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Thursday, June 28, 2012
Celebrating "Eating Planet-Nutrition Today: A Challenge for Mankind and for the Planet" SHARE
Thursday, June 21, 2012
Food for Health: Lifestyles Influence the Way We Age SHARE
On Thursday, June 28, the Worldwatch Institute's Nourishing the Planet project and the Barilla Center for Food and Nutrition will release Eating Planet--Nutrition Today: A Challenge for Mankind and for the Planet in New York City. Today, Nourishing the Planet highlights a contributing author of Eating Planet, and shares his views on how to fix the broken food system.
Friday, October 21, 2011
Celebrating Nutrition on America's "Food Day" SHARE
US Food Day on October 16th aims to promote healthy diets and sustainable and fair farming.
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Back to School and Back to Good Food SHARE
School lunch programs can play a key role in improving children's eating habits and lowering the rates of childhood obesity.
Friday, August 19, 2011
Worldwatch report focuses on China's green future SHARE
China's environmental problems remain a cause for global concern as climate change continues to reduce agricultural production and create instability in world food prices. In order to address these problems, China is establishing millions of green jobs in the forestry, energy, and transportation sectors.
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Cultivating Knowledge and Crops: Women Are Key to Sustainable Agricultural Development SHARE
Women account for 75 percent of the agricultural producers in sub-Saharan Africa, but the majority of women farmers are living on only $1.25 per day, according to researchers from the Worldwatch Institute.
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
"Land Grabs" in Agriculture: Fairer Deals Needed to Ensure Opportunity for Locals SHARE
Monday, July 18, 2011
Targeting Gaps in the Food Supply Chain: Going Beyond Agricultural Production to Achieve Food Security SHARE
Thursday, July 7, 2011
World Population Day: Agriculture Offers Huge Opportunities for a Planet of 7 Billion SHARE
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Fishing for Sustainable Practices to Conserve Fisheries SHARE
Global fish production has reached an all-time high, according to Nourishing the Planet's latest research for the Worldwatch Institute's Vital Signs Online publication. Aquaculture, or fish farming--once a minor contributor to total fish harvest--increased 50-fold between the 1950s and 2008 and now contributes nearly half of all fish produced worldwide.
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
State of the World 2011 Symposium in Washington DC and Live Streaming Online SHARE
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Innovation of the Week: Handling Pests with Care Instead of Chemicals SHARE
Read about Integrated Pest Management - a method of growing crops that minimizes the use of pesticides
Monday, August 9, 2010
ECOVA MALI: Building Home Grown Knowledge SHARE
Nourishing the Planet visits the ECOVA MALI training center near Bamako
Friday, July 30, 2010
Halving Hunger Through "Business as Unusual" SHARE
Nourishing the Planet interviews Shenggen Fan, Director General of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Innovation of the Week: For Pest Control, Following Nature's Lead SHARE
The best pest control is learning to live in harmony with pests. Read about farmers can rely on a natural system to provide pest control.
Monday, July 26, 2010
Getting the Most of Out of Groundnuts in Senegal SHARE
Groundnuts, more commonly called peanuts in the U.S., are a widespread crop in much of Western Africa. Read about the importance of groundnuts in Senegal
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