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In drought-prone Sahel, rain still remains a gift only few farmers can enjoy

Since the 1980s, rainfall conditions for agriculture have improved only in scattered areas across the region Story highlights Studies have reported an upward trend in annual rainfall in the Sahel since the 1970s and 1980s, but farmers question whether vegetation…

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How could Finland positively impact the global food system?

9.12.2020 Elina Lehikoinen is defending her thesis about Finland’s food security and global food systems on Friday 11th of December 2020. Read the main findings from this blog and tune in on Friday to hear more.   The global food…

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We simulated how a modern dust bowl would impact global food supplies and the...

A dust storm approaches Stratford, Texas, 1935. George E. Marsh/NOAA   This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. Authors: Miina Porkka, Stockholm University; Alison Heslin, Columbia University, and Matti Kummu, Aalto…

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The Winland project ended with a multitude of policy briefs and research...

Winland was a strategic research project coordinated by WDRG exploring future energy and food security in Finland. The project ended in August, and the final seminar was held in April 10th. This multidisciplinary project has created eight policy briefs and…

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