Extreme weather adversely impacts coffee output in last 4 years
Coffee-producing South Indian states have been witnessing a series of extreme weather events in the last four years. Extreme rainfall causing heavy flood and …
London-based Vedanta Resources to expand zinc output in Africa and India – report
UK-based Vedanta Resources may accelerate expansion of its African zinc operations to take advantage of prices that have reached their highest levels in a …
The new lures of African mining: lithium, cobalt and niche metals
Rising commodity prices may have revived enthusiasm for African resources, but it is unlikely to be the old mainstays of coal and iron ore, Bloomberg reported, …
It’s time to put cactus on the menu, says FAO
Cactus pear – a natural resource too often taken for granted — should be considered as a valuable asset, especially for food and livestock feed in …
Droughts destroy enough farm produce to feed 81 million people every day, says World Bank
Repeated droughts around the world have shockingly large and often hidden consequences, destroying enough farm produce to feed 81 million people every day for …
September marked 393rd straight month with temperature above 20th-century average
The average global temperature set in September 2017 was 0.78°C (1.40 degrees F) above the 20th-century average of 15.0°C (59.0 degrees F), according to …
Africa’s economic performance improves in 2017; to gain momentum next year – AfDB
Africa’s economic outlook improved in 2017 compared with last year and is expected to gain momentum in 2018 due to a wider global recovery, the African …
Rise in number of commodity dependent developing countries cause of concern, says UNCTAD,
An increasing number of developing countries – specially in Africa – that are becoming commodity dependent saw their revenue from commodity exports jump …
Botswana to buy unusually big diamonds from its mines
African nation, Botswana is amending its law to give the government the first option to buy diamonds that are unusually large or have other unusual features …
World hunger again on the rise, driven by conflict and climate change, UN report says
Global hunger is on the rise again – after steadily declining for over a decade — affecting 815 million people in 2016, or 11 per cent of the global …