Foresight studies: shaping the future for food security
The world's food security depends on the quality of the forward-looking agricultural studies we are carrying out today, says Mark Holderness.
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.
Improving early childhood nutrition
Nutritional interventions can improve health, save lives and boost economic growth but only if implemented before the age of two.
20 January 2010
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Source: International Food Policy Research Institute
Tackling malnutrition with traditional knowledge
Traditional knowledge can inform strategies for improving nutrition and help vulnerable populations cope with environmental change.
20 January 2010
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Source: UN Standing Committee on Nutrition
Selenium deficiency 'endemic' in Malawi
Researchers confirm that selenium deficiency is endemic in Malawi, and suggest enriching fertiliser with the nutrient to tackle the problem.
13 April 2013
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India to award biotech solutions in health and farming
India hopes to boost biotech research in health, nutrition and agriculture through official awards.
10 April 2013
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22 March 2013
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