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‘Biodiversity is integral to maintaining food security’

National Biodiversity Authority representative underlines importance of all food crops at Chennai meet

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Indian scientists convert wild legume into edible dal

A recent research shows it is possible to knock off genes that are responsible for the production of a class of anti-nutrients that make …

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Food and Nutrition Security in Southern African Cities

Urban population growth is extremely rapid across Africa 

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Can aid engineer economic prosperity?

While it will not be in anyone's interest to cut off foreign aid to Africa, it is clear that countries that receive such aid must show more …

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Civil society 'deeply disappointed' with WTO ministerial declaration on agriculture

On Public Food stockholding, the current proposal is far worse than the Peace Clause, which itself suffered from several problems

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Biotechnology for food security: hope over hype

A range of biotechnological approaches, including both traditional ones like selective breeding and fermentation techniques, and modern ones …

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What needs to be done to give Africa's smallholder farmers access to machinery

Mechanisation of agricultural activity can help many African countries unlock underutilised agricultural potential. But there are serious …

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Blind solutions

Government's plan to fortify food cannot be a holistic solution to malnutrition

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Cost of importing food is expected to rise 6% in 2017

The global food import bill is rising despite robust output in 2017, says UN

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Traditional seeds need to be conserved for organic farming

At the 19th Organic World Congress, more than 55 groups have come together to call for the conservation of indigenous seeds …

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World Food Day: investing in food security for a better future

As the number of hungry people is on the rise again globally, we must invest in rural development to drive about a change

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Hunger and Poverty in South Africa: The Hidden Faces of Food Insecurity

This book explores food insecurity as an issue of socioeconomic, political, cultural and environmental inequity and inequality.

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