Agriculture & Nutrition

Photo: The project, which initiated in 2012, aims to expand understanding of cassava, an indispensable crop in sub-Saharan Africa. [Courtesy of Linda L. McCandless]

Cornell-Led Project Awarded $35 Million to Research Crop Vital to Africa’s Food Security

by Hnin Ei Wai Lwin The Cornell Daily Sun February 21, 2018

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the United Kingdom government collectively awarded $35 million to a Cornell project researching and promoting the use of cassava, a carbohydrate-rich tuber plant, in sub-Saharan Africa....

(Photo: CIA Factbook)

Can nuclear technology zap hunger in Central African Republic?

by Inna Lazareva Thomson Reuters Foundation via ReliefWeb February 19, 2018

Tucked away on the University of Bangui campus in the capital of Central African Republic, a portacabin surrounded by palm trees shelters neat rows of test-tubes filled with green shoots. Here scientists are running a laboratory using advanced nuclear-derived techniques to find a solution to one of...

The medical cost of obesity was 2.4 percent of all health care spending in Chile in 2016 and could rise to 4 percent by 2030. (Photo: Victor Ruiz Caballero/NYT)

In Sweeping War on Obesity, Chile Slays Tony the Tiger

by Andrew Jacobs The New York Times February 8, 2018

The Chilean government, facing skyrocketing rates of obesity, is waging war on unhealthy foods with a phalanx of marketing restrictions, mandatory packaging redesigns and labeling rules aimed at transforming the eating habits of 18 million people. New regulations, which corporate interests delayed f...

Aerial view of Amorentia, Blight’s family farm and nursery. The netting protects the plants from the ravages of hailstorms. [Photo: Howard Blight]

Can online courses fix Africa’s food insecurity?

by Nick Dall Ozy January 5, 2018

South African farmer Howard Blight's company, Agricolleges International (ACI), will roll out its first courses in early 2018, and in the next few years plans to have a curriculum incorporating all of the agrisciences and an expanding footprint across Africa....

Brande Wulff of the John Innes Centre in the United Kingdom was one of the authors of a new study that reveals a method called “speed breeding.” [Photo: John Innes Centre]

Growing plants with ‘Speed Breeding’ techniques could feed the world

by Sydney Pereira Newsweek January 2, 2018

New "speed breeding" techniques can address hunger by allowing researchers to study plants and improve their genetics faster, speeding up the process of breeding crops that are more resilient to disease and pests. ...

Photo: Maureen Salim shows off a pumpkin grown amongst her trees. [Sophie Mbugua/Mongabay]

Kenyan farmers reap economic, environmental gains from ABCDs of agroforestry

by Sophie Mbugua Mongabay December 13, 2017

Kenyan farmers are building resilience and income through an intercropping system developed with the World Agroforestry Center (ICRAF)...

[Photo: Reuters/Thierry Gouegnon]

African women are starting to take a lead in agricultural research

by Abdi Latif Dahir Quartz December 13, 2017

A new study shows that the number of African woman engaged in agricultural research is increasing...

Photo: The Community Food Bank of Oklahoma’s Growtainers [courtesy of Growtainers]

With Vertical Farms, Food Banks are Growing their Own Produce to Fight Hunger

by Jodi Helmer Civil Eats December 6, 2017

Vertical farms allow food banks to grow their own produce with high-tech systems in an effort to fight food insecurity year-round....

Photo: Ugandan farmer Richard Opio holds a sample of the “super beans” [AP Photo/Rodney Muhumuza]

‘Super beans’ raise hopes in parts of hunger-prone Africa

by Rodney Muhumuza The Columbian December 4, 2017

The Ugandan government is promoting a new high-yield bean in hunger-prone areas...

Dr. Akinwumi Adesina [Photo: All Africa]

Africa: Nurturing Young Entrepreneurs As the Next Generation of Hunger Fighters

by Bunmi Oloruntoba All Africa December 3, 2017

World Food Prize winner Dr. Akinwumi Adesina to establish Global Youth Institute for Africa to support a new generation of agricultural scientists and innovators...

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