
Solar-powered irrigation systems improve diet and income in rural sub-Saharan Africa, FSE study finds
Sun-powered pumps installed in remote villages in Benin provide a cost-effective way of delivering irrigation water, particularly during the long dry season. Read more »
FSE releases new book on climate change and food securityFSE Center Fellow David Lobell and research associate Marshall Burke released a new book, Climate Change and Food Security, this week out of Springer publishing house. The book explains the nature of the climate threat, the ways in which crops and farmers might respond, and the potential role for public and private investment to help agriculture adapt to a warmer world. | Ensuring a sustainable future for U.S. ocean fish farmingIn an Op-Ed featured on Huffington Post, aquaculture specialist and FSE director, Rosamond Naylor, supports a newly proposed House bill, the National Sustainable Offshore Aquaculture Act. The bill addresses the potential threats of poorly regulated, intensive fish farming in U.S. ocean waters, and ensures that U.S. aquaculture adopts a science-based, precautionary approach to protect our ocean ecosystems, fishing communities and seafood consumers. |
November 23, 2009
FSE study finds climate change could boost incidence of civil war in Africa

October 9, 2009
Rides of a lifetime: A tribute to Ron Raikes
October 16, 2009
Bill Gates refers to FSE study in keynote speech at the World Food Prize Symposium 
September 8, 2009
Half of the fish consumed globally is now raised on farms 
August 18, 2009
Meeting addresses need for adapting crops to new climate conditions 




