Latest Food security Stories
Equatorial Guinea Gives US$30 Million To FAO For Food Aid In Africa Equatorial Guinea joins the fight to end hunger in Africa MALABO, Equatorial Guinea, Oct. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Equatorial Guinea has offered US$30 million to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to assist African countries with food shortages and improve food security across the continent. The donation comes after a meeting between the President of Equatorial Guinea and...
Nine food banks to receive critical funding for programs to provide children with nutritious food CHICAGO, Oct. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Feeding America announced today that the Food Lion Charitable Foundation and the Western Union Foundation have again joined forces to support programs that enrich the lives of children by donating a total of $200,000 to Feeding America and nine of its member food banks. The Food Lion Charitable Foundation's contribution is in...
WASHINGTON, Oct. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The 2012 Global Hunger Index (GHI), launched today by International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Welthungerhilfe, and the international humanitarian organization Concern Worldwide, shows that progress in reducing the number of hungry people in the world has been tragically slow. According to the Index, world hunger remains serious while unsustainable use of land, water, and energy threaten the food security of the poorest...
More efficient use of the food production chain and a decrease in the amount of food losses will dramatically help maintaining the planet's natural resources and improve people's lives. Researchers in Aalto University have proved a valid estimation, for the first time, for how many people could be fed with reducing food losses. The world's population is an estimated seven billion people. An additional one billion can be fed from our current resources, if the food losses could be halved....
Researchers call for more research but comprehensive 12-country analysis suggests hungry region produces only 10% of possible wheat yield; could become more self-sufficient in wheat production as hedge against rising expensive imports In releasing the first ever comprehensive report on sub-Saharan Africa's economic and biological potential for producing wheat, scientists said today that the region's farmers may be growing only 10 to 25 percent of the production the research suggests is...
In the news release, Animal Antibiotics And Biotech Seed Experts Highlight The Food Dialogues: New York, issued 04-Oct-2012 by U.S. Farmers & Ranchers Alliance over PR Newswire, we are advised by the company that an there is an additional member to the "Your Toughest Questions Answered on Antibiotics in Your Food" panel. The additional panel member is: Barb Determan, pork producer (Iowa), Heartland Marketing Group. The complete, corrected release follows: Animal Antibiotics And...
CHESTERFIELD, Mo., Oct. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Americans continue to have questions about how food is grown and raised. In response, the U.S. Farmers & Ranchers Alliance (USFRA), which was created to lead the dialogue and answer questions consumers have about food production through unique events, social media, access to farmers and ranchers, and content on its website, www.fooddialogues.com, will host The Food Dialogues(SM): New York. Today, USFRA announced the list of...
BERKELEY, Calif., Oct. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of its continuing work to connect children and families with real food, Annie's today announced its support and sponsorship of the 2012/2013 class of FoodCorps Fellows, 12 standout FoodCorps alumni embarking on a second year of service. Throughout the school year, FoodCorps Fellows will support, guide and mentor FoodCorps Service Members in each state the organization serves (Arizona, Arkansas, Connecticut, Iowa, Maine,...
NEW YORK, Sept. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In a massive attempt to tackle global hunger, leading U.S.-based international NGOs will spend more than $1 billion in private funds over the next three years on agriculture, food and nutrition programs, announced U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and NGO alliance InterAction on Thursday. "InterAction's members are at the forefront of the global fight against hunger and poor nutrition. They work alongside local communities...
NEW YORK, Sept. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Emmy and Golden Globe-winning actress, Toni Collette, and the international humanitarian organization, Concern Worldwide, are launching a campaign this fall to help make hunger history. To view the multimedia assets associated with this release, please click http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/award-winning-actress-toni-collette-joins-concern-worldwide-in-campaign-to-help-make-hunger-history-171350011.html "Food is such a basic, primal...
