A food industry giant’s Global Food Security Index adds nutrition, food safety and public policy to the mix.
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As famine looms in Niger’s Sahel, reasons for hope emerge
The first question a journalist asks when deciding whether to report a story is: What’s new? That can be a challenge when it comes to famine in Africa.
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Re-greening the Sahel
Niger races to reclaim the desert through an innovative initiative that puts Nigeriens to work to help rebuild arable land and avoid famines during recurring droughts. Watch Niger Leads West Africa in Addressing Drought and Famine on PBS. See more from PBS NewsHour. TRANSCRIPT: Introduction: Next: Coping with a looming famine in West Africa and […]
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Hunger-fighting efforts stall as world gains on other goals
Progress has been impressive on the U.N.’s Millennium Development Goals, but hunger rates remain stubbornly high.
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Small sea-level changes could pose big problems for Calif. coast
Areas around San Francisco and Oakland highlighted in blue could be exposed to the rise in sea levels.San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission Experts believe sea levels on the California coastline could rise as much as 30 centimeters over the next 20 years. Doesn’t sound like much, but what could it mean for you? Airports, […]
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Farming innovators look beyond high yields
To feed a growing population, the world will have to produce more food. But that’s only part of the story. Meet the winners of the 2012 Innovation Challenges.
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It’s business vs. wilderness in oyster farm limbo
On clear days at low tide from his home above Drakes Estero, Kevin Lunny can make out the wooden racks of the Drakes Bay Oyster Co. farm. Lunny, who is also a cattle rancher and contractor, bought the business in 2005 – despite some daunting conditions. The original tenants – Johnson’s Oyster Farm – had […]
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In New York and Aspen, world food challenge comes to the table
Tomorrow is a big day for public confabulation about feeding a world with 9 billion people in it, with high-profile events in Aspen, Colo., and New York.
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Ahead of UN conference, nations’ stark contrasts become apparent
With wealthy countries distracted by other crises, hopes dim that haves and have-nots will find common ground on sustainable development.
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Graying farmers force Japan to rethink food system
As its farmers get too old to till the soil, Japan grapples with a question that many industrialized nations now face: Who will grow our food in the future? TRANSCRIPT Introduction: We turn now to Japan, where a rapidly aging population is forcing the country to reconsider the way it feeds itself. Our story is […]