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Ensuring food security — where people have access to an affordable, nutritionally adequate diet — is vital to meet the Millennium Development Goal of reducing by half the proportion of people suffering from hunger.
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Opinions and Analysis
Why we need Sustainable Development Goals
Rio+20 must launch SDGs to guide countries through complex development challenges, argues Colombian ministry official Paula Caballero Gómez.
Pakistan needs a new crop forecasting system
Pakistan urgently needs to refine its crop yield forecasting and estimation system to improve food production, says Ibrar ul Hassan Akhtar.
16 May 2012
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Africa's hidden scourge needs an integrated approach
11 May 2012
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Policy Briefs
Advancing agricultural adaptation and mitigation
Scientists can help advance policies to promote agricultural practices that can reduce emissions and boost yields.
24 January 2012
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Source: Science
Advancing research to support smallholder farmers
Scientists can help smallholder farmers get more out of their crops in changing food markets.
1 September 2011
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Source: Science
News and Features
Innovation 'must consider water, energy and land jointly'
Technological innovation needs to consider the interdependency of water, energy and land resources, says a European report.
25 May 2012
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Reality TV show gives Kenyan farms a makeover
Shamba Shape-Up, a Kenyan reality TV show, is helping farmers improve the condition and productivity of their farms.
25 May 2012
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Source: The Guardian
Scientists search for solutions to Iraq's salty farmland
23 May 2012
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