April 10, 2017 By: Alison Van Eenennaam, Cooperative Extension Specialist, Department of Animal Science, University of California, Davis Share URL Although genetics may not be obviously connected with agricultural sustainability, genetic improvement programs have dramatically decreased the environmental footprint of animal protein production in many parts of the world, and continued innovation is required to address […]
How Egypt helps the food insecure
May 04, 2016 By: Racha Ramadan, Assistant professor at Faculty of Economics and Political Science- Cairo University Share URL As a Low Income Food Deficit Country (LIFDC), food security is an important challenge for Egypt, with 17.2% of the Egyptians suffering from food insecurity in 2011 and 5% undernourished during the period from 2008 to 2015 Egypt suffers from […]
Global Nutrition Report 2014
December 09, 2014 By: IFPRI Actions and accountability to accelerate the world’s progress on nutrition Good nutrition is the bedrock of human well-being. Before birth and throughout infancy, good nutrition allows brain functioning to evolve without impairment and immune systems to develop more robustly. For young children, good nutrition status averts death and equips the body […]
