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5 new varieties of nutrition cassava released by Cameroonian Government

As many as 5 new varieties of cassava, a staple food crop in Africa, were recently released by the Government of Cameroon. These crops would give a higher yield per hectare, and had more enhanced nutritional qualities being rich in carotenoids, iron and zinc. Read more here.

September 21, 2012

Connecting the dots between nutrition and land rights

Landesa, an international organization is helping the governments of the Indian states of Karnataka, Odisha, West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh bridge the gap between nutrition and land rights. While at first these two seem unconnected, this post (with an informative embedded video) will tell you otherwise. Read more here.

September 21, 2012

Ghana: 9000 pregnant women vulnerable

If current anaemia levels are not brought under control, as many as 9000 Ghanaian pregnant women are vulnerable to extremities and possible death, according to Deputy Chief Nutrition Officer of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), Esi Amoaful. Read more here.

September 21, 2012

Child malnutrition in Madagascar

Stunting is a phenomenon in children occurring because of severely low availability of nutrition. It is irreversible, and Madagascar has the 6th highest incidence of stunting in children under the age of 5 in the world. The primary cause of this is poverty with more than 80 per cent of […]

September 21, 2012

Food insecurity and malnutrition in Africa

Although the number of people living in extreme poverty in SSA (sub-Saharan Africa) reduced significantly between 1999 and 2008, SSA still has the highest concentration of ultra poor in the world. This is the leading cause of malnutrition and food insecurity in the region. Read more here.

September 21, 2012

Embarrassing malnutrition figures of Gujarat, India

While Gujarat is debatably termed one of the most progressive Indian states, the malnutrition and hunger numbers within the states speak of an alternate reality, which the Chief Minister of the state hastily described as a ‘diet fad’. As many as 38.1 per cent of urban children in Gujarat are […]

September 21, 2012

India: Nearly 50 per cent of children underweight in border areas of Rajasthan

In the Indian state of Rajasthan, even as the nation celebrates national nutrition week (1-7 September), the nutrition status of women was found to be particularly low (especially in the border areas), despite several government measures in place. This leads directly to nearly 50 per cent of children being underweight, […]

September 21, 2012

South African minister releases findings of sanitation audit

Human Settlements Minister of South Africa Tokyo Sexwale recently released the findings of the sanitation audit, which was conducted by a ministerial task force. He vowed that getting access to basic sanitation would be the first in line for execution by the government. Read more here.

September 21, 2012

India: Delhi Chief Minister committed to providing clean water in schools

The Delhi Government is committed to providing clean drinking water in schools, declared the Chief Minister of Delhi, Sheila Dixit. She urged the children to take up water conservation as an issue of awareness. Read more here.