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September 21, 2012
Bangladesh: Discriminatory family laws make women poor and food insecure
Bangladesh, which has a number of laws and regulations to control female food insecurity and poverty, has so far neglected its discriminatory family laws, according to this post. Bangladeshi family laws regarding marriage and divorce by design expose more women and their children to homelessness, hunger and poverty. Read more […]
September 21, 2012
West Africa: Close to losing crops to floods
While a good amount of rainfall was being expected to encourage the rice production in the area, severe rainfalls bordering on floods stand to destroy 80,000 tonnes of rice. Food aid funds have already rolled in from the EU. Read more here.
September 21, 2012
South Africa: Limpopo most food secure province
In South Africa, the Limpopo province has emerged as the most food secure in the country, providing more than 86 per cent of its people enough to eat. Read more here.
September 21, 2012
Help for the poor food importing countries
High cereal prices are responsible for high import bills for countries. However, this goes for the poor countries which do not have enough productivity to feed themselves as well. Based on a new study there are now calls on the WTP (World Trade Organization) to exempt poor countries from the […]
September 21, 2012
Burkina Faso: Low cost steps to ensure food security
Recent rains have turned drylands of Burkina Faso in green pastures. However, rain is not always as predictable and beneficial as this year, and there is a movement to encourage the farmers to adopt low-cost techniques to boost output even in the times of low rains, to ensure food security. […]
September 21, 2012
Net Food-Importing Developing Countries – Who They Are, and Policy Options for Global Price Volatility
This report discusses how high and volatile food prices for the poor in developing countries present challenges as most of this food is actually imported due to low production capacities in-house. Read more here and read the report here.
September 21, 2012
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.
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