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August 31, 2012
Yemen’s humanitarian crisis
Yemenis are facing on the worst hunger crisis in the history of the country, but this fact is easily masked by the focus on al-Qaeda’s activities in the country. Read more here.
August 31, 2012
The top 10 of the worst places for food security
An index released by the Economic Intelligence Unit (EIU) compiled a list of places which are the worst as well as the best places to find food. DRC (Democratic Republic of Congo) was found to be the worst place to find something to eat. Read more here.
August 31, 2012
Exacerbating food situation in Zimbabwe
Irregular rains, economic difficultues and inefficient agricultural practices and erratic rains have led to Zimbabwe’s food security situation becoming extremely perilous for its citizens. Over 1.6 million people will be in need of food assisstance in January. Read more here.
August 31, 2012
South Africa: Paying more for basic food
Due to high inflation and the worst US drought since the year 1956, South Africans will be paying more for the basic food items. For the poor the smallest increase in food prices would actually constitute a higher percentage of their monthly income. Read more here.
August 31, 2012
Food wastage in America
According to a report by the Natural Resources Defence Council, American consume as much as 10 times more food than people in Southeast Asia, and 50 per cent more than Americans back in the 1970s, and about 40 per cent of this food is thrown away. Read […]
August 31, 2012
Intergrating Food Security with Land Reform: A More Effective Policy for South Africa
This policy brief explores how land security rights for South Africa’s poor farmers is directly related to scaling of food security in the country. Read the report here.
August 31, 2012
Nigeria to comabt Vitamin A deficiency with a hybrid maize
Nigeria has recently released two strains of fortified maize hybrids for use in the country’s agricultural sector. The hybrids contain more beta-carotene, and these varieties were released by the National Variety Release Committee of Nigeria. Read more here.
August 31, 2012
Urban malnutrition in Gujarat, India
The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) is out to fix the situation of urban malnutrition, found in plenty in the city. On September 10, AMC plans to organize a rally on malnutrition, to reach out to the poor urban population through awareness generation methods like advertisements and […]
August 31, 2012
Pakistan: Calling for proposals for nutrition policy
The government of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa is seeking proposals for a much needed nutritional policy for the province and FATA (Federally Administered Tribal Areas). Improving nutrition is a socio-economic challenge in Pakistan, which has child anaemia rates of 62 per cent. Read more here.
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