“A campaign to promote orange varieties of sweet potatoes in Mozambique and Uganda (instead of the white or yellow ones that are more commonly grown there) now seems to be succeeding…,” but at what cost?
Tag: malnutrition
Corporate Giants Bringing Diabetes, Heart Disease, Obesity to Developing World
The wonderful potential of corporate globalization. Rich corporations that have compromised the health of people living in rich countries can now do so in the developing world, as well. “Diabetes, [ … ]
2011 World Food Prize Winners
Policymakers around the world need to step up their efforts to combat hunger, malnutrition, and poverty by providing greater support for agriculture. The winners of this year’s World Food Prize show how policymakers and leaders who invest in their countries’ agricultural futures can make lasting change.
5 Solutions for Healthy School Lunches
As summer comes to an end, school is just around the corner for children across the United States. For children enrolled in state schools, this typically means the return of unhealthy lunches that are best described as fast food: hamburgers, chicken nuggets, fried snacks, and sugary soft drinks. Yet school lunch programs can play a key role in reinforcing healthy eating behaviors by integrating such measures as school gardens, nutrition education, locally sourced organic food, and efforts that affirm the value of mealtimes.
Starved for Attention – The Problem of Child Malnutrition
Starved for Attention spotlights the problem of child malnutrition all over the world. Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) has put together a multimedia campaign to show what is happening in the areas where children need the most help.
Rice Prices Shut Down School Breakfast Program
When the World Food Program (WFP) introduced free breakfasts to public schools in impoverished communities around the world, teachers immediately noticed a difference in their classrooms. Not only were students [ … ]