About one in seven Americans report going hungry at some point during the year, a fact apparently far from the minds of the presidential candidates.
A staple daily diet for millions of South Africans is this traditional porridge, known as “pap”, made from mielie-meal (ground maize).
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Australians may need to get used to coping with more disruptions to their food supply and rising food prices in a warming climate.
Tens of millions of smallholder farmers across sub-Saharan Africa have a stake in improving the health of the soil their cattle graze on.
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Meat has health benefits. And good quality meat could also be the solution to the food insecurity problems that plague two-thirds of households in the developing world.
New season asparagus from farmland on Melbourne’s city fringe.
Matthew Carey
Young people are shunning Africa’s agricultural sector despite high levels of unemployment and food insecurity. This underscores the need to demonstrate the profitability of agriculture.
A young girl carries a bag of potatoes as she leaves a vegetable stall in Kliptown, Soweto.
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Nisha Naicker, South African Medical Research Council
Food insecurity plagues South Africa’s informal settlements, resulting in obesity, chronic diseases and mental health disorders in adults and stunting and poor development in children.
Locust sits on a wheat stalk.
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Insects have been in a feature in agriculture since the end of the 19th century. Using a combination of new and old control methods is the best way to deal with our food competitors.
Food insecurity is not only a matter of hunger but may have multiple manifestations.
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The global food production system is inherently undemocratic. Based on shared experiences of the adverse effects, the world’s citizens need to intervene as democratic publics to transform a broken system.
Can science help the developing world stave off a food crisis?
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The challenges of feeding a hungry planet are many. Gene editing crops to be more productive, nutritious or hardy could help, but concerns about GMOs abound.
It’s hard to eat well without a kitchen.
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Food has been scarce for many rural people in Vanuatu since Cyclone Pam – but overall, they now have greater security of food supply than they did in the past.
Cost of food predicted to rise.
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