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...Category Archives: Africa
Inflation Targeting Constrains Development
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...‘Appalling’: Moderna Rebuked Over Latest Covid-19 Vaccine Patent Strategy
‘Billionaire CEO shouldn’t get to choose who lives and who dies,’ said one advocacy group after Moderna’s patent announcement.
Read more...Plastic Waste Treaty: Expert Q&A on the Promise of a Global Agreement to Reduce Pollution
Details of a proposed global plastic treaty, plus a Q and A.
Read more...EU Chief Defends Vaccine Patents as ‘Precious’ as South Africa Demands Waiver
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...Peasants Marginalized by Big Farms
Why big farms are often not better.
Read more...Resist Inflation Phobia Coup
Efforts to cure inflation, at least for poorer countries, will prove to be more damaging than the disease.
Read more...Africa Faces an Uphill Battle Against Western Emissions to Combat Climate Change
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...More Cheery Omicron News
The latest Omicron findings.
Read more...Climate Change: Adapt for the Future, Not the Past
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...Nassim Nicholas Taleb: No, Covid 19 Is Not an Old Person Problem
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...African Marine Rules Favour Big Industry, Leaving Small-Scale Fishers in the Lurch
European waters are not the only fisheries battleground. In Africa, conflict pits artisanal fishers against industrial forces.
Read more...Probable Vaccine-Escaping Covid Variant Sequenced in Gauteng, South Africa and Spreading Rapidly; Press Underplaying Downside Risk
A very nasty new variant is spreading rapidly and looks to evade monoclonal antibodies and current vaccines. Assume the brace position.
Read more...Why the UK (and US) Left Is Wrong To Be So Dismissive of Non-Violent Struggle
Some voices on the left advocate violent tactics. Is this recommendation well informed or desperate?
Read more...New, Radically Different Covid Variant Getting Footholds Now as Media and Officials Remain Complacent
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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