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How Companies and NGOs Can Work Together to Tackle Food Security
While the year of agriculture and nutrition, as declared by the African Union, may be over, those issues will undoubtedly remain top development priorities and can present unique opportunities for collaboration with business.
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- Agriculture, Health Care
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- nutrition
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IDB and PepsiCo Foundation Launch Innovative Program to Prevent Undernutrition and Obesity in Latin American Infants
On the eve of World Food Day, the IDB and the PepsiCo Foundation announce $5 million grant for nutrition program to help children in Colombia, Guatemala, Mexico and Peru
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- Health Care
- Region
- Latin America
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- nutrition, public health
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Climate smart farmers get tech savvy to save India’s bread basket
Erratic weather, rising temperatures, declining water resources and labour shortages are threatening India's bread basket state of Haryana, forcing farmers to abandon age-old practices and adopt technology to ensure food supplies for millions.
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- Agriculture, Environment, Health Care
- Region
- South Asia
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- nutrition
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Notts company Eminate aims to improve global health with new ingredients
After achieving global success with a salt-reduction product, a Nottingham company is working on new ingredients which could improve health.
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- Education, Health Care
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The Man Who Feeds 1.2 Million Kids A Day
Running a massive school meals program that feeds malnourished kids, Manoj Kumar is on a mission to show how entrepreneurs can make real inroads in tackling India's age-old social problems.
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- Education, Health Care
- Region
- South Asia
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Coca-Cola Life Markets As ‘Healthy Coke’ In South America: Is It Really Better For You?
Coca-Cola Co. is introducing Coca-Cola Life -- a mid-calorie cola that was released in Argentina and Chile last year -- to the Mexican market in September. Each 12-ounce can of Coca-Cola life contains half the calories of a regular Coke, with 64 calories and 16 grams of sugar. According to the Wall Street Journal, the product has tested well (in both flavor and concept) with Mexicans.
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- Health Care
- Region
- Latin America
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Nutrition: there’s no quick fix for hunger or obesity
“It is worth remembering that nutrition didn’t feature at all in the first set of goals. It was the forgotten MDG,” says Marc Van Ameringen. As the world this week marks 500 days until the end of the millennium development goals (MDGs), I got an interview with the executive director of the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (Gain).
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- Health Care
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- nutrition
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Does emergency nutrition cripple local economies?
Providing emergency nutrition in a way that undermines the capacity of local economies to respond to food insecurity and malnutrition themselves seems a clear violation of the 'do-no-harm' principle.
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- Health Care
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- nutrition
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