Emotional intelligence & climate change, hunger & college, history & conservation tillage
It’s a busy time of year. We hope you will take a few minutes to dig into some key reads. Today’s eclectic menu provides lots of food for thought… Emotional …
Public perception matters in the research enterprise, some surprising history, school lunches
Public perception matters in the research enterprise. Some surprising history. Back to school…and school lunches are in the news. Are scientists who collaborate with industry tainted? Last weekend’s New York …
Q&A: Lucia Kaiser and Dorina Espinoza, nutrition researchers and educators
“The people who indicated that stigma was a reason for not enrolling in SNAP had the highest rates of food insecurity among all respondents…those who held back in applying for …
FAO: Protracted crises push hunger rates up in Near East, North Africa
While hunger rates have declined across the world, some 33 million people in the Near East and North Africa (NENA) are chronically hungry today. That is double the number reported …
Report: State of food insecurity in the world 2015
While the number of food insecure people in the world has dropped to 795 million, one in every nine people still goes hungry. And the changing nature of global crises …
Tackling chronic hunger: lessons from the sack farmers of Kibera
Kibera is one of Africa’s largest and poorest urban areas. But residents there have found an innovative way to tackle food insecurity. Their method? Urban farms that feature sacks. What …
University of California focuses on student food security
The USDA estimates that 1 in 7 U.S. households is food-insecure (i.e., their access to adequate food is limited). The USDA does not collect data specifically about hunger among college …
Food security frameworks report issued
The Chicago Council on Global Affairs has issued a new report, Roadmap for U.S.-Africa Trade Policies to Advance Food Security and Benefit U.S. Farmers and Agrifood Businesses. The report discusses …
USDA announces $27M in grants to end child hunger
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced more than $27 million in grants to fund projects designed to help end childhood hunger in America. The announcement was made at a large anti-hunger …
As an important anti-hunger conference takes place in the United States, it seems timely to revisit the UN FAO’s State of Food Insecurity in the World Report (2014). There’s also …