http://uk.oneworld.net/article/archive/1912 en_GB_uk http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/164061/1/1912 The UN World Food Summit threw away a great chance to stop more than one billion people going hungry, according to a prominent development charity. http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/164026/1/1912 Looking for success stories? Millions Fed: Proven Successes in Agricultural Development is the book for you. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/85970 The planned expansion of plantations in the Papuan provinces of Indonesia should be immediately suspended and reviewed amid concerns over massive deforestation and widespread exploitation of local communities, environmentalists warn. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/85967 While Ethiopia endures a devastating famine, Meles Zenawi's regime has been downplaying and double-talking around the crisis, writes Alemayehu G. Mariam. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/85963 Simply reducing livestock farming in developing countries will neither cut emissions nor benefit the poor, says livestock expert Carlos Seré. 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/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