Food crisis
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- Extreme Weather Increasing Level of Toxins in Food, Scientists Warn
As they struggle to deal with more extreme weather, a range of food crops are generating more of chemical compounds that can cause health problems for people.
- Venezuela State Declares Food Emergency at Schools
The opposition governor of Venezuela's second-largest state, Henrique Capriles, declared an emergency Monday over a lack of food for public schools, blaming the socialist government's "misguided" policies.
- Can Stunting be Reversed? Yes, and Peru is Showing Us How
Children affected by the 2008 food crisis in Peru show stunting can be reversed. Is it time to focus beyond the first 1,000 days?In 2008 there was a terrible food crisis in Peru. The price ...
- One Woman is Fighting Food Poverty with 'Social Eating'
Resilient People: Food crisis responder Marsha Smith takes surplus produce from supermarkets and cooks it for those in need. In a city suffering from food poverty, she is trying to shake up the system for ...
- Ebola Could Lead to a Food Crisis
Financial aid and global coordination are needed to prevent the Ebola health care crisis from becoming a food emergency, agriculture ministers from West African nations at the center of the Ebola epidemic said. In Sierra ...
- UK to Work With India on Creating A Cold Food Chain, Reducing Food Wastage
A UK-based company has plans to roll out clean cold technology in India to move perishable goods efficiently from producer to consumer and help the country tackle its food crisis by reducing food loss.
- Environment Ministry: Ensure Biosafety of All Types of Genetically Engineered Organisms
Amid speculation over the fate of genetically modified crops, India's Environment Ministry on Monday said that a regulatory framework supported by several guidlines is there to ensure biosafety of all types of genetically engineered organisms.
