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Idaho Foodbank receives $90,000 grant from Walmart Foundation
Oct 13, 2016Grant will support food bank’s school Backpack, School Pantry, Picnic in the Park and Cooking Matters programs BOISE, Idaho (Oct. 6, 2016) — This week, the Idaho Foodbank celebrated receiving a $90,000 grant from the Walmart ...
Tags: Grant, food bank, Walmart Foundation
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Foodbank Breaks The Bank
Oct 8, 2016In its most successful campaign against food insecurity ever, Australia’s largest hunger relief organisation Foodbank has engaged the public and its partners to generate a record-breaking 13 million servings of food for Australians in ...
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USDA to Buy $20m Worth Cheese to Tackle Surplus Issue
Aug 26, 2016The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) will support dairy producers by buying around 11 million pounds of cheese at $20m through its Margin Protection Program (MPP). The announcement from USDA is aimed at reducing a cheese surplus which ...
Tags: USDA, dairy producers, MPP
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Nigeria: Fao Seeks Urgent Funding to Target 385,000 People with Farming Support in Northeast
Aug 12, 2016$10 million is required to provide emergency agricultural support to internally displaced people and host families 9 August 2016, Rome - Urgent action is needed to provide farming and livelihood support to 385,000 people in parts of ...
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Race Against Time in Drought-Ravaged Southern Africa to Ensure 23 Million People Receive Farming Support
Aug 12, 2016At least $109 million is urgently required for the provision of seeds and other agricultural inputs and services 28 July 2016, Rome - With only a few weeks before land preparation begins for the next main cropping season, some 23 ...
Tags: seeds, agricultural inputs, FAO
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Race Against Time in Drought-Ravaged Southern Africa to Ensure 23 Million People Receive Farming Support
Aug 12, 2016At least $109 million is urgently required for the provision of seeds and other agricultural inputs and services 28 July 2016, Rome - With only a few weeks before land preparation begins for the next main cropping season, some 23 ...
Tags: seeds, agricultural inputs, FAO
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Protracted Conflicts Causing Alarming Spikes in Severe Hunger
Aug 12, 2016Briefs for UN Security Council highlight how millions of people remain trapped in a vicious cycle of violence and hunger Joint FAO-WFP news release 29 July 2016, Rome - Protracted conflicts affecting 17 countries have driven millions ...
Tags: vicious cycle, food insecurity, UN agencies
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Kaiser Permanente Colorado Provides $1m To Combat Food Insecurity
Mar 22, 2016Kaiser Permanente Colorado is reaffirming its commitment to diminishing the rates of hunger in this state by providing 13 local nonprofits a portion of a $1m grant that aims to increase access to food for all Coloradans. "Hunger is a ...
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“The Future Of Food Has Arrived”, Says Joe Lederman
Mar 11, 2016Over the past 20 years, there has been a distinct shift in food composition and food labelling laws around the world. Historically, food laws were necessary to prevent people eating unsafe food. Later, food laws were aiming to prevent ...
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Foodbank Australia Has Appointed Jason Hincks as Chief Executive Officer Effective
Apr 24, 2014Australia's largest food relief agency Foodbank Australia has announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Jason Hincks as Chief Executive Officer effective 28 April 2014. Hincks joins Foodbank Australia from the highly successful ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
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Sustainable Food Security Will Be Boosted by IFAD, EU
Mar 25, 2014Government of Kenya is partnering with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the European Union (EU) and Equity Bank to finance the Kenya Cereal Enhancement Programme (KCEP). This US$30.1 million programme is ...
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The Nicaraguan Government Has Granted a Concession to a Mysterious Chinese Company
Feb 24, 2014The Nicaraguan government has granted a concession to a mysterious Chinese company owned by Jing Wang, a little-known Hong-Kong based businessman, to build an inter-oceanic canal. This would provide an alternative to the Panama Canal that, ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics, Construction
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A Startling 59% College Students Were "Food Insecure" at Some Point
Feb 7, 2014One of the few studies of its type has found that a startling 59 percent of college students at one Oregon university were "food insecure" at some point during the previous year, with possible implications for academic success, physical and ...
Tags: food insecure, the freshman 15, Oregon, College Student
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ASU Professors Presented Two Vastly Different Scenarios of The Future
Dec 30, 2013In a recent Slate article, ASU professors Jim Elser and Bruce Rittman presented two vastly different scenarios of the future. One depicts a world teeming with food insecurity due to rising fertilizer prices and decreasing crop yields and ...
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A Father's Diet Before Conception Plays a Crucial Role in The Health of His Offspring
Dec 13, 2013A father's diet before conception plays a crucial role in the health of his offspring, researchers in Canada suggest. Sarah Kimmins, a researcher at McGill University in Montreal, said the study focused on vitamin B9, also known as ...