News headlines for “World Hunger and Poverty”, page 69
What This Year’s “No 1 Central Policy Document” Tells Us about Beijing’s Food Security and Rural Revitalisation Ambitions
- Inter Press Service
MELBOURNE, Australia, Mar 16 (IPS) - The recently published “No 1 central policy document” (“No 1 document”), China’s national blueprint for rural policy, further demonstrates Beijing’s commitment to safeguarding food security and advancing rural revitalisation. The document’s release comes against an increasingly complicated geopolitical environment which, along with factors, such as disruptions to the global food chain supplies and worsening climate change impacts, have forced Beijing to rethink how its national goals can be achieved.
Lessons from Liberia for Scaling Poverty Reduction Globally
- Inter Press Service
MONROVIA, Liberia, Mar 15 (IPS) - For the past three years, BRAC International has been piloting in Liberia an adaptation of its acclaimed Graduation approach, whose impact on reducing extreme poverty was first proven in Bangladesh. The success of the Liberia pilot, which I managed, provides not only further proof of impact but vital lessons that can enhance and accelerate scaling of the approach globally.
The Future of Food: Jellyfish, Farmed Insects, 3D Printed Meat?
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Mar 14 (IPS) - Between the devastating effects of climate change and the fast advancing new technologies, it seems now evident that the future of food will change. Whether it's new foods like jellyfish, edible insects and cell-based meat, or new technologies like blockchain, artificial intelligence and nanotechnology, the future promises exciting opportunities for feeding the world, says a new report.
War in Ukraine Poised to Threaten Global Food Security
- Inter Press Service
GENEVA, Mar 10 (IPS) - The war in Ukraine is a catastrophe for that country and for the world. In any crisis it is the most vulnerable that will be most affected, and this time it is no different.
Egypt Rushes to Find Alternative Wheat Suppliers following Russian Invasion of Ukraine
- Inter Press Service
CAIRO, Mar 03 (IPS) - Egypt is scrambling to find alternate sources of wheat after the Russian invasion of Ukraine has put supply to the country in jeopardy. This is especially urgent because the price of bread in Egypt has in the past sparked protests in the country.
The Very Hungry Dragon: Meat-ing Chinas Self-sufficiency Targets for Dairy and Protein
- Inter Press Service
MELBOURNE, Australia, Mar 01 (IPS) - Food security has long been a high priority for the Chinese central government and has been linked to China’s national security in recent years. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs recently released a national five-year plan under which China will seek to maintain a target to produce 95 percent of the protein domestically until 2025: China aims to become self-sufficient in poultry and eggs, 85 percent self-sufficient for beef and mutton, 70 percent for dairy, and 95 percent self-sufficient in pork. These targets intersect with many of the Chinese central government’s current aims to meet the growing demand for protein and dairy, safeguard food security, and other major policies.
Peasants Marginalized by Big Farmers
- Inter Press Service
NEW DELHI and KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 15 (IPS) - A recent Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) study shows the largest farms cultivate a high and increasing share of agricultural land in much of the world.
Agricultural Power, Waning Industry Dictate Brazil's Future
- Inter Press Service
RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb 14 (IPS) - With its accelerated growth agriculture has emerged as a key sector of Brazil's economy, but it is failing on its own to spread prosperity and reduce poverty and inequality, with industry in decline.
Many Good Reasons to Eat More Pulses - And Perhaps Less Meat!
- Inter Press Service
MADRID, Feb 09 (IPS) - Pulses and meat are both needed as part of your diet, however… While the total emissions of greenhouse gases from global livestock amount to 7.1 Gigatonnes of Co2-equivalent per year, representing 14.5% of all anthropogenic emissions, pulses have root nodules that absorb inert nitrogen from soil air and convert it into biologically useful ammonia, a process referred to as biological nitrogen fixation.
From Zero Yield to Bumper Harvest
- Inter Press Service
BLANTYRE, MALAWI, Feb 09 (IPS) - In the past, the people of Sande Village in Chikwawa district, Malawi, would go to bed with empty stomachs even when the rest of the country harvested bumper yields.
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