The Neem Encyclopedia
Forced to turn towards sustainable farming for self-sufficiency, Cuba has ensured a safe, nutritional and environmentally friendly food system that is the subject of envy to many around the world. The collapse of the Soviet Union in the late 1990s completely destroyed Cuba’s ability to feed itself. Within a year the country had lost 80%… read more »
The primary obstacle to sustainable food security today is an economic model and thought system, nurtured throughout the industrial revolution, that views social progress as the ability to produce at maximum capacity and at any financial or environmental cost. This attitude towards life, business and specially agriculture is on the verge of profound change. Feeding… read more »
Neem has been declared the tree of the 21st century by the United Nations, and not without reason. The unprecedented challenges of this century have required new and innovative strategies that focus on evolving a sustainable future. The neem tree (Azadirachta Indica) is an evergreen and part of the Meliaceae (mahogany) family. Living up to… read more »
The neem tree’s versatility is driving the incursion of this fast growing crop in new and diverse industries. Owing to its more than 200 bioactive compounds the neem is showing promise in providing safe, natural solutions to a wide range of issues across the board, thus reaffirming its status as the UN’s ‘Tree of the… read more »
The global transition to clean, renewable energy is well underway with remarkable breakthroughs in sustainable energy production occurring every day. Wind power capacity has grown more than 20% every year over the last decade, the price of solar power has declined by 99% since 1972 and over 70 governments around the world have now introduced… read more »
The underlying fundamentals for agribusiness remain unchanged – an expanding global population, a drastic shift towards protein-intensive diets in emerging economies and the increasing popularity of healthy food produced in a resource-efficient way. After almost a decade of impressive growth, with soaring prices and rising demand for food-based commodities around the world, agribusiness and… read more »