BIODIVERSITY LOSS AFFECTS LIVELIHOODS Mass extinction of plants and animals could have a severe impact on the living standards of the poorest people on the planet and costs up to $ 40 billion a year, the first major report into the economic impact of biodiversity loss has found. Global GDP could decline by 7 […]
Do you wish to live long?
Do you wish to live long, and too in a healthy manner? Follow the maxim: Avoid junk food. Don’t get too serious. Sing out loud. And more over don’t worry; be happy. Asia has several pockets of longevity, where for reasons not fully understood, life expectancy exceeds global norms by wide margins. The […]
Low Cost Technology Saves Poor
Most Zimbabweans – about 70 per cent of the population – live in rural areas and are engaged in smallholder agriculture. These smallholder farmers, particularly in the country’s low rainfall areas, are extremely food insecure and have little or no access to new technology. They suffer from low incomes and a generally low standard of living, […]
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