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Insightful Reports

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Breaking the cycle of hunger in South Sudan

The government of the newly independent country of South Sudan has set its sights on making the country food secure through a number of community based projects. Groups of farmers armed with support from the WFP, South Sudan’s ministry of agriculture, and FAO are leading the way […]

August 24, 2012

India: Bihar gets food security support from the Central Government

In conformity with the NFSM (Naitonal Food Security Mission), the Central government has allocated INR 978.7 million to the state of Bihar to achieve food security through raising the productivity of crops. Read more here.

August 24, 2012

Food security – precisely how bad is the crisis?

While the low output of soybeans from US and low output of wheat from Russia have certainly sparked fears of a global food crisis and sent the international media on an overdrive, a range of expert economists food experts are of the opinion that overreaction could create […]

August 24, 2012

The world hunger crisis

In 2007-08, the prices of food suddenly hiked around the world, forcing millions of poor families around the world into poverty and malnutrition. Now, the drought like situation in the world today has exacerbated the challenges faced by these families. Read more here.

August 24, 2012

Yemen’s fodo crisis: Nearly 10 million starving

In Yemen this year, nearly 44 per cent of the population will face a shortage of available food. According to the UN, about 5 million Yemenis are considered ‘extremely food insecure’. The causes for this are political instabilities originating in 2011, bad planning by the government, […]

August 24, 2012

One in five Americans cannot afford food

According to a report by Gallup, as many as one in every 5 Americans did not have enough money to pay for food this past year. Read more here and here.

August 24, 2012

Analysis on Food Security and Vulnerability in Rural China

This report is based on the first Comprehensive Food Security and Vulnerability Analysis carried out in rural China and analyzes the food and vulnerability status in six pilot poverty counties with Food Consumption Score as a proxy. Read it here.

August 24, 2012

Role of European Commission to eradicate malnutrition, Global Hunger Summit

This post provides insight into the activities undertaken by the European Commission to tackle global malnutrition, as presented at the Global Hunger Summit in London recently. Read more here, and read more here of the facts here.

August 24, 2012

UK: IDS welcomes commitment to fight malnutrition, is instrumental in research presented

IDS (Institute of Development Studies) has led the way in researching the background information presented to the attendees of the Global Hunger Summit in London, to tackle the scourge of malnutrition in the children of the world. IDS research shows that undernutrition leads to low immunity, […]