by Robel M. Tamirat | Feb 25, 2015 | Food Security, Nutrition
Three projects were awarded as winners of the 2013 Harvesting Nutrition contest organized by SecureNutrition . The contest was organized to promote initiatives with a holistic approach linking nutrition, agriculture and food security. The award ceremony was held at...
by Robel M. Tamirat | Oct 13, 2014 | Food Security, Nutrition, Reports, SDGs
The 2014 Global Hunger Index, now available from the International Food Policy Research Institute, Welthungerhilfe, and Concern Worldwide, shows a steady decrease in hunger in most developing countries.While great strides have been made to feed the world, hunger...
by Robel M. Tamirat | Sep 19, 2014 | Activism, Food Security
Members of the House and Senate introduced legislation to authorize the US Government’s Feed the Future Initiative on September 19, 2014. Rep. Chris Smith (R-N.J.) introduced the Feed the Future Global Food Security Act of 2014 to the House, while Sen. Bob Casey...
by Robel M. Tamirat | Sep 19, 2014 | Food Security
United Nations’ 2014 State of Food Insecurity in the World (SOFI 2014) Report confirmed that there are still 805 million people – more than half of whom are in Asia – suffering from chronic malnourishment.This report is published annually by the Food...
by Tamene Adugna | Mar 17, 2014 | Activism, Data, Food Security, Livelihoods, Reports, Right to Food, SDGs
Olivier De Schutter, a United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food, has recently presented a report to the UN Human Rights Council. The Rapporteur called for the world’s food system to be radically and democratically redesigned. (SRFOOD.ORG, 2014). In...
