Category Archives: micronutrients

Glemte flygtninge, som FN ikke når (U-landsnyt.dk) – in Danish

Posted on March 16, 2012 by

Read at : http://www.u-landsnyt.dk/nyhed/15-03-12/glemte-flygtninge-som-fn-ikke-n-r Glemte flygtninge, som FN ikke når 23:13 | 15.03.12| International bistand Afrika Kommentar af Peter Kenworthy FN’s Børnefond, UNICEF, siger på sin hjemmeside, at ”UNICEF, siden organisationen blev grundlagt, har arbejdet med ernæringsmæssige programmer med henblik … Continue reading →

Posted in food / food security, hunger / famine, micronutrients, Social dimensions, UNHCR, UNICEF, WFP

If it’s not hunger relief, it’s health (Good News Network / Willem Van Cotthem)

Posted on December 23, 2011 by

Here again there is a nice example of the importance of a school garden. http://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/most-popular/denver-green-school-grows-ton-of-produce.html School Turns Abandoned Field into Organic Farm, Growing Ton of Produce for Cafeteria http://youtu.be/Nny9BpMQeKQ By Good News Network Just eight months ago, a one-acre plot … Continue reading →

Posted in food / food security, fruits, gardening kids, hunger / famine, malnutrition, micronutrients, nutrition, school gardens, small-scale farming, vegetables

Which way would you go to stop an unfolding food crisis for children ? (Willem Van Cotthem)

Posted on December 22, 2011 by

Did you read my former posting on this blog ? UNICEF CHIEF URGES ACTION TO STOP UNFOLDING CRISIS FOR CHILDREN IN THE SAHEL. Yes?  Then you know that UNICEF’s Executive Director Anthony Lake “called today on the global community to … Continue reading →

Posted in container/bottle gardening, Desertification, drought, family gardens, food / food security, fruits, gardening kids, hunger / famine, kitchen garden, malnutrition, micronutrients, nutrition, school gardens, UNICEF, vegetables

The 1 Billion people (WorldWarch Inst.)

Posted on December 22, 2011 by

Read at : http://www.worldwatch.org/forgotten-1-billion?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+worldwatch%2Fall+%28Worldwatch+Institute%29 The Forgotten 1 Billion The holidays are a time for putting others before ourselves. And with the recent news that the world’s population has surpassed 7 billion, there are a lot more “others” to consider this … Continue reading →

Posted in hunger / famine, malnutrition, micronutrients, Social dimensions

Agricultural projects don’t increase household income sufficiently to improve diet and child growth (New Agriculturist)

Posted on December 22, 2011 by

Read at : http://www.new-ag.info/en/news/newsitem.php?a=2379 Nutrition not improved by agriculture alone Agricultural projects that are nutrition-focused do not automatically improve nutrition, a new briefing has concluded. “It’s not that these interventions are unsuccessful in agriculture terms – they do increase the … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, food / food security, micronutrients, nutrition

I’m Dancing and Singing in the Drought (Willem Van Cotthem)

Posted on August 1, 2011 by

You probably know I’m not the actor Gene KELLY, that’s why I’m not dancing and singing in the rain, but in the drought. The reason for my optimistic mood today is quite simple :  there are so many remarkable reports … Continue reading →

Posted in allotment gardens, community gardens, container/bottle gardening, desert/desert gardening, drought, drylands, family farming, family gardens, food / food security, hunger / famine, malnutrition, micronutrients, nutrition, small-scale farming, urban agriculture/farming, urban gardening, vegetables, vertical farming, vertical gardening, Victory Gardens

Malnutrition and vegetables (Farm Radio International)

Posted on July 31, 2011 by

Read at : http://www.farmradio.org/english/radio-scripts/93-3script_en.asp Radio Scripts Package 93, Script 3 April 2011 A community fights malnutrition with local leafy vegetables We eat to live. Without food, we would go hungry. But hunger is not only about not having enough to … Continue reading →

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

MICRONUTRIENT DEFICIENCY AMONG THE VULNERABLE POOR IN AFRICA (Agricultural Biodiversity Weblog)

Posted on May 3, 2011 by

Read at : http://agro.biodiver.se/2011/05/brainfood-diet/ FARMING FOR BALANCED NUTRITION: AN AGRICULTURAL APPROACH TO ADDRESSING MICRONUTRIENT DEFICIENCY AMONG THE VULNERABLE POOR IN AFRICA Hillocks RJ*1 1Natural Resources Institute, University of Greenwich, Chatham Maritime, Kent ME4 4TB, UK Hillocks11050

Posted in Agriculture, micronutrients, nutrition

Mozambique Aims To Halve Malnutrition By 2020 (WFP)

Posted on March 26, 2011 by

Read at : ==================================================== http://www.wfp.org/stories/mozambique-takes-action-fight-malnutrition The World Food Programme has joined a new action plan by the Mozambican government to bring down one of Africa’s highest rates of chronic malnutrition. MOAMBA, MOZAMBIQUE — Tina Sergio is 11 months old but … Continue reading →

Posted in food / food security, malnutrition, micronutrients, WFP

Micronutrient deficiency, hidden hunger, an holistic approach, obstacles and prospects: are micronutrient supplements the only solution? (IRINNews)

Posted on November 17, 2010 by

Read at : http://www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx?Reportid=91119 KYRGYZSTAN: The hidden threat of micronutrient deficiency TALAS, 17 November 2010 (IRIN) – By the time Fatima Emilova was six months old she had been hospitalized twice for 10 days at a time with debilitating bouts … Continue reading →

Posted in family farming, food / food security, malnutrition, micronutrients