 12 of Hungry Planet, we see that job creation in rural areas offers hope for Mali youths. Problems in accessing food from outside the country spell shortages for the people of South Sudan. A project offering agriculture advice to 300 farmers in Ethiopia enjoys a domino effect as… Read More
Hungry Planet – Episode 11
In this Episode of Hungry Planet, turning arid desert into productive farmland helps ward off hunger in drought-prone Niger. Fishermen and fish sellers in Benin discover alternative ways of earning a living that are good for them and the fishery. Mountain gorillas in Rwanda, the original “gorillas in the mist”,… Read More
Hungry Planet – Episode 10
In this 10th Episode of Hungry Planet, herders in Mongolia work together to stop illegal logging and deforestation. In a remote corner of Pakistan, economic development helps a conservative community push out extremist ideas. Drought-striken pastoralists seek refuge and food assistance in the village of Docol in central Somalia. Source:… Read More