By Olivia Rosane and Cristen Hemingway Jaynes Quick Key Facts What Is Methane? What has no color or smell and is found in wetlands, cow burps and your basement furnace? The answer is methane — a powerful greenhouse gas that is the second most important contributor to the climate crisis after carbon dioxide (CO2). It […] The post Methane 101: Understanding the Second Most Important Greenhouse Gas appeared first on EcoWatch.| EcoWatch
World hunger fell overall last year, but continued to rise in most of Africa and western Asia, according to a new report — The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) — published by five specialized UN agencies and released Monday by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). […] The post Global Hunger Fell Overall in 2024, but Rose in Africa and Western Asia as Climate and Conflict Threaten Progress: UN Report appeared first on EcoWatch.| EcoWatch
Earth Overshoot Day is the point in the year when human demand for materials obtained from nature exceeds what the Earth can naturally regenerate in one year. For 2025, Earth Overshoot Day fell on July 24, the earliest it has been since the event was first calculated in 2006. The Earth Overshoot Day was first […] The post Earth Overshoot Day Reaches Record for Earliest Date appeared first on EcoWatch.| EcoWatch
Here in Nigeria, and around the world, programmes too often fail to deliver the diet that children aged 5-19 need to thrive, says Tolulope Jayeola, who is a Youth Partner of the NGO Emergency Nutrition Network. She introduces a new paper that sets out how they can get better food and a real voice in programmes, with a core demand of at least one nutritious meal a day.| frompoverty.oxfam.org.uk
The global supply chain of bananas is at risk as climate change threatens to render some key growing regions unsuitable, a new report finds.| Impakter
Unto’s Agriculture Team Talks About Helping Communities Grow Together By Amanda DeWitt We need creative solutions to the persistent hunger so many people face. Recently, two of our Unto® Agriculture Specialists sat down to discuss how gardening training can provide sustainable solutions to the food crises so many face, while also creating opportunities for unreached […]| Unto
How Agricultural Training Makes Way for Hope By Macy Daniel Food brings us together. At birthdays. At weddings. And around the weekday dinner table. In one Tanzanian village, our local Unto® partner is using food to not only bring people together — but to also introduce them to hope! Pastor Bariki grew up in a […]| Unto
Delaware’s economic development efforts secured a $62M investment by Pepsi Beverages Sales, LLC to establish an upgraded facility.| Business in Delaware | Delaware Prosperity Partnership
Next-generation, vegan cheese makers are using precision fermentation and AI to pursue the final frontier in plant-based foods.| Impakter
The FAO and the EU team up to launch an exciting new initiative aimed at transforming the lives of pastoralists in Eastern Africa.| Impakter
Rich with diverse climates & fertile soils, Africa hosts native foods that offer both nutritional benefits & ecological sustainability.| Impakter
Agricultural surplus makes economic growth possible, but economists and policymakers regularly—and dangerously—overlook the implications.| Center for the Advancement of the Steady State Economy
China’s government is being urged to press on with land reform plans to offset the economic impact of the coronavirus.| South China Morning Post
In South Sudan, solar-powered water pumps are helping farmers and agropastoralists adapt to climate change. Here's how.| Impakter