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5 hours ago ago from The SigInt Report
Grain prices soared to record levels last year (2008), causing riots and hoarding in some countries, and sparking a move to import-dependent rich countries to secure farmland in mainly poorer regions to ease food security. According to the Food and Agricultural Organisation, an arm of the UN, the global food crisis is worsening. In 2009, over 1 billion people were undernourished globally, up from 873 million in 2004-2006; the ...
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18 hours ago ago from Socialist Standard@MySpace
From the December 2009 issue of the Socialist Standard Food security for all the people of the world will only be possible whem the profit motive is taken out of food supply. It's official! Now more than one billion people are hungry and in desperate need of food aid according to the World Food Programme. To meet this need $6.7 billion will be required this year alone (of which less than half has been raised so far). $6.7 billion equates ...
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13 hours ago ago from Nutrition supplements
On having fulfilled the year of life, our baby has gained independence in many senses, but anyway we must continue his development closely well. A key element in this epoch is the food education of the child, who must be faced to help it to enjoy the biggest food variety. The feeding of the baby between 1 and 2 years includes varied and nourishing food that will be fundamental for his physical and psychological development. Let's see the ...
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