Monthly Archives: October 2011

Gorta’s Rome Seminar Highlights the Importance of Nutrition in Agriculture

Posted on October 21, 2011 by

Gortas Rome Seminar Highlights the Importance of Nutrition in Agriculture. Opening the Gorta seminar, His Excellency Patrick Paul Hennessy, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Ireland to FAO said “Ireland has placed the fight against hunger and undernutrition at the heart of … Continue reading →

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Check out Gorta’s World Food Day conference

Posted on October 17, 2011 by

Last Friday, I spoke at Gorta’s World Food Day conference on food prices. Gorta CEO Brian Hanratty severely criticised the fact that soaring food prices and food price volatility are yet another factor affecting the world’s most vulnerable. Entitled ‘Food Prices – … Continue reading →

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Farming Matters: Regional Food Systems

Posted on October 5, 2011 by

The new issue of Farming Matters issue is out with Regional Food Systems focus. Check it out here.

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Nutritious and Underutilized Species fact sheets

Posted on October 4, 2011 by

The term “NUS” – Neglected and Underutilized Species- refers to a category of non-commodity cultivated and wild plant species, which are part of a large agrobiodiversity portfolio today falling into disuse for a variety of agronomic, genetic, economic, social and … Continue reading →

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New nutrition and agrobiodiversity manual: Implementing food systems field projects

Posted on October 3, 2011 by

Just published from Bioversity. Check it out! Bioversity Agrobiodiversity and Nutrition Field Manual

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First food photograph taken?

Posted on October 2, 2011 by

According to the NYTs, this photo was taken in 1832 by Frenchman, Joseph Nicéphore Niépce.

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The New York Time’s Food & Drink Issue

Posted on October 2, 2011 by

  The Food & Drink Issue – Interactive Feature – NYTimes.com. My favorite. This year is all Q and A. Interesting choice for the times, but filled with lots of information.

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Edible rats

Posted on October 1, 2011 by

A colleague sent me this photo of a rat being prepared for dinner, in Northern Uganda. YUM!

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snacks and glints

Posted on October 1, 2011 by

Should the MDGs be amended to address early childhood development? that would mean shifting from under fives to under twos, with a special focus on maternal care, and education. The new Lancet series suggest so. Nice summary in the Guardian. … Continue reading →

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