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The New Scramble for Africa Threatens Water Resources

12:40 pm in agriculture, Business & Politics, egypt, farming, Food & Health, lester brown by TreeHugger

Nile River Bank Photo Photo credit: Dale Gillard/Creative Commons

A new scramble for Africa is under way. As global food prices rise and exporters reduce shipments of commodities, countries that rely on imported grain are panicking. Affluent countries like Saudi Arabia, South Korea, China and India have descended on fertile plains across the African continent, acquiring huge tracts of land to produce wheat, rice and Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Water Shortages Threaten Food Future in the Middle East

4:36 pm in Business & Politics, earth policy, food, lester brown, middle east, wheat by TreeHugger

conserve water shortage photo Photo credit: VinothChandar/Creative Commons Long after the political uprisings in the Middle East have subsided, many underlying challenges that are not now in the news will remain. Prominent among these are rapid population growth, spreading water shortages, and ever growing food insecurity. In some countries, grain production is now falling as aquifers are depleted. After the Ar...Read the full story on TreeHugger

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