Category Archives: malnutrition

DUPLICATION OF SEATTLE’S FOOD FOREST IN ALL THE DRYLANDS (Take Part / Willem Van Cotthem)

Posted on June 20, 2013 by

IS DUPLICATION OF SEATTLE’S FOOD FOREST IN ALL THE DRYLANDS POSSIBLE ? Yes, if we plant the right species of trees, vegetables, herbs, all the edible plants … all adapted to the local environmental conditions. One should consider that this … Continue reading →

Posted in afforestation, Desertification, drought, drylands, food / food security, fruit trees, hunger / famine, malnutrition, reforestation

More than one third of Africa, including Zimbabwe, is under threat of desertification (Google / ZBC Online)

Posted on June 16, 2013 by

Read at : https://www.facebook.com/zimbabwebroadcastingcorporation/posts/349251965202140 ZBC News Online Africa under threat of desertification: The Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources Management says if desertification remains unchecked in the next 10 years, thousands of people will be at risk of displacement while … Continue reading →

Posted in Desertification, drought, food / food security, hunger / famine, malnutrition, small-scale farming, UNCCD, World Day Desertification

Food aid or family gardening ? (Willem Van Cotthem)

Posted on June 15, 2013 by

MY REQUEST OF MAY 20TH 2013 http://desertification.wordpress.com/2013/05/20/alleviation-of-malnutrition-and-hunger-by-small-scale-container-gardening-jojo-rom-willem-van-cotthem/ We are counting on you to help us spread the good word.  Do not leave us preaching in the desert : ALLEVIATION OF MALNUTRITION AND HUNGER BY SMALL-SCALE CONTAINER GARDENING SHOULD BE HIGH … Continue reading →

Posted in Desertification, drought, drylands, food / food security, hunger / famine, malnutrition

Enhanced nutrition to reduce child mortality ? (IPS)

Posted on June 13, 2013 by

Read at : IPS NEWS http://www.ipsnews.net/2013/06/malnutrition-still-killing-three-million-children-under-five/ Malnutrition Still Killing Three Million Children Under Five By Sudeshna Chowdhury UNITED NATIONS, Jun 6 2013 (IPS) – Kevin’s Carter’s disturbing picture of the 1993 famine in Sudan won him a Pulitzer Prize. The … Continue reading →

Posted in food / food security, hunger / famine, malnutrition, nutrition

An unprecedented opportunity to eliminate one of humanity’s most ancient scourges : hunger and malnutrition (IPS)

Posted on June 13, 2013 by

Read at : IPS News http://www.ipsnews.net/2013/06/op-ed-are-we-at-the-tipping-point-for-ending-hunger-and-malnutrition/ OP-ED: Are We at the Tipping Point for Ending Hunger and Malnutrition? By David Nabarro ……………………………………… Through all of this, the Committee on World Food Security, the preeminent body for global governance of food, … Continue reading →

Posted in food / food security, hunger / famine, malnutrition

Malnutrition, the underlying cause of death for 2.6 million children (IPS)

Posted on June 7, 2013 by

Read at : http://www.ipsnews.net/2013/06/tackle-malnutrition-now/ Tackle Malnutrition Now By Jomo Kwame Sundaram In this column, Jomo Kwame Sundaram, assistant director-general for economic and social development at the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), writes that while the Millennium Development Goal … Continue reading →

Posted in food / food security, hunger / famine, malnutrition

Hunger and malnutrition, once again (Ending Hunger / Willem Van Cotthem)

Posted on June 4, 2013 by

I have been reading an interesting posting of “ENDING HUNGER” at Facebook : “Hunger, malnutrition and extreme poverty should remain at the core of the post-2015 agenda. UN Food agencies expressed confidence that the world could overcome these problems within … Continue reading →

Posted in container/bottle gardening, food / food security, hunger / famine, malnutrition

Malnutrition is depriving its victims of the ability to learn basic skills (IPS)

Posted on June 3, 2013 by

Read at : http://www.ipsnews.net/2013/05/child-malnutrition-costs-global-economy-billions-yearly-report/ Child Malnutrition Costs Global Economy Billions Yearly – Report By Jim Lobe UNICEF estimates that 3.5 million children in Pakistan suffer from acute malnutrition. The EU is helping the government to cut down the malnourishment rate … Continue reading →

Posted in malnutrition

Sack gardening to combat hunger, malnutrition and poverty (New Agriculturist)

Posted on May 30, 2013 by

Read at : http://www.new-ag.info/en/research/innovationItem.php?a=2982 Organic sack gardening in Bangladesh Living in Vabanipur village in Bangladesh’s Malulavi Bazaar District, Ainob Bibi has struggled to feed her four children. Without land, and living close to Hakaluki Haor – a large wetland area … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, Desertification, Gardening / Horticulture, hunger / famine, malnutrition, sack gardening, small-scale farming

Child Malnutrition and the Global Economy (IPS)

Posted on May 30, 2013 by

Read at : http://www.ipsnews.net/2013/05/child-malnutrition-costs-global-economy-billions-yearly-report/ Child Malnutrition Costs Global Economy Billions Yearly – Report By Jim Lobe In addition to the serious health problems it causes, child malnutrition is costing the global economy tens of billions of dollars a year by … Continue reading →

Posted in food / food security, human life, malnutrition, UNICEF