Sound Bites Headlines in Food & Farming from around The World WORLD The World Food Programmes Executive Director Josette Sheeran recently finished a four-nation tour in Africa, expressing enthusiasm for a new level of commitment stemming from a summit of African Union leaders. Speaking from Niger, where the nation is facing the worst food crisis [...]
Sound Bites Headlines in Food & Farming from around The World HEALTH Despite education campaigns and government programs, a new study finds obesity rates increased in 28 states last year. The report entitled “F as in Fat” is published every year by the Trust for America’s Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. WORLD The [...]
WORLD While addressing the worst food crisis in Niger, Africa, the United Nations World Food Programme must now turn additional attention towards Somalia. The World Food Program in Somalia is addressing flaws in its distribution system exposed earlier this year by a United Nations Security Council report, which concluded that half the $485 million in [...]