November 25th, 2008 - 6:36 pm ICT by ANI
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Washington, Nov 25 (ANI): While discussing the controversies surrounding international food aid, the editors of journal PLoS Medicine came to the conclusion that "donor-supported food programs are not enough as a ...
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November 4th, 2008 - 1:17 pm ICT by ANI
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Washington, Nov 4 (ANI): A new study has found that kids and adults living with adult smokers appear less likely to have daily access to enough healthy food compared with those ...
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October 8th, 2008 - 3:54 pm ICT by ANI
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Washington, Oct 8 (ANI): Scientists have determined that biotechnology is not the final solution for the food insecurity and poverty problems in Africa and other developing countries.
According to a report in ...
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August 22nd, 2008 - 3:51 pm ICT by ANI
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Washington, August 22 (ANI): International-security experts have suggested that climate-change-related damage to global ecosystems and the resulting competition for natural resources may increasingly serve as triggers for wars and other conflicts ...
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August 22nd, 2008 - 11:27 am ICT by IANS
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Washington, Aug 22 (IANS) Climate change-induced damage to global ecosystems and resulting competition for natural resources may trigger wars and conflicts in the future, an expert has warned.Jürgen Scheffran, a scientist at ...
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August 13th, 2008 - 3:19 pm ICT by IANS
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Islamabad, Aug 13 (IANS) Pakistan's inflation soared to 24.33 percent in the first month of fiscal 2008-09 that began July 1, reveals data released by the Federal Bureau of Statistics (FBS). This ...
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July 2nd, 2008 - 5:03 pm ICT by ANI
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Washington, July 2 (ANI): A new study from Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has revealed that low-income households with a smoking family head or spouse lack consistent access to ...
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June 20th, 2008 - 12:06 pm ICT by IANS
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Xinhua
Kathmandu, June 20 (Xinhua) More than 250,000 people in nine districts in Nepal are now facing a severe food shortage due to crop failures, the Nepal unit of World Food Programme (WFP) ...
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June 12th, 2008 - 11:42 am ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) India Wednesday slammed the US for blaming it for the global food crisis, and said the major reason behind the sky-high food prices was the shift from ...
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June 5th, 2008 - 12:55 am ICT by IANS
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Xinhua
Cape Town (South Africa), June 4 (Xinhua) The 18th World Economic Forum on Africa started here Wednesday under the theme "Capitalising on Opportunity". Klaus Schwab, founder and executive chairman of World Economic ...
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June 4th, 2008 - 6:38 pm ICT by IANS
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DPA
Cape Town, June 4 (DPA) The World Economic Forum on Africa opened in Cape Town Wednesday against the backdrop of rising food prices that further aggravate food insecurity on the continent. Around ...
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May 11th, 2008 - 11:23 am ICT by admin
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Washington, May 11 (ANI): An Indian-born University of Buffalo food security expert has blamed the United States and the media for the global food crisis by claiming that policy makers have ...
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April 16th, 2008 - 6:14 pm ICT by admin
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DPA
Bangkok, April 16 (DPA) The United Nations' World Food Programme (WFP) warned Wednesday of a looming food crisis in North Korea because of a poor harvest and escalating food prices. "The food ...
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April 5th, 2008 - 2:32 pm ICT by admin
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Islamabad, Apr 5 (ANI): The World Food Programme (WFP) has cautioned that nearly half of Pakistans 160 million population was at the risk of food insecurity due to a surge in ...
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April 3rd, 2008 - 2:14 pm ICT by admin
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Washington, April 3 (ANI): Indigenous people have suffered the worst impacts of climate change, despite contributing the least to world greenhouse gas emissions.
According to organizers of a United Nations University ...
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March 5th, 2008 - 5:29 pm ICT by admin
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New Delhi, Mar.5 (ANI): The first SAARC conference on agriculture began here today with a focus on alleviating hunger and poverty in the region. A three-day meet will discuss the regional agrarian ...
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March 5th, 2008 - 9:15 am ICT by admin
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New Delhi, Mar 5 (ANI): Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar will inaugurate an International Conference on Science-based agricultural transformation towards alleviation of hunger and poverty in SAARC countries here today.
A three-day meet ...
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March 3rd, 2008 - 9:47 pm ICT by admin
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New Delhi, Mar 3 (ANI): India will host the first South Asian conference on agriculture in New Delhi from March 5, which aims to focus on alleviating hunger and poverty in South ...
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November 19th, 2007 - 12:48 pm ICT by admin
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Dhaka, Nov.19 (ANI): The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has begun distributing high-energy biscuits to devastated villages and shelters in the southern coastal regions of Bangladesh hit last night by Cyclone ...
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November 14th, 2007 - 2:31 am ICT by admin
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