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2012/05/26 17:19
2012/05/26 17:19
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USDA unveils Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food Compass On Feb. 29 U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan unveiled the Know Your Farmer, Know Your...
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2012/05/26 16:52
2012/05/26 16:52
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GOUDOUDE DIOBE, Senegal (AP) � It's 10 a.m., and the 2-year-old is still waiting for breakfast. Aliou Seyni Diallo collapses to his knees in tears and plops his forehead down on the dirt outside his...
2012/05/26 14:50
2012/05/26 14:50
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ONE in four Australian vegetable growers is facing financial ruin as they fight a losing battle against cheap processed imports, mounting labour costs and greater competition for our traditional...
2012/05/26 02:05
2012/05/26 02:05
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A tragedy is unfolding in Niger where political unrest, drought, grain prices and poverty threaten 18 million lives. Like an unwelcome echo from 1984, severely malnourished two-year-old Malla Awa is...
2012/05/25 21:49
2012/05/25 21:49
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Feed the Future kits that Peace Corps volunteers utilize in the field. For more than 50 years, Peace Corps volunteers around the world have taken an active role in addressing critical food security...
2012/05/25 21:11
2012/05/25 21:11
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... May 25 - On Sunday 27th May in Rothamsted Park, in addition to UK farmers and growers, Take the Flour Back will host voices from the Global South reaffirming their rejection of GM. Graciela Romero,...
2012/05/25 20:22
2012/05/25 20:22
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Kudos to USAID for launching a Food Security Open Data Challenge! This announcement kicks off an exciting few months, during which USAID will bring together technologists, food security experts,...
2012/05/25 20:20
2012/05/25 20:20
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Speakers from advocacy and government groups assessed U.S. and international efforts to alleviate global food insecurity Tuesday, just after the G8 Summit at Camp David last week. The lecture, the...
2012/05/25 13:29
2012/05/25 13:29
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Addis Ababa — Aid agencies are calling for more food assistance for areas in southern and northeastern Ethiopia where erratic rains have adversely affected the mid-February to May 'Belg' crop. "We...
2012/05/25 09:29
2012/05/25 09:29
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This letter from African civil society critical of foreign investment in African Agriculture at G8 Summit was presented by Mamadou Cissokho, Honorary President of ROPPA, President Steering Committee...
2012/05/25 09:29
2012/05/25 09:29
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Who gets to eat and who doesn't is decided in a few rooms by boards of directors composed mainly of rich men. A handful of people in Northern countries deciding whether Africa is going to eat or not...
2012/05/25 08:29
2012/05/25 08:29
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The World Bank Board of Executive Directors yesterday approved US$120 million financing for the second phase of the West African Agricultural Productivity Programme that will improve food production...
2012/05/25 08:29
2012/05/25 08:29
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Publication details the composition of 472 foods from the Western Africa region. The composition of one's diet is fundamental to good nutrition and health. And knowing what we eat is essential to...
2012/05/25 08:19
2012/05/25 08:19
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Helpful Ways To Fight Food Inflation Skyrocketing food prices have shocked many of us at the checkout line. With the cost of everything from cereal to bakery products on the rise, we have some tips...
2012/05/25 06:08
2012/05/25 06:08
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... U.K. will hold an international food security summit during the Olympic games in London this summer, British Prime Minister David Cameron has announced in a statement to the House of Commons,"...
2012/05/25 04:29
2012/05/25 04:29
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Smallholder farmers in Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Nigeria are set to benefit from a $4.5m grant to support their agricultural efforts. The grant from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation aims at improving...
2012/05/25 00:45
2012/05/25 00:45
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A simple mouse click can help world hunger - LETTERPosted 40 minutes ago I am a student in Grade 11. Recently I given a class assignment to research a world issue and I chose world hunger. World...
2012/05/25 00:26
2012/05/25 00:26
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Niger famine 'inevitable' without aid Aid agencies have warned that the West African country of Niger will fall into famine unless the world takes immediate action. More than 15 million people...
2012/05/24 19:00
2012/05/24 19:00
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THE CRUSADE to save Australia’s food security is fast gaining speed.After the multinational tomato processor Heinz moved offshore in January, an ambitious group of people banded together to form the...
2012/05/24 16:36
2012/05/24 16:36
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Horses and ponies run on a farm in 2009 just outside Postville, Iowa. (CNS/Bob Roller) Every five years, Congress looks over the nation's agricultural, nutrition and food aid policies and passes a...