April 03, 2017 By: Her Excellency Amira Gornass, Ambassador of the Republic of the Sudan to Italy Share URL More than 50% of the world’s population - around 3.9 billion people - live in urban areas, yet poverty is mostly rural. In fact, almost 80% of those living on less than US$2 per day live in rural areas and […]
Established in 2014 and managed by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), the Arab Food and Nutrition Security (AFNS) Blog seeks to disseminate policy-relevant discussions and insights from experts working on food and nutrition security in the MENA region.
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A MODERN AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION ADVISORY SYSTEM RISES IN LEBANON OUT OF DISSIPATED EXTENSION SERVICES
March 15, 2017 By: M. Kalim Qamar, Ph.D. president of Development Actions International, LLC Share URL Wakeup call An aide enters a room in Beirut where the Minister of Agriculture is having discussion with a mission from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) on the country’s precarious agricultural extension situation. The aide […]
Role of Poultry Meat and Egg production in Improving Food Security in The MENA Region
February 20, 2017 By: Nuhad J. Daghir, Dean Emeritus, A.U.B., Beirut, Lebanon Share URL The population of countries of the MENA region was over 480 million in 2015 and is expected to reach nearly 750 million by 2050. There is a steady rise in the demand for poultry meat (see Figure) and eggs with an average annual consumption growth […]
Antibiotics as growth promoters
January 15, 2017 By: Monica Ganan, PhD Research & Enterprise Development Manager | Global Challenges Institute | London South Bank University Share URL Antibiotics as growth promoters Antibiotics have been used as feed additives for decades all around the globe by veterinarians and livestock owners to increase the growth rates and efficiency of farmed animals. Their […]
Educating change-makers to meet the Food and Nutrition Security Challenge in the Arab world
December 28, 2016 By: Martin Keulertz, PhD is a visiting assistant professor in the Food Security Program at the American University of Beirut. Share URL Few issues in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) are as uncertain in terms of future uncertainty as the future of food and nutrition security. The picture appears to be […]
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