Agriculture & Nutrition
Malnutrition in Humanitarian Crises: The Will to End a Preventable Disease
October 10, 2019 Disasters of any kind can disrupt food sources for proper nutrition, which is vital for growth, development, and good health. Malnutrition is a common but overlooked consequence of the humanitarian crises that so often result from natural and human-made disasters. Mor...
A Shadowy Industry Group Shapes Food Policy Around the World
When the Indian government bowed to powerful food companies last year and postponed its decision to put red warning labels on unhealthy packaged food, officials also sought to placate critics of the delay by creating an expert panel to review the proposed labeling system, which would have gone far b...
The hidden hunger affecting billions
When children do not get enough iron in their food, the results are heartbreaking. They are slower to acquire language, struggle with short-term memory, ha...
The tools to end childhood hunger
The Piedmont Physic Garden in Union, South Carolina, will be hosting Cooking Matters classes in partnership with Clemson SNAP-Ed from August 27 to October 1. The course aims to help end childhood hunger by giving families the tools needed to make healthy, affordable food choices....
Look beyond maize to ensure food security
HIVOS Zambia says a recent study indicates that Zambia’s food system is not delivering enough affordable nutritious food for most of the populace with maize dependency greatly contributing to problems of poverty, malnutrition, vulnerability to drought, pests and diseases....
Growing Food From Air in Nigeria
A group of farmers in Nigeria is using a technology-based method to grow crops from moisture in the air. The method, known as aeroponics, does not involve soil. Instead, plant roots hang in the air. The roots take in a nutrient solution from a watery mist....
We are leaving so much food on farms to just rot in the field
Santa Clara University researchers found that, in California, 33% of food that’s grown is either unharvested or left behind in the fields....
Natalie’s Everyday Heroes: Hunger Task Force Farm director Matt King
The Hunger Task Force is well-known in the Milwaukee area for feeding people in need. But beyond the canned goods and non-perishable food items, the Hunger Task Force runs a farm in Franklin to make sure people also have access to fresh fruits and vegetables....
Why soil is disappearing from farms
The dirt beneath our feet is getting poorer and on many farms worldwide, there is less and less of it....
To Survive in a Wetter World, Raise Ducks, Not Chickens
Farmers in Bangladesh are raising ducks as part of an effort to adapt to climate change....
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