Nourishing the Planet TV: Lasting Skills for Sustainable Change
In this week’s episode, we discuss how Land O’Lakes’ International Development program is tackling poverty through educational programs focused on dairy and livestock production and cooperative initiatives.
Video: http://youtu.be/EO_Z1mNLtrE
To read about Land O’Lakes’ International Development program, see: Innovation of the Week: Lasting Skills for Sustainable Change.
To purchase State of the World 2011: Innovations that Nourish the Planet please click HERE. And to watch the one minute book trailer, click HERE.
“From innovations in rice breeding in Madagascar and grain trading in Zambia to solar cookers in Senegal and wastewater irrigation in West Africa, State of the world 2011 provides practical accounts of innovations that are helping the poorest communities feed themselves.”
The article discusses the severe impacts economic crises have on people who are already less well off. According to project director, Danielle Nierenberg, “”You can see the stark differences within a single country very easily, and you see it every day, In Africa it doesn’t look like the recession has affected the very wealthy. It has affected poor people the most.”
This year’s edition of our flagship report is a compelling look at the global food crisis, with particular emphasis on global innovations that can help solve a worldwide problem. It not only introduces us to the latest agro-ecological innovations and their global applicability but also gives broader insights into issues including poverty, international politics, and even gender equity. Watch the one minute trailer for the book 