A recent post on SciDevNet discusses how the private sector can help in training and skill development for soybean farmers in Kenya and Zambia. The UK-funded FoodTrade East and Southern Africa (FoodTrade ESA) awarded about USD 1.2 million to two companies to help farmers improve yields, access appropriate storage solutions, and market their produce. Focused […]
Climate change adaptation and mitigation in Uganda
A recent post on the CCAFS blog describes the implementation of a program on improving climate change adaptation and mitigation practices of farmers in Western Uganda. The aim of the program is to improve food security in the region through a series of interventions, which include, improved collective action for climate change, improved climate information […]
New Review Affirms Nutritional Impact of Iron-Biofortified Crops
A review of current evidence on the nutritional impact of iron-biofortified staple crops reinforces the findings and strength of the existing research. The review affirms that regular consumption of these high-iron varieties, including beans and pearl millet, reduces iron-deficiency in vulnerable population groups such as school children and non-pregnant young women.
News: Untapped Potentials of Aquaculture in Egypt
Egypt is the ninth largest global aquaculture producer and accounts for 66% of African farmed fish but there are still significant opportunities for expansion. This is important as farmed fish is the cheapest source of animal-produced protein in a country facing serious nutritional deficiencies including child stunting (31%), maternal anemia (44.1%) and maternal obesity (25%).
Waste not, warm not: poverty, hunger, and climate change in a circular food system
Full transcript of the keynote speech by PIM Director Karen Brooks at the Crawford Fund's Annual Conference "WASTE NOT, WANT NOT: The Circular Economy to Food Security" held on 29-30 August 2016 in Canberra, Australia.
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