News headlines for “World Hunger and Poverty”, page 72
Cool Scheme to Reduce Food Waste in Nigeria
- Inter Press Service
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, Dec 14 (IPS) - Food spoilage forced smallholder farmers out of pocket and out of business – until an entrepreneur came up with a cool idea.
How Vitamin-Enriched Foods can be the Gateway to Better Long-Term Nutrition
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON DC, Dec 10 (IPS) - When one in five pre-school children is stunted due to chronic undernutrition, it is clear that global diets urgently need to improve and diversify to include more nutrient-rich fruits, vegetables and animal-source foods.
What Will it Take to Turn Farmers Toward Climate-Resilient Superfood Millet?
- Inter Press Service
Bulawayo, ZIMBABWE , Dec 1 2021 (IPS) - Millet could be Africa’s silver bullet for combating anaemia – and apart from health benefits, it is climate-resilient.
High Global Fertiliser Prices Overshadow Malawi's Farm Subsidy Programme
- Inter Press Service
BLANTYRE, Malawi, Nov 29 (IPS) - Ellena Joseph, a small-scale maise farmer in Chiradzulu District in Southern Malawi, finished preparing her field early in October.
From Fruit Waste to Gourmet Grub
- Inter Press Service
BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, Nov 23 (IPS) - When Bonolo Montle’s neighbours discarded bucketsful of fallen ripe morula fruit from their backyard, she saw food and fortune going to waste.
Time Honoured Food Traditions, Pleasing for Palate and Planet
- Inter Press Service
KARACHI, Nov 19 (IPS) - Balance is the absolute key, if you ask Alia Chughtai, a journalist who started a catering service with filmmaker Akhlaque Mahesar, by the name of Aur Chaawal (And Rice), two years ago.
Why Seed Companies Fear México
- Inter Press Service
ORANGE, California, US, Nov 18 (IPS) - Last month México’s Supreme Court provided hope for biodiversity, especially in the Global South, while flaming fear for seed companies. In a historic step, it ruled for corn advocates and against genetically modified (GMO) corn. The decision was a momentous act in country where maíz (corn) carries daily and sacred significance.
What Governments Should Learn from The Climate Activists
- Inter Press Service
Nov 15 (IPS) - Shantha Rau Barriga is the disability rights director and the lead on Strategy Development at Human Rights Watch“Nothing about us without us” – that was the call from the indigenous rights advocate Ghazali Ohorella from the Alifuru people in the Maluku Islands, Indonesia during a panel at the climate summit in Glasgow.
Inequity in Funding: Africa’s Agripreneurs Pay a High Price for Start Up Finance
- Inter Press Service
Nov 15 (IPS) - Africa has pinned its hopes on agriculture for the creation of jobs and the resulting reduction of poverty. But its role is being stymied by the high cost of financing.
Rich Food from Poor Fish, Making Food and Health Sustainable
- Inter Press Service
BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, Nov 12 (IPS) - During the COVID-19 lockdown in Uganda, a breastfeeding mother struggled to improve the health of her malnourished child. With the closure of her local health centre, she worried the child could die without urgent medical treatment.
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