Millions suffer from deficiencies in micronutrients like zinc, iron, iodine and selenium.
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Climate change and overfishing are depleting global fish stocks with clear implications for the food security future of billions of people.
Wholegrains provide us with important protein, fat, vitamins, and minerals.
Nutritious fish are being diverted away from countries that could benefit from them the most.
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When the policies and programmes developed in Belo Horizonte were rolled out nationally, Brazil experienced a notable decline in hunger.
World Food Day, Oct. 16, provides an opportunity to gauge where the fight against hunger stands. It’s also a time, an expert says, to look at so-called hidden hunger.
Despite Australia being considered the ‘lucky country’, 15% of us still experience food insecurity. Meanwhile, 40% of edible food is thrown away before it even reaches the market.
Students with unpaid meal debts have been experiencing some shaming policies at school. New rules are aimed at protecting these children, but the real solution may lie in free meals for all.
Pulses – or grain legumes – are indigenous foods that can play a massive role in tackling food security on the African continent.
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Research Fellow, American University School of Public Affairs
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Researcher at the University of Pretoria, University of Pretoria
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Assistant Professor, Education Studies, College of Education, University of Oregon
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Professor of Animal Pathology, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela
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Professor, Queensland University of Technology
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Associate Scientist, Johns Hopkins University
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researcher, University of Cape Town
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Canada Research Chair in Aquaculture Nutrition, Dalhousie University
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Professor of Environmental Social Science, Lancaster University
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Research Leader of Small-scale Fisheries at WorldFish, CGIAR, and Adjunct Research Fellow at ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University
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Professor, International Development, SOAS, University of London
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Professor, Department of Biology, Dalhousie University