Preventing Famine Archive

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    Worms Can Help Farmers Adapt to Climate Change

    by Pennell Paugh A study performed by the Game and Wildlife Conservation Society concluded that worms can play a key role to help farmers adapt to extreme weather. Worms improve soil structure, reduce water use in the garden, act as natural fertilizers, reduce greenhouse gases...

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    Using Modern and Historic Weather Data, IEDRO Shows Small Island Nations Ways to Increase Their Knowledge of Vegetation and Rainfall Applications

    On August 19, 2011, IEDRO’s Manager of Site Operations, Teddy Allen, had a productive meeting with the National Foodcrop Farmers Association (NFFA) in the southern Caribbean island of Trinidad. To date, this group has never been approached by any climate or meteorology specialists to disseminate...

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    Predicting Drought in the US

    Some Factors Used for Predicting Drought in the US May 2010 Jeannine Swindell The inability to make a reliable prediction of drought hampers our ability to be proactive toward management for dry spells. In this part of the world, drought affects range livestock agriculture in...

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    Famine Warning System

    A Land Data Assimilation System for Famine Early Warning: United States Geological Survey February 2010 James Verdin We propose to enhance the operations of the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET), the US Agency for International Development (USAID) decision support system for international food...

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