Today, the IFPRI 2020 international conference on the linkages between agriculture, nutrition and health begins in New Delhi. Over two days, delegates at “Leveraging Agriculture for Improving Nutrition and Health” will discuss what might seem an obvious connection, but one that is not given due attention. Patterns of food production and consumption vary widely around
Farming First have recently launched a new video on food and nutrition. Later this week, the IFPRI conference “Leveraging agriculture for improving nutrition and health” is taking place in Delhi (10-12 February). Our video highlights the ways that agriculture can help improve nutrition.
Food security is about not only the quantity of food that we
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Zinc is an essential micronutrient needed by crops and people. Almost half of the world’s cereal crops are deficient in zinc and zinc is the fifth leading risk factor for disease in the developing world.
Research has shown that regions with zinc-deficient soils often produce poor crop yields and widespread zinc deficiency in humans. This was
With its high-quality milk, Nairobi-based Brookside Dairy has a 40 per cent share of the Kenyan dairy market. Seven per cent of its 80,000 suppliers are commercial farmers and the remainder are small-scale producers.
The widespread lack of refrigeration facilities means that Brookside employs an army of delivery personnel, including more than 1,000 “bicycle boys” in
