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Rising incomes do environment more harm than population growth

The number of people on the planet more than tripled since 1950 and could reach nearly 11 billion by the end of the century,...

OWSA Staff - 24 February 2022

Peasants marginalized by big farmers

Changing inequalities in farmland ownership and cultivation have reduced the smallholder or peasant share of food production. ‘Land grabs’, new laws and policies have...

Inter Press Service - 17 February 2022

Sri Lanka air force to help farmers harvest paddy

The air force led community service project will undertake paddy harvesting of low income paddy farmers to help them save on labour costs they...

OWSA Contributor - 15 February 2022

Restore Burned-out Peatlands, ‘Save Billions Of Dollars’

Indonesia can save billions of dollars by restoring burned-out peatlands. The savings are in terms of environment, climate and human health. By Sanjeet Bagcchi /...

SciDevNet - 22 December 2021

Honey Money Helps Bail Out Bangladesh’s Farmers From Debt, Endure Climate Change

Keeping honey bees to supplement income from rice and mustard farming might not be a conventional model, but the bees are proving to be...

Bijoy Patro - 22 December 2021

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