Health and nutrition

Reporting back from Melinda Sundell in The Netherlands!Nutrition, waste and truth in labeling.

Reporting back from Melinda Sundell in The Netherlands!The energy at this conference is amazing and as a result I am continuing in the rebellious mode of studiously avoiding all of the presentations by my fellow agricultural economists and going for sessions where I am a complete novice, which are basically those sessions which have more to do with food than

Reporting back from Melinda Sundell in The Netherlands!Being at this conference is like facing a particularly tempting smorgasbord—so many wonderful tastes and smells and a limited physical ability to partake of everything!  Present here is every topic a food security person could be interested in, but I will try to highlight some of the strengths (and w

Tetra Pak® has recently launched the Sustainability Update 2013 website, where they report on their commitment to grow their business in a socially, environmentally and economically responsible way. In the report you can read about how they are improving nutrition and strengthening the whole food value chain through innovative partnerships.

Can the productive reuse of sanitation products contribute significantly towards increased food security in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)? This is the firm belief of Dr Peter Morgan, the World Water Prize winner in 2013.

Presented as part of the SLU Global Food Security Research Symposium in 2013

Presented as part of the SLU Global Food Security Research Symposium in 2013 

Cassava or Yuca or Manioc, a perennial woody shrub with an edible root, is the third most important source of calories in the tropics. In the situation of economic and climate uncertainty world’s community is looking for more diversified base for food security, apart from the three staple crops, rice, wheat and maize.

This study was presented during the conference “Production and Carbon Dynamics in Sustainable Agricultural and Forest Systems in Africa” held in September, 2010.