The Gobi Desert and Revegetation
When it comes to a desert, most of us think hot and arid, with picturesque sand dunes and not much else. The Lut Desert, for example, is the hottest place on Earth, where temperatures reaching 159°F (70.7°C) have been recorded.[1] But while heat is often considered to be hand-in-hand with a desert, this is not […]
Feeding Liberia
That the price of food has been steadily increasing all over the world in the last few years is a fact all of have been unhappily observing. But have you ever considered that the cost of livestock feed can drive prices further – and leave people hungrier? Food Insecurity Agriculture as a whole is a […]
Water and Climate Change
Water Stress Water stress is when the gap between the need for water and the renewable availability of water is small. When a country must use 80% of its available water supply, that country is under “extreme water stress.”[1] Mexico, India, South Africa, even England has experienced these conditions. Parts of the US endure these […]
What is Food Insecurity?
Food Insecurity It’s hard to understand food insecurity when all we have to do is run to the grocery store, but for billions of people worldwide – including 13.8 million American households[1] – it intrudes every day. According the U.S. Department of Agriculture, food insecurity is a household-level economic and social condition of limited or […]