First Global Assessment of Land and Water ‘Grabbing’ Published in National...
Fariss SamarraiAs world food and energy demands grow, nations and some corporations increasingly are looking to acquire quality agricultural land for food production. Some nations are gaining land by...
View ArticleU.Va.’s Final Panel of ‘After the Deluge’ Architecture Symposium Features...
Robert HullOver the past 20 years, Margaret Ross Tolbert has created paintings, drawings and lithographs from studios in the United States, France and Turkey. Her commissions have included art projects...
View ArticleNew Darden Classes, Cases and Connections Immerse MBA Students in H2O
Abena Foreman-TriceFaculty and students at the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business are deep in water. Three different Darden courses spanning three academic areas – accounting; global...
View ArticleWorld Water Day Symposium at U.Va. Features Expert Panels, Keynote Speaker
Water is essential for life and for food production, electricity generation and environmental sustainability, but access to water varies greatly across the globe – abundant in some places, scarce in...
View Article‘Land Grabbing’ Could Help Feed at Least 300 Million People, Study Suggests
Crops grown on “land-grabbed” areas in developing countries could have the potential to feed an extra 100 million people worldwide, a joint study involving the University of Virginia shows.The...
View ArticleGlobal Food Trade May Not Meet All Future Demand, U.Va. Study Indicates
Fariss SamarraiAs the world population continues to grow, by about 1 billion people every 12 to 14 years since the 1960s, the global food supply may not meet escalating demand – particularly for...
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