Policy choices made by Senegal, Ghana, Rwanda, Angola, Cameroon, Ethiopia and Togo over the past 15 years have led to significant reductions in child undernourishment.
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According to the UN, world hunger is rising for the first time in 15 years. The answer is not only growing more food, but also buffering small-scale farmers against climate change and armed conflicts.
It's wrong to blame climate change for famine and conflict. These can either be prevented, or the impact minimised, if institutions and mechanisms of good governance are in place.
Students with unpaid meal debts have been experiencing some shaming policies at school. New rules are aimed at protecting these children, but the real solution may lie in free meals for all.
Food assistance – like SNAP benefits – can have far-ranging impacts on a person's health and well-being.
The world has turned its back on the Nuba people of Sudan. Despite the critical need for food, none of the organisations involved in helping people in dire need have attempted to deliver aid to them.
Cutting the program formerly known as food stamps would hurt low-income Americans and the whole economy. As research indicates that it's working well, this drive to defund is baffling experts.
Diversity, resilience, resistance to disease: seeds must be preserved to ensure we can feed our world in the future.
Climate change, rising food demand and globalization are putting pressure on world food production. New research explores the risk of failures in several of the world's breadbasket regions at once.
Muslims observe a month-long fast for the holy month of Ramadan. A scholar explains the religious observance and its spiritual significance.
For decades, experts worried that there wasn't enough protein to feed the world's population. They were wrong.
At a time when poverty and hunger levels are declining around the world, famine is recurring, driven by conflicts and natural disasters. But timely action by governments and aid groups can save lives.
Recycling leftovers from supermarkets does not address the roots of food poverty and removes responsibility from the government.
Cassava is a key food source in tropical countries, but yields have been flat for decades. New genetic research is identifying many options for boosting production of this valuable staple crop.
How can we feed a growing world population while protecting the environment? One key strategy is to improve yields on small farms, which produce much of the food in the world's hungriest countries.
The black soldier fly, Hermetia illucens, could help solve global food shortages by feeding livestock. It can even be used to make diesel fuel.
Talking about food is a productive way to understand a complex world. The dinner table is a place where the shame of poverty is most acutely experienced.
Pulses -- or grain legumes -- are indigenous foods that can play a massive role in tackling food security on the African continent.
Ghana's school feeding programme has reached millions of children in the past 11 years. It does important work, but needs more support to grow and become sustainable.
There are a number of efforts on the African continent aimed at helping people overcome food insecurity. Even though some progress has been made, the situation remains bleak.
Top contributors
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Professor in Food Security; Head of the Department of Agricultural Economics, Extension and Rural Development, University of Pretoria
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Professor of Social Development Studies, University of Johannesburg
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Associate Professor of Nutrition Science, Purdue University
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Professor, University of Cape Town
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Professor and Head of Division Human Nutrition at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University
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Principle dietitian at the Nutrition Information Centre, Stellenbosch University
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Postdoctoral Researcher, Purdue University
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Network and Research Manager: ARUA – UKRI GCRF FSNet Africa, University of Pretoria
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Professor of Economics, University of Michigan
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Associate Professor of Economics, University of South Carolina
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Assistant Professor, Education Studies, College of Education, University of Oregon
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of the Witwatersrand
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Assistant Professor of Dietetics and Nutrition, University of Dayton
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Professor in Human Geography, University of Sydney
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Research Professor in Social Policy, UNSW
