Tag: hunger
The Importance of the Seed Industry to Feed the World and Eradicate Hunger
Asia: Smallholder farmers, the primary food producers in developing countries must increase food production to end hunger and meet future food demands, and how the seed industry can help.
Read MoreTackling the Food Security Risks of COVID-19
Global: The threats COVID-19 poses to global food systems worldwide and the measures needed to tackle them.
Read MoreCrunchy Options – Turning to Insects for Healthier Diets and Sustainable Food Systems in Africa
Africa & Middle East: Insects have the potential to be a sustainable and nutritious protein source.
Read MoreQ&A with Dr. David Nabarro and Dr. Lawrence Haddad: Tackling world hunger by changing food systems
Global: We interview the winners of the 2018 World Food Prize at the Borlaug Dialogue in Des Moines.
Read MoreWe Need to Put More Biodiversity on the Sustainable Development Menu
Global: DG of Bioversity International on why biodiversity matters for nutrition, economies & sustainable development.
Read MoreBook Review: The First 1,000 Days
Africa & Middle East: Farming First reviews Roger Thurow's book, The First 1,000 Days, a movement that aims to end the devastating effects of malnutrition by focusing on the formative first years of newborns.
Read MoreEnough Food IF – Hunger Summit Pledges £2.7bn to tackle malnutrition
Global: On Saturday 8th June 45,000 people gathered in London’s Hyde Park to campaign against the devastating hunger and malnutrition suffered by millions all over the world. The Enough Food IF campaign, set up by Bill Gates in partnershipwith organisations including Oxfam, UNICEF and Twin, aims to raise awareness of the main themes due to be […]
Read MoreSharing and spreading agricultural knowledge as a way of combating malnutrition
Africa & Middle East: The first of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) is to eradicate extreme poverty and hunger. According to the World Bank report World Development Indicators 2003, one sixth of the world’s population suffers hunger due to extreme poverty. Part of the hunger problem that is increasingly receiving attention is nutrition insecurity, or malnutrition, which affects one […]
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