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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Water, Food/Nutrition, Ag Africa, Weather, Food Security/Shortage,

Drought and Floods in Southern Africa: WFP Chief Calls for Action

Millions of people are facing hunger due to El Niño-fueled drought and floods in southern Africa, WFP Executive Director McCain warned.

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Food/Nutrition, Gardening, Education, Food Security/Shortage,

How a school meals greenhouse brings colour and nutrition to children’s diets in Tajikistan | World Food Programme

As extreme weather linked to climate change bites, a home-grown school meals project backed by the World Food Programme is sprouting pumpkins for munchkins

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture Global, Food/Nutrition, Food Waste, World Hunger, Food Security/Shortage,

05/18/2024 SOURCE: news.un.org

Hungry for data: Tackling food insecurity in rural Indonesia

Kornelia Icha has never gone hungry or got close to starvation. Very few people do in Indonesia with its fertile soil and tropical climate. But, until a recent intervention by the National Food Agency, her diet consisted mostly of rice, corn, onions and the occasional meat dish.

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TOPIC(S): Commodities, Agriculture Global, Food/Nutrition, Ag Africa,

05/14/2024 SOURCE: www.gisreportsonline.com

What mega-farming could mean for African economies

Mega-farming can improve food security and global trade for African countries, but its success depends on investment and the rule of law.

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture Global, Food/Nutrition, Food Security/Shortage,

Scientists behind giant 'Doomsday' seed vault win World Food Prize

The Svalbard Global Seed Vault opened in 2008 and now holds 1.25 million seed samples from nearly every country in the world.

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TOPIC(S): Coffee/Tea, Agriculture Global, Food/Nutrition,

04/28/2024 SOURCE: nypost.com

Why coffee prices are poised to surge even further as food inflation...

A supply crunch of robusta coffee beans in Vietnam — the world’s biggest producer of the bitter bean variety — is poised to send the cost of your already pricey latte even...

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TOPIC(S): Food/Nutrition, Urban Farming, Human Health,

04/25/2024 SOURCE: www.ksla.com

Nurture body & mind at the Urban Farm

Urban Farm is a part of Shreveport Green, a nonprofit that works to promote healthy living in the area.

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TOPIC(S): Rice, Food/Nutrition, Urban Farming,

04/22/2024 SOURCE: www.rappler.com

Cadiz’s urban rooftop rice farming takes center stage in Negros Occidental

Cadiz takes the concept of green spaces one step further by converting a 105-square meter rooftop of one of over two dozen pavilions in a park into a rice paddy

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture Global, Food/Nutrition, World Hunger, World Population,

How to feed a booming population without destroying the planet

The world’s population will hit 10 billion in 2050. A new report offers solutions for how more food can be grown sustainably.

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture Global, Food/Nutrition, Ag Middle East,

04/15/2024 SOURCE: www.theglobeandmail.com

Farming under siege: Canaan Palestine preserves the land’s millennia-old culture of cultivating olive oil

The Globe and Mail spoke to Nasser Abufarha about the mystique of old-growth olive trees, farming under siege and turning a commodity into a community one olive oil shipment at a time

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