Author Archives: Dr. Bukar USMAN, mni

Originally posted on DESERTIFICATION:
New York, May 30 2012  6:05PM Sustainable development will not be achieved unless hunger and malnutrition are eradicated, the United Nations food agency warned today in a new report. “We cannot call development sustainable while this…

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Read at : http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131217170859.htm Importance of Food as Key Provider of Vitamins and Nutrients Dec. 17, 2013 — While dietary supplements can help some people meet their nutrition needs, eating a wide variety of nutrient-rich foods…

Originally posted on DESERTIFICATION:
? Training manual on household based pond aquaculture, homestead gardening and nutrition awareness Currently many farming households face health and economic risks because of problems in malnutrition as a result of lack of knowledge and training,…

Originally posted on ILRI Clippings:
Taking a blood sample from a came (photo credit: Eric Fèvre). ‘African camels could hold important clues to controlling the potential spread of a respiratory disease transmitted by the animals. ‘For many years African camels…

Originally posted on One Billion Hungry: Can We Feed the World?:
By Alice Marks Skimming the eye across the colourful chart of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), it is easy to spot a couple which are intrinsically and directly linked…

Originally posted on Thought + Food:
On the last day of the year, some insights on the year in agriculture in the US, research on farming and rural communities, and a look at the growing place of agricultural biotechnology in the food…

Many nutrition-sensitive programs are designed to be context specific, and the panel discussed opportunities and challenges for ensuring greater access to these new practices and technologies and ways to continue to increase uptake in developing countries. Sourced through Scoop.it from: … Continue reading →

Another day, another media story in which I weigh in on some food policy-relevant story: I was quoted last week in an article in US News & World Report about the potential link between Chipotle… Sourced through Scoop.it from: marcfbellemare.com See on … Continue reading →

This blog post highlights how WorldFish and its partners are collaborating to tackle emerging diseases in aquatic animals and developing better management practices to minimize their impact. Sourced through Scoop.it from: livestockfish.cgiar.org See on Scoop.it – Food Policy, Supply, Security … Continue reading →

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 →

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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…

Originally posted on One Billion Hungry: Can We Feed the World?:
This Friday (30th October) marks the 6th annual Africa Day for Food and Nutrition Security (ADFNS). This year the day will be commemorated in Kampala, Uganda, where, at the…

Originally posted on ILRI Clippings:
Hargeisa livestock market buying and selling According to ILRI’s Nadhem Mtimet, livestock provides around 60% of gross domestic product (GDP) in Somaliland and the sector employs over 70% of the population. Livestock producers, he says,…

On the 25-27 September 2015 world leaders unanimously adopted the sustainable development goals (SDGs) during the 70th UN General Assembly. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.internationalpolicydigest.org See on Scoop.it – Food Policy, Supply, Security & Safety

On World Food Day Stephen Devereux writes on the growing consensus that social protection has to be at the heart of any efforts to reduce rural poverty and ensure access to food, or the means to buy f… Sourced through … Continue reading →

Transformation is the development of a strategic action plan for agricultural transformation in Africa. The aim is to build a strong and sustainable agricultural sector for food and nutrition security, youth employment, poverty alleviation and rural transformation. Sourced through Scoop.it … Continue reading →

African agriculture has long been a symbol of the continent’s poverty. But that is starting to change. Thanks to digital technology, Africa’s leaders can today overcome the isolation of the continent’s smallholders and build a new food system suited to … Continue reading →

Originally posted on One Billion Hungry: Can We Feed the World?:
Image from GHI’s 2015 GAP Report: http://www.globalharvestinitiative.org By Katy Wilson According to the recently released 2015 Global Hunger Index from the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), hunger levels…

Originally posted on One Billion Hungry: Can We Feed the World?:
As an outcome of the Rio+20 conference in 2012, countries agreed to embark on the process of developing the Sustainable Development Goals to carry on the work of the…

Originally posted on One Billion Hungry: Can We Feed the World?:
On the 19th July after 7 days of discussions, the UN General Assembly’s Open Working Group (OWG) on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) agreed an outcome document containing 17 proposed…

Originally posted on One Billion Hungry: Can We Feed the World?:
“We are sleepwalking towards the edge of history’s cliff”. This was a sentence uttered by former vice-president of the US, Al Gore at the recent Hunger Nutrition Climate Justice…

Originally posted on One Billion Hungry: Can We Feed the World?:
By Katrin Glatzel As climate negotiators and delegates from nearly 200 countries gather in the beautiful city of Bonn for a last time before the international climate negotiations take…

Originally posted on TRANSMANGO:
Terry Marsden revisits the opinion paper he wrote earlier this month on a common food policy and reflects on the ‘new structures question’. If you would like to comment on this please join us in our…

Originally posted on The GFAiR Blog:
The Global Hunger Index is out, and while it shows the level of hunger in developing countries has fallen by 27% since 2000, it also highlights the disturbing link between armed conflict and severe hunger.…

Originally posted on ILRI news:
In 2014, to mark 40 years of international research, the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) is facilitating a series of events that highlight the ways in which livestock research advances the global development agenda, specifically…

Originally posted on One Billion Hungry: Can We Feed the World?:
By Katrin Glatzel With just over two months left till a new international climate change agreement is being finalised in Paris, the Montpellier Panel is launching a new report…

Originally posted on One Billion Hungry: Can We Feed the World?:
By Katrin Glatzel It is not uncommon that young people don’t want to follow in their parents’ footsteps, especially if it means a low income, food insecurity and back-breaking…

Originally posted on ILRI policies, instititions and livelihoods program:
Smallholder farmers in Uganda (photo credit: John Recha/CCAFS). How do men and women livestock keepers understand or perceive resource ownership? What implications have these perceptions on food security in smallholder settings?…

Originally posted on ILRI policies, instititions and livelihoods program:
A woman milking a cow in Tanga, Tanzania (photo credit: ILRI/Paul Karaimu) Written by Alessandra Galie One of the main goals of gender research in the CGIAR research program on Livestock…