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February 1, 2013
FAO, UNEP, partners, launch global campaign on food wastage
UN’s FAO, and UNEP, together with partners are launching an initiative called “Think. Eat. Save. Reduce Your Foodprint”, which aims to curb food wastage along the entire chain of food production and consumption. Read more here.
February 1, 2013
‘Stamp out Hunger’
This post is a summary of a panel discussion on food security and hunger, conducted by the National History Museum. The discussion ended with the conclusion that it is not the lack of food that leads to hunger and food insecurity, but a faulty global distribution of […]
February 1, 2013
The bitter truth about Quinoa
Quinoa is a grain that outsmarts its other family members by being high on protein and amino acids, and low on fat. While quinoa was not on high demand for a long time, vegetarians’ preference for this crop has made its price almost triple since 2006. This […]
February 1, 2013
FAO Food Price Index down by 7 per cent in 2012
The UN FAO’s Food Price Index, that signals modulation of world food prices, dropped for the third consecutive month in December 2012. This marks a reversal in the trends of rising food prices, led by an international reduction in the prices of major cereals, oils and fats. […]
February 1, 2013
Request for information on extension workers
The Secure Nutrition Knowledge Platform and the Global Forum for Rural Advisory Services (GFRAS) will soon be undertaking an exercise on mapping out economics and nutrition in extension and advisory services, and for workers in Africa, South Asia and the Americas. Currently, the role and status […]
February 1, 2013
Turning up the volume on nutrition
One in every three people across the world is affected by poor nutrition. As many as 2 billion people around the world lack access to proper nutrients and micro-nutrients. Nutrition forms only 0.5 per cent of foreign aid funding from US, compared to 4 per cent for […]
February 1, 2013
India: Government plans to limit nutrition coverage to first two children
The Indian government plans to provide maternity benefits and nutrition support to children eligible for government schemes, only for the first two children. While this has caused uproar among activists, the government defends its actions as being for the encouragement of a stabilized population. Read more […]
February 1, 2013
India: Vocational training for women
The Government of India’s Ministry of Labour and Employment is rolling out vocational training courses specially designed for women. Courses for Draughtsmanship, Dress Making, Data Entry Operator, Electronic Mechanic, Secretarial Practice, and Computer Programmer and Programming Assistant. Are being offered. Read more here.
February 1, 2013
GIZ funding vocational training in Sri Lanka
A collaboration between the government of Sri Lanka and GIZ, (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit) and the German Development Bank KfW (Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau) has resulted in a vocational training programme in the north of Sri Lanka, called VTN. Read more about the initiative here.
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