In the southwestern region of Ethiopia known as Gambella, the government is overtaking private land and leasing it to outside investors under a program known as “villagization.” Â In April 2012,…
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As reported at BBC.com, scientists have created the world’s first flu resistant genetically modified (GM) chickens that do not spread bird flu. Researchers have inserted an artificial gene into chickens;…
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In December 2011, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) enacted a new agricultural law that would make it extremely difficult for peasant farmers to become owners of the land they…
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Despite assertions by its detractors that wind energy would not survive an earthquake or tsunami the Japanese wind industry is still functioning and helping to keep the lights on during the Fuksuhima…
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South American countries struggle to carve a niche out for themselves in the global market. Lands tended for generations by independent farmers in Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and Bolivia, are…