Food security: The world is hungry for a solution
The complex issue of global food security can only be solved if all nations work together, a UNSW expert says.
Economics & Business
Sep 13, 2022
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News tagged with nutritious food
Study finds that agricultural diversity has a positive impact on food security
Agricultural diversity can be an important driver of food security, but the magnitude of the contribution depends on the broader socio-economic and biophysical characteristics of the local farming system, according to a recently ...
Agriculture
Aug 26, 2022
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How do we teach young people about climate change? We can start with this comic
We know young people are "angry, frustrated and scared" about climate change. And they want to do more to stop it.
Environment
Jul 14, 2022
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Algorithm predicts how climate change will affect future conflict in the Horn of Africa
The Horn of Africa, on the eastern coast of the continent, is currently being battered by an intense and sustained drought thanks to which around 20 million people are going hungry. And, given the ongoing armed conflict in ...
Environment
Jul 6, 2022
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How people, food and water affect large herbivore distribution in East African savannas
To survive, animals must find nutritious food and drinking water—sometimes during long dry seasons or cold periods—and at the same time avoid being eaten. Plant-eating mammals with hooves are an extraordinarily diverse ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 15, 2022
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Higher wheat yields and protein content on the horizon
A team of international researchers has discovered a way to produce higher quality wheat. The scientists from the University of Adelaide and the UK's John Innes Centre have identified a genetic driver that improves yield ...
Biotechnology
May 11, 2022
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Exploring the potential food contamination routes of a newly identified foodborne pathogen
People must consume enough safe and nutritious food to remain alive and healthy. Consumption of unsafe foods, contaminated with harmful bacteria, viruses, parasites, or chemical substances, is responsible for more than 200 ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 21, 2022
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Rockefeller's $105M plan to produce climate-friendly food
The pandemic sent global hunger soaring, but now the war in Ukraine is making the problem far worse. Since Russia and Ukraine together supply 30% of global wheat exports, a big chunk of the world is losing access to food.
Environment
Apr 4, 2022
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"Advanced" countries' wealth depends on the appropriation of resources and labour from the global South
Economic growth in the "advanced economies" of the global North relies on a large net appropriation of resources and labor from the global South, obtained through price differentials in international trade. This is demonstrated ...
Economics & Business
Mar 22, 2022
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One-off government cash handout not enough to help poor families
Some of the worst hit families experiencing food insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic found that Government financial intervention didn't effectively address the issue, new research has found.
Economics & Business
Oct 14, 2021
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