Health and development: Now the hard part | The Economist - 2 views
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Roger Groenink on 18 Sep 12Health and Development - Declining child mortality; Ageing also in LEDCs. Health Insurance.
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Daily chart: How to feed a planet | The Economist - 5 views
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Why the world needs an agricultural revolution in Africa.
Daily chart: Grocers' green | The Economist - 4 views
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China overtakes America to become the world's largest grocery market.
BBC News - Food prices 'will double by 2030', Oxfam warns - 2 views
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Rising food prices are tightening the squeeze on populations already struggling to buy adequate food, demanding radical reform of the global food system, Oxfam has warned.
BBC News - One third of world's food is wasted, says UN study - 3 views
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About one third of all food produced for human consumption goes to waste, according to a study commissioned by the United Nations food agency.
BBC News - Food prices at dangerous levels, says World Bank - 1 views
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"The World Bank says food prices are at "dangerous levels" and have pushed 44 million more people into poverty since last June."
BBC NEWS | Science & Environment | UK food research 'needs a boost' - 0 views
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The world's food production needs to double by 2050 to feed the world's growing population.
South Asia - An Urgent Call for Action: Undernourished Children of South Asia - 0 views
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High economic growth experienced by South Asian countries has not made an impact on the nutritional status. South Asian children also have high levels of micronutrient deficiencies (Iron, Vitamin A, and Iodine.) Over a third of adult women in Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan are underweight
BBC NEWS | Science & Environment | Science cash 'to beat food riots' - 0 views
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Food riots are a real threat in some developing and emerging countries unless funds for agricultural research are increased, says a UK scientist.
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