Agriculture & Nutrition

Kundhavi Kadiresan, Assistant Director-General and FAO’s Regional Representative for Asia and the Pacific addresses a conference in Bangkok, Thailand, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2016. Asia has halved hunger rates in the past quarter century, but because of westernized lifestyles, obesity is skyrocketing and people aren’t getting enough vitamins and minerals, according to a new UN report. (Photo: Dake Kang/AP)

UN says dairy a potential ally in Asian nutrition challenges

by Dake Kang The Associated Press December 27, 2016

In a recent report, the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization said that even as Asia makes clear strides in taming hunger and famine, the rapidly modernizing continent needs to focus more on diversifying diet, with milk having the potential to help....

A young boy on a farm in Afghanistan Photo: Cpl. Jeffrey Scarmazzi/US Marine Corps

Is the Hunger Challenge in Asia-Pacific Going Unnoticed?

by Meha Pumbay The Diplomat December 27, 2016

The FAO recently published a report about the Asia-Pacific region’s troubles in achieving zero hunger by 2030, a Sustainable Development Goal. Hunger has increased in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and the Philippines. Pumbay explores these countries...

Farmers in the Horn of Africa need urgent support to recover from consecutive lost harvests and to keep their breeding livestock healthy and productive at a time that pastures are the driest in years. Photo: FAO News.

With continued drought, Horn of Africa braces for another hunger season

by FAO News December 21, 2016

Countries in the Horn of Africa are likely to see a rise in hunger and further decline of local livelihoods in the coming months, as farming families struggle with the knock-on effects of multiple droughts that hit the region this year, FAO warned to...

Located not far from the North Pole on the island of Spitsbergen, the Svalbard Global Seed Vault safeguards the agricultural plant collections of more than 230 countries. Photo: Mari Tefre/Prospecta Press

Dispelling myths around the Arctic Circle’s famed ‘doomsday’ seed vault

by Adrian Higgins The Washington Post December 21, 2016

The Svalbard Global Seed Vault is a hedge against potential disasters that could wipe out varieties of crop seeds, causing hunger.  The vault today houses more than half a billion seeds representing 881,473 unique varieties of plants used to feed pe...

Photo: Koen Meershoek

Here’s what healthy food looks like in 7 different countries

by Suzanne McKenzie Elite Daily December 17, 2016

Diets vary around the world but nutrition is a concern for everyone. Check out what healthy diets look like in these seven countries. ...

Evening approaches at the Dzaipi transit center in northern Uganda, where UNHCR has erected tents for many of the refugees. Photo: F.Noy/UNHCR
Evening approaches at the Dzaipi transit center in northern Uganda, where UNHCR has erected tents for many of the refugees.  Photo: F.Noy/UNHCR

Scale up or cut back? Humanitarian aid grapples with growing funding gap

by Kristy Siegfried IRIN December 16, 2016

This week, the UN announced that $22.2 billion would be required to meet the needs of an estimated 92.8 million people affected by conflicts and natural disasters in 2017.  Current fund...

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