Topic: Food Security and Hunger
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Five ways Americans can save water through food choices
As eaters and consumers, Americans can profoundly reduce water waste and water consumption through the food choices they make. Here are five ways American food consumers can help save water.
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How to create a better food system in 2013 (+video)
Our worldwide food system needs an overhaul. Here are 13 steps to change food policies and improve lives.
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Thanksgiving: The top 5 tips for fostering gratitude in kids
Culture may be pushing kids to want, want, want, but a growing body of research shows that gratitude for what one already has is a huge component for kids of not just happiness, but of physical health, life satisfaction, and even grade point average. So what’s a parent to do? How does one foster gratitude in children, not just for the holidays but for the whole year? Never fear – we’ve read a bunch of the research and have come up with our top five tips for fostering gratitude in kids.
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Foreign affairs: 23 new books I wish Obama and Romney would read
In preparation for the upcoming presidential debate on foreign policy, check out these 23 books that offer the kind of nuance and context mostly overlooked during a campaign.
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4 ways to prevent natural disasters from becoming human tragedies
The catastrophic impact of climate change – especially on the developing world – is not inevitable. Here are four cutting-edge tools to anticipate and minimize the damage from natural disasters.
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North Korea nuclear deal: Envoy to visit US (+video)
Word of Ri Yong Ho's visit to the forum at Syracuse University comes on the heels of a breakthrough agreement that will provide much-needed U.S. food aid to North Korea in exchange for a rollback of its nuclear programs.
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Women's history month: 10 women making history today
March is known as Women's History month, meant to recognize the contributions and progress of women across history and around the world. Women today are playing some significant roles, from making peace to crafting economic policy in the midst of a crisis. Here are 10 women who are making history, today.
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North Korea to suspend nuclear activity in exchange for food: 5 key questions
Here are five key questions on the link between food and nuclear weapons in North Korea.
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North Korea agrees to nuclear moratorium, US says
The United States announced Wednesday that North Korea has agreed to halt nuclear testing and missile launches.
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Somalia: A timeline of change in a troubled country
Here is a timeline of changes, intervention, and mediation in 5 bite-sized bits.
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Change Agent Five private companies helping to reduce hunger
Pepsico, Kraft, Cargill, Land O' Lakes, and TNT Express are among many companies that have created nonprofit divisions to help alleviate hunger in developing countries.
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Famine ends in Somalia, as drought looms in West Africa
Aid groups say that improved harvests and food donations have ended risk of starvation, but warn that ongoing war in Somalia could still reverse gains made.
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Gabrielle Giffords says farewell to constituents in Arizona
Giffords, wearing an olive-green jacket and a bright turquoise scarf, spent time Monday at her office with other survivors of the rampage that killed six people and injured 13.
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Global News Blog Aid groups: With new Africa drought looming, donors must speed response
Aid groups warned that a drought was coming to the Horn of Africa in 2011, and say now that a late response by donor nations unnecessarily cost thousands of lives.
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Change Agent Five simple things to reduce food waste
Having enough food for everyone begins with reducing waste – from buying less and storing it properly to sharing more.
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North Korea food and nukes: 5 key questions
North Korea's new leader, Kim Jong-un, is accusing the United States of politicizing food aid by linking it to a long-standing demand that North Korea halt its nuclear program.
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Change Agent In Africa, using ants and termites to increase crop yields
Researchers are confirming what African farmers already know: Termites and ants can be used to increase soil fertility and crop yields.
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Somalia's Al Shabab Islamists are on the run
But the Somali officials, backed by international forces, are too busy fighting among themselves to govern.
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Five innovations working to empower women
Women produce more than half of the world's food but face unique challenges as farmers. Five innovative programs are helping them – and strengthening the world's food system.
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One billion holiday wishes
As a new year dawns, 1 billion people worldwide face difficult challenges. But hundreds of organizations are working tirelessly to help.
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Famine early warning system gives Africa a chance to prepare
US government system, using ground sensors and satellite imagery, helped to predict this year's drought in Horn of Africa, allowing aid groups and governments to prepare relief.
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Famine alert: West Africa still has time to avoid 2012 food crisis
A Famine Early Warning System – which accurately predicted the 2011 drought in the Horn of Africa – warns that millions of West Africans may face a food crisis in 2012.
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While a deal sets up new climate talks, scientists help Africans adapt now
Delegates in Durban, South Africa struck a deal to seek a new climate change treaty. Meanwhile, less-contentious projects like a famine early warning system help now.
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What a waste: Jonathan Bloom wants the US to reduce its food waste problem
In the United States more than 34 million tons of food is wasted annually. Much of it ends up in landfills, where it produces methane, a greenhouse gas more than 20 times as potent as carbon dioxide.
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Sahel grapples with food insecurity
There are major food production shortfalls across the Sahel – the band of countries south of the Sahara – that will jeopardize food availability next year.
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Opinion: World population hits 7 billion, but there are easy ways to curb growth
Water, food, and resource shortages, environmental degradation, poverty – population growth is endangering people and planet alike. By 2050 we'll need two planets just to contain us. The good news: Population growth does not have to rise as fast as projected.
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Jon Bon Jovi opens a pay-what-you-can 'Soul Kitchen'
Jon Bon Jovi's new restaurant will help the hungry. But it's no 'soup kitchen,' he says.
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Opinion: Why are US and South Korea turning a blind eye to starving North Koreans?
Aid groups have a proven ability to monitor the way food is distributed in North Korea. So why is the US still delaying food aid when the need is so great?
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Five fruits you've never heard of that are helping to end hunger
From Monkey Oranges to Tsamma Melon little-known fruits can provide nutritious food to help alleviate hunger and poverty.
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Better US response to Somalia famine could fix misperceptions
US restrictions on aid for Somalia famine, although well-intentioned, are severely hindering relief efforts. International Crisis Groups says that lifting them would improve Somali opinions of the US.
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