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22nd February, 2012
Feeding the bomb, starving the nation
Pakistanis are fast becoming a wasted nation. The alarmingly high level of malnutrition observed in Pakistan in the past few years is far worse than…
Pakistanis are fast becoming a wasted nation. The alarmingly high level of malnutrition observed in Pakistan in the past few years is far worse than…
26th January, 2012
Bill Gates defends focus on high-tech agriculture
KIRKLAND, Washington: Bill Gates has a terse response to criticism that the high-tech solutions he advocates for world hunger are too expensive or bad for…
KIRKLAND, Washington: Bill Gates has a terse response to criticism that the high-tech solutions he advocates for world hunger are too expensive or bad for…
23rd January, 2012
Tracking microclimates could help feed the world
JERUSALEM: Scientists in Israel have developed a way of using satellite images to help farmers detect small-scale changes in climate and improve their harvests, a…
JERUSALEM: Scientists in Israel have developed a way of using satellite images to help farmers detect small-scale changes in climate and improve their harvests, a…
22nd January, 2012
Drought returns to Sahel, bringing hunger
DAKAR, : For the third time in the past decade, drought has returned to the arid, western shoulder of Africa, bringing hunger to millions. Aid…
DAKAR, : For the third time in the past decade, drought has returned to the arid, western shoulder of Africa, bringing hunger to millions. Aid…
26th December, 2011
Rising prices leading to social crimes
ISLAMABAD, Dec 25: There has been a significant increase in the number of beggars after the phenomenal rise in prices of daily use commodities.
ISLAMABAD, Dec 25: There has been a significant increase in the number of beggars after the phenomenal rise in prices of daily use commodities.
5th October, 2011
Learning from our disasters
For Pakistan, the 2011 floods came at a time when the country was already struggling to recover from last year’s floods. This year however, Sindh…
For Pakistan, the 2011 floods came at a time when the country was already struggling to recover from last year’s floods. This year however, Sindh…
13th September, 2011
Floods double disaster for children still recovering from last year’s devastation: Unicef
ISLAMABAD: The United Nation’s Children Fund (Unicef) urged that more help must reach fast to 2.5 million children affected by severe monsoon floods in Southern…
ISLAMABAD: The United Nation’s Children Fund (Unicef) urged that more help must reach fast to 2.5 million children affected by severe monsoon floods in Southern…
30th August, 2011
Fruit and vegetables rot as hunger stalks India
SOLAN: For Sunil Sharma, a young tomato farmer in northern India, trucking his produce to New Delhi‘s wholesale vegetable market is a weekly obstacle course…
SOLAN: For Sunil Sharma, a young tomato farmer in northern India, trucking his produce to New Delhi‘s wholesale vegetable market is a weekly obstacle course…
3rd August, 2011
The unwanted
Beads of sweat trickle down Havi Ameen’s face as she sits silently observing what’s going around her. The 22 year old is heavily pregnant but…
Beads of sweat trickle down Havi Ameen’s face as she sits silently observing what’s going around her. The 22 year old is heavily pregnant but…
25th July, 2011
Gripped by hunger, strangled by thirst
A UN agency is hosting an emergency meeting in Rome on Monday July 25, to mobilize action to fight famine in Somalia, Kenya and other…
A UN agency is hosting an emergency meeting in Rome on Monday July 25, to mobilize action to fight famine in Somalia, Kenya and other…
21st July, 2011
India weddings faulted for prodigious food waste
NEW DEHLI: When the daughter of businessman Mohammed Sultan got married recently, guests were treated to a lavish 30-course meal served in super-sized silver platters.…
NEW DEHLI: When the daughter of businessman Mohammed Sultan got married recently, guests were treated to a lavish 30-course meal served in super-sized silver platters.…
19th June, 2011
Modern methods, research will feed hungry world-US
WASHINGTON: The surest way to reduce world hunger is to help poor nations grow more food, US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said on Friday before…
WASHINGTON: The surest way to reduce world hunger is to help poor nations grow more food, US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said on Friday before…
13th May, 2011
Over a billion tons of food wasted every year: UN
ROME: Around a third of the food produced in the world every year – around 1.3 billion tons – gets lost or wasted, the UN’s…
ROME: Around a third of the food produced in the world every year – around 1.3 billion tons – gets lost or wasted, the UN’s…
25th April, 2011
Safeguards for the poor
When public policy and actions do not put the issue of inequity and poverty at the centre of the development strategy, a majority of people…
When public policy and actions do not put the issue of inequity and poverty at the centre of the development strategy, a majority of people…
19th April, 2011
Sharing favourite meal helps feed world’s young hungry
ROME: From sushi to pizza or spicy chicken curry, favourite meals are being transformed into cash for school dinners to feed the world’s hungry in…
ROME: From sushi to pizza or spicy chicken curry, favourite meals are being transformed into cash for school dinners to feed the world’s hungry in…
16th April, 2011
IMF, WB place India, Pakistan in lower-middle income states
WASHINGTON: A joint report released by the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank on Friday placed both India and Pakistan among lower-middle income countries.…
WASHINGTON: A joint report released by the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank on Friday placed both India and Pakistan among lower-middle income countries.…
21st March, 2011
Food crisis
HUNGER stalks the land. Earlier during the year, the rates of malnutrition in northern Sindh were likened to those prevailing in Chad and Niger. Now,…
HUNGER stalks the land. Earlier during the year, the rates of malnutrition in northern Sindh were likened to those prevailing in Chad and Niger. Now,…
25th January, 2011
World needs global food system overhaul
LONDON: The world needs fundamental changes to the global food system to feed the expanding population, according to a British government report out Monday on…
LONDON: The world needs fundamental changes to the global food system to feed the expanding population, according to a British government report out Monday on…
18th January, 2011
UN agency warns of shortfall in fight on hunger
RAMALLAH: The World Food Programme is nearly $3 billion short this year in its fight against global hunger, and the gap is likely to grow…
RAMALLAH: The World Food Programme is nearly $3 billion short this year in its fight against global hunger, and the gap is likely to grow…
6th November, 2010
80 nations want farming as part of climate talks
THE HAGUE, Netherlands: An 80-nation conference on food security urged UN climate negotiators Friday to consider agriculture when drawing up strategies to fight climate change.…
THE HAGUE, Netherlands: An 80-nation conference on food security urged UN climate negotiators Friday to consider agriculture when drawing up strategies to fight climate change.…
