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Tree planting for carbon raises questions

When villagers in southwestern Uganda began planting trees to bring back cooler temperatures and rain to their region, they ...

Weaving dreams: Tracing cotton and fashion in Africa

Begun in 2001, U.S. cotton subsidies have had a huge impact on world cotton prices in Africa, particularly in Mali. ...

A conversation with Gebisa Ejeta, 2009 World Food Prize laureate

Madeleine Bair recently caught up with 2009 World Food Prize winner Gebisa Ejeta in Des Moines, Iowa

A garden grows in Mosswood

Kijiji Grows, the brainchild of Eric Maundu and Keba Konte, seeks to teach food production through hydroponics.

The African Connection

Biofuels take root in Uganda as experts warn of severe hunger

The motorbike trip to the remote village of Kimina in Masindi district is distressing; the road is narrow, potholed and dusty. After an hour of a draining ride, we “wake” up to the shock of a large plantation of ebiti (unknown trees), as they are commonly known in this part of western Uganda.

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Student Work

Poultry Promise

Generations of experts have dedicated their careers to finding ways to make sure children around the world have enough to eat. As Beth Hoffman reports from Uganda, some are turning to an overlooked bird to provide food and income.

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One Question

Mark Schapiro talks carbon trading

Mark Schapiro, Senior Correspondent for the Center for Investigative Reporting, stopped by the Graduate School of Journalism at UC Berkeley to talk about carbon trading and why exactly it should be on everyone’s radar.

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Ask the Experts

Alain de Janvry on everything from GMOs to the Green Revolution

In this Q&A reporter Aude Lorriaux talks with economist Alain de Janvry to gain some insight into how GMOs can revolutionize agriculture to find out why the Green Revolution didn’t work in Africa.

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