Ukraine: How the Global Fertilizer Shortage Is Going to Affect Food
A detailed looks at fertilizer production and economics, and the impact the war in Ukraine migtht have on supplies.
Read more...A detailed looks at fertilizer production and economics, and the impact the war in Ukraine migtht have on supplies.
Read more...The rich have influenced most developing countries to prioritize inflation targeting in monetary policy instead of adopting bolder economic policies for growth, jobs and sustainable development.
Read more...‘Billionaire CEO shouldn’t get to choose who lives and who dies,’ said one advocacy group after Moderna’s patent announcement.
Read more...Details of a proposed global plastic treaty, plus a Q and A.
Read more...Failure to grant patent waivers under the WTO’s TRIPS Agreement has stalled ramping up of production in Africa and other developing countries of coronavirus vaccines.
Read more...Why big farms are often not better.
Read more...Efforts to cure inflation, at least for poorer countries, will prove to be more damaging than the disease.
Read more...African nations are disproportionately vulnerable to climate change, even though .the continent accounts for the smallest share of global greenhouse gas emissions – 3.8%.
Read more...The latest Omicron findings.
Read more...Climate adaptation in the global South needs to be addressed through development. Moving from de-risking to diversification requires a developmental state committed to ‘green’ industrial policy – involving investment and technology.
Read more...Yves here. Nassim Nicholas Taleb shreds the misguided logic behind Covid age-ism. And that’s before getting to the fact that in South Africa, the notion that the old are more likely to get really sick is simply not true: The newscaster starts by describing an “exponential” rise in cases, then interviews the head of ICU […]
Read more...European waters are not the only fisheries battleground. In Africa, conflict pits artisanal fishers against industrial forces.
Read more...A very nasty new variant is spreading rapidly and looks to evade monoclonal antibodies and current vaccines. Assume the brace position.
Read more...Some voices on the left advocate violent tactics. Is this recommendation well informed or desperate?
Read more...A very different Covid variant has made its way out of Africa into Europe and the US. How worried should you be?
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