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Food Security and Poverty World's Greatest Challenges : "The world faces two great challenges in the quest to ensure food security and reduce poverty . First, agricultural production on existing low-intensity ...

Greening the nutrient economy for ocean health, food security and poverty ... Is there perhaps an unrecognized business – and poverty reduction - opportunity at hand, whereby fertilizer manufacturers turn to the poor as an important source of nitrogen and phosphorus, by delivering and managing sustainable sanitation services to ...

 Food Security and Poverty - In the US , the Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who is in poverty .

Recent droughts and floods have contributed to increases in food prices : "These are pushing millions more people into poverty and hunger, and are contributing to political instability and civil unrest. Climate change is predicted to increase these threats to food security and stability. Responding to this, the world's ... العالم العربي (AR) | ASIA AFRICA | AMERICA

Research Fellowship: Nutrition, Poverty and Vulnerability : "The Vulnerability and Poverty Reduction (VPR) Team is seeking to recruit one Fellow, focusing on nutrition and how this relates to poverty and vulnerability. A concern for related issues of food security would be welcome. ...

Tackling Climate Change and Poverty with Sustainable Agriculture : " ... will improve food security, help address climate change, and improve the lives and livelihoods of millions of rural dwellers who today live in poverty . ... See all stories on this topic » Ecosystem Marketplace "

Liberia: Food Security Enhances Poverty Reduction, Others In ... : Grand Kru County located in the Southeast of Liberia once regarded as neglected, With population and land area of 58000 and 2298.78 sq.km respectively, is now a place of focus with emphasis in Poverty Reduction, Peace Promotion and ... العالم العربي (AR) | ASIA | AFRICA | English | Las Américas

Universalization of food security law may take a hit, shows survey NEW DELHI: A pilot survey finding that 25-30% of the rural population can be automatically excluded from food security entitlements for below poverty line population might help forge a consensus between the government and the Sonia Gandhi-led National ...

Biofuels boost food security : "If the development is managed sustainably, this investment could provide opportunities to access export markets, raise incomes, alleviate poverty and increase food security. The National Corn Growers Association has always believed that ethanol ... العالم العربي (AR) | ASIA AFRICA | English | Las Américas

Global Food Security Fund Announces $97M In Grants For Ethiopia, Mongolia, Niger : "The grants are aimed at helping each country increase food security, raise rural incomes and reduce poverty by enabling small-scale farmers to grow more ... See all stories on this topic » "

How Urban Agriculture Can Improve Food Security In US Cities - And the food it delivers fails to reach 1 of every 8 people in the region who live under the poverty line – mostly senior citizens, children and minorities.

A food security strategy we can't afford not to fund : "These funds are invested in agriculture because it is a proven and effective anti- poverty strategy, a foundation for social stability; and as most small farmers are women, it is a way to empower them. But amid this great success lies a great challenge. ... العالم العربي (AR) | ASIA AFRICA | English | Las Américas

National Advisory Council to prevail on food security law The panel had instead suggested covering just 46% of the rural and 28% of the urban population, broadly coinciding with the poverty estimates. Currently, the government provides 35 kg of grains a month to each of the 65.2 million families living below ...

Apec calls for 'open and transparent' global food markets to ensure security : "Montana: As high food prices push millions of people into poverty , major farming nations are resisting calls to impose trade restrictions and are committing to keep global markets open. Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) – a 21-member ... العالم العربي (AR) | ASIA AFRICA | English | Las Américas

New opportunities to overcome poverty and hunger:Expert-panel ... : "Rome, 17 December 2010 – Progress in reducing extreme poverty in the world's rural areas must be accelerated in order to ensure global food security over ...

Food security declined, inequality deepened and poverty rose in Bangladesh in the last five years owing to the twin shocks of the coronavirus pandemic ... View article...

Safety-net programmes help reduce poverty A number of safety-net programmes introduced by the authorities concerned over the past several years has helped reduce poverty and ensure food security to the poorer section of the country, officials said on Sunday. ... العالم العربي (AR) | ASIA | AFRICA | English | Las Américas

Save dying rivers to alleviate poverty : "Bangladesh Poribesh Andolon (Bapa) yesterday urged the government to save dying rivers to ensure food security, alleviate poverty and change the country into middle income one. Progress cannot be achieved unless smooth flow of rivers is ensured, ... العالم العربي (AR) | ASIA AFRICA | AMERICA

Investing in rural youth in developing countries is vital to eradicating poverty in those communities and ensuring global food security, the head of the United Nations International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) stressed on ... From: http://ping.fm/vxJ06

Many above US poverty line struggle to make ends meet WASHINGTON Nov 22 (Reuters) - Nearly half of all Americans lack economic security, meaning they live above the federal poverty threshold but still do not have enough money to cover housing, food, healthcare and other basic expenses, according to a ...