http://uk.oneworld.net/article/archive/1912 en_GB_uk http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/85954 The fervour with which foreign commercial interests are forcing their agricultural 'solutions' on the African continent represents nothing more than an established endeavour to protect profits and access to resources, writes Joan Baxter. http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/163980/1/1912 Certifying palm oil is not a solution to the environmental damage and human rights violations caused by oil palm plantations, an international environmental group said at a meeting of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil in Malaysia. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/85939 An advert for Malaysian palm oil has been banned in the UK, dealing a major blow to the credibility of Malaysia’s palm oil industry. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/85918 "The meat and dairy industry produces more greenhouse gas emissions than all the world's transport and its impact must be reduced if we are to prevent runaway climate change," says a campaigner for a leading environmental group, in support of comments by Lord Stern... ...and take care with your choice of fish http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/163925/1/1912 A handful of companies are showing progress in their commitments to buy and use sustainable palm oil, yet the majority - contrary to their commitments - are failing to buy the product in spite of its availability, according to a Palm Oil Buyers’ scorecard. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/85912 More than half of crops planted in developing countries are destroyed by pests and diseases, and by inadequate storage or transport, a global food summit has heard. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/85755 Richard Grieve, a cow and music. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/85726 The Kenyan drought is now so prolonged that nomadic farmers are abandoning their traditional way of life. Guardian http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/85636 Plans are afoot to extract greater value from the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) which grants concessions to African countries for US trade. IRIN News http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/85504 If global food security could be protected in an organic environment, the benefits to climate change would be considerable. Duncan Green takes a close look at the issues. From Poverty to Power http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/85449 El Nino is an awkward phenomenon in its unpredictability. The World Meteorological Organization detects warning signs for 2009. IRIN News http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/163211/1/1912 The new sliding roof over the Wimbledon Centre Court represents an extreme and expensive example of adapting to climate uncertainties. Low cost index insurance is a valuable tool for poor farmers but can it work if climate becomes even less predictable? http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/85429 African farmers and fisherfolk are desperate for more reliable weather information. Kofi Annan's organisation aims to make things happen through the infrastructure for mobile phones. Global Humanitarian Forum http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/163128/1/1912 The new UK climate projections published by the Met Office Hadley Centre are a valuable risk management tool for policymakers. But they also speak volumes about the global failure to protect poor countries from climate change. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/85363 What sort of GM research would be pursued if the objective was to free up time for poor women farmers to do other things? Duncan Green inverts the debate. From Poverty to Power