Monthly Archives: November 2015

Originally posted on One Billion Hungry: Can We Feed the World?:
The Global Nutrition Report 2015: Actions and accountability to advance nutrition and sustainable development, has as a key theme the notion of tracking progress on tackling undernutrition as an…

Most of our health systems are set up to respond to problems, whereas agriculture can be part of a prevention approach. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.ifpri.org See on Scoop.it – Food Policy, Supply, Security & Safety

Originally posted on AgHealth:
Infographic on antibiotic resistance and what steps the agriculture sector can take to tackle this global challenge (credit: World Health Organization). The Lancet yesterday (18 Nov 2015) published a new series titled Antimicrobials: sustainable access and effectiveness in…

Originally posted on One Billion Hungry: Can We Feed the World?:
By Katrin Glatzel When you think of clean water and hygienic toilets, it’s not usually concerns about nutrition that come to mind first. Well, you might want to reconsider.…

Today (Wednesday 18 November) is European Antibiotic Awareness Day (EAAD) and vets are being urged to sign an online pledge to become an “antibiotic guardian”. EAAD is an annual public … Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.vettimes.co.uk See on Scoop.it – … Continue reading →

Originally posted on Bovidiva:
How many of us are motivated by fear every single day? We’d like to think that we’re lucky enough to live in a society where we don’t feel afraid. In contrast to inhabitants of many war-torn…

Embracing innovation and making decisions based on sound science is the only way we can confront these challenges Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.agri-pulse.com See on Scoop.it – Precision Agriculture

The result was a science-based, open-source and collaborative process to develop measurement and communication resources that help dairy farmers and companies identify opportunities for improvement and track progress across the entire value chain – from grass to glass. Sourced through … Continue reading →

Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.thechicagocouncil.org See on Scoop.it – Precision Agriculture

The public sector has a crucial role in generating and making available agriculture-related information to smallholder farmers, argues Ajit Maru, GFAR’s Senior Knowledge Officer, but more research … Sourced through Scoop.it from: gcardblog.wordpress.com See on Scoop.it – Poverty, Hunger & … Continue reading →

Originally posted on Database of Press Releases related to Africa – APO-Source:
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has prognosticated a possible economic recession in 2016. This possible worst outcome of the present slump is something I am sure President…

Originally posted on DESERTIFICATION:
Did you read my former posting on this blog ? UNICEF CHIEF URGES ACTION TO STOP UNFOLDING CRISIS FOR CHILDREN IN THE SAHEL. Yes?  Then you know that UNICEF’s Executive Director Anthony Lake “called today on…

Originally posted on One Billion Hungry: Can We Feed the World?:
Image courtesy of [rakratchada torsap] at FreeDigitalPhotos.net Tackling undernutrition is, as the full extent of malnutrition and micronutrient deficiencies becomes apparent, critical for human wellbeing and development. In the…