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September 23, 2013
India: SKS Microfinance board may include Akula again
SKS Trust on Sunday proposed the re-instatement of Vikram Akula on the board of SKS, two years after the founder chairman was ousted. The SKS Trust is the largest stakeholder of the company, with a 12.6% stake. Read more here. According to some experts the company’s stock is one of […]
September 23, 2013
India: The Food Security Bill
The new Food Security Bill is on the final stages of passing through both houses of the Parliament of the Indian Government. Once implemented, this food bill will ensure food supply to the poor in the country. But, a number of controversies surround the bill, as the […]
September 23, 2013
G20 includes increased support to the world’s smallholder farmers in its commitments
Among the several commitments that emerged as an outcome of the G20, one was with regard to the supporting of smallholder farmers, who produce more than half of the world’s food supply. This support will include exploration of opportunities in the developing countries conducive to economic growth […]
September 23, 2013
USAid for research to best feed the future
An increase of 60% in agricultural production will be needed to feed a world with a projected population of more than 9 billion by 2050. Currently, nearly one eighth of the world population suffers from chronic hunger. USAid is tackling the problem of bridging the gap […]
September 23, 2013
Zimbabwe to face lean months post poor harvests
Zimbabwe is preparing for its worst hunger season in years, according to the World Food Programme. WFP is also preparing food and cash distributions for this. Read more here.
September 23, 2013
A competition to “Improve Dairy Data”
Scientists Without Borders, New York Academy of Sciences and The Sackler Institute for Nutrition Sciences partnered with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation organized a competition for significantly improving measurement, aggregation, and sharing of data related to dairy production by smallholder farmers in developing countries. Two […]
September 23, 2013
The vicious circle of low birth weight in Pakistan
Children born with weights less than 2.5 kgs are termed as having LBW (low birth weight). This phenomenon is the second most common in Pakistan (32% of children born), ranking next to Mauritania (34% of children born). According to a nurse in Pakistan, a baby she helped […]
September 23, 2013
“Golden rice” to target Vitamin A deficiency in children
According to the IRRI (International Rice Research Institute), a new rice variety, being called the golden rice could help curb vitamin A deficiency, and thus blindness in children. The research institute is currently encouraging field trials of this variety, and is backed by the Gates Foundation […]
September 23, 2013
7 must see infographics on hunger and malnutrition
This post lists 7 infographics produced by separate organizations, highlighting different aspects of the problem of hunger and malnutrition prevalent in the developing countries. Some interesting infographics are “What happends in the first 1,000 days of a child’s life”, “Why fighting hunger means fighting malnutrition”, “What […]
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