Michigan State using $18 million to fight hunger in Africa
EAST LANSING, Mich. — Michigan State University plans to use more than $18 million in grants to support efforts to fight...
View ArticleMSU using $18 million to fight hunger in Africa
The East Lansing school says grants will be used to assist people in Nigeria and Senegal. ......
View ArticleFarm Bureau employees pick apples for Greater Lansing Food Bank (Michigan...
(Source: Michigan Farm Bureau) CHARLOTTE -Dedicated to helping the Lansing community and beyond, more than 100 employees from Michigan Farm Bureau (MFB) and Farm Bureau Insurance (FBI) picked 6,600...
View ArticleMSU receives $18.5M in USAID grants, continues legacy of fighting global...
(Source: Michigan State University) Michigan State University will use two grants, awarded by the U.S. Agency for International Development and totaling more than $18 million, to support two African...
View ArticleCongressman Serrano Reintroduces the Anti-Hunger Empowerment Act (José E...
(Source: José E Serrano) Washington, DC - Today, Congressman José E. Serrano released the following statement on the reintroduction of the Anti-Hunger Empowerment Act of 2015. The bill was originally...
View ArticlePresident expresses concern over food security
Pantnagar: Citing decreasing land availability coupled with a rising population, President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday stressed upon ways to preserve natural resources to ensure continuous supply of...
View ArticleAfDB President calls for an end to malnutrition in Africa Says good nutrition...
(Source: African Development Bank Group) Speaking at a gathering on ways in which malnutrition can be eliminated by changing the agricultural and food systems, African Development Bank (AfDB)...
View ArticleCatholic Church in Michigan Stands Ready to Assist Refugees
LANSING, Mich., Nov. 16, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- This past weekend following the terrorist attacks overseas Governor Rick Snyder issued a directive suspending Michigan's effort to accept new...
View ArticleUD graduate student Sara Jastrebski travels to Africa for poultry summit...
(Source: University of Delaware) 1:07 p.m., Nov. 17, 2015--When University of Delaware graduate student Sara Jastrebski showed in interest in traveling abroad, her adviser Carl Schmidt asked if she'd...
View ArticleHow technology from India is helping transform lives in Senegal and Africa at...
(Source: AGRA – Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa) Ousmane Balde, 35, from Kolda in southern Senegal recalls his neighbors laughing: 'How can you be farming with that toy?' when they saw him...
View ArticleBloomberg Media Initiative Africa Announces $1 Million Fund for Local Media...
(Source: Bloomberg LP) The support will advance a deeper understanding of business and financial journalism, social justice, innovation and the importance of data Johannesburg, Lagos, Nairobi -...
View ArticleW.Va. State University Awarded Nearly $1.8 Million in Federal Grants (West...
(Source: West Virginia State University) Contact: Kimberly Osborne (304) 766-3363 kosborne@wvstateu.edu Nov. 17, 2015 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE W.Va. State University Awarded Nearly $1.8 Million in Federal...
View ArticleFeed the Future Helps World Feed Itself (ACDI/VOCA)
(Source: ACDI/VOCA) Since 1990, the number of hungry people in the world has been cut in half. Since 2009, Feed the Future (FtF), President Obama's signature initiative to combat hunger, food...
View ArticleBill Clinton to speak, receive award at Michigan State
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) Former President Bill Clinton is visiting Michigan State University to deliver a speech at an event on public...
View ArticleCompact2025: An ambitious initiative to end hunger and undernutrition by 2025...
(Source: IFPRI - International Food Policy Research Institute) The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) is launching Compact2025, an ambitious initiative to work with countries to end...
View ArticleConstruction moves ahead on Michigan State research center
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) Construction is moving ahead on Michigan State University's new $88.1 million biomedical research center in Grand...
View ArticleWho Needs Gates And Monsanto?
It is essential that we that the modern industrial urban-centric food and agriculture system is based on. It is essential in terms of our health, the environment and sustainability and not least in...
View ArticleFour African Organizations Named Finalists For $100,000 One Africa Award
The 2015 finalists for the annual $100,000 USD ONE Africa Award were today announced by the ONE Campaign in Johannesburg. These are: Africa!Ignite of South Africa; Community Link of Uganda; Support for...
View ArticleCooperative Extension Works to Improve Individual Health New Study Highlights...
WASHINGTON, Nov. 17, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The North Central Cooperative Extension Association (NCCEA) issued a new study, prepared by the research organization Battelle, that highlights the importance...
View ArticleFACT SHEET: The 2015 G-20 Summit in Antalya, Turkey (President of the United...
(Source: President of the United States) The G-20 is the world's premier forum for economic policy cooperation, where Leaders representing economies that account for about 85 percent of global economic...
View ArticleUSDA Helps Schools Connect with Local Farmers and Ranchers (USDA - United...
(Source: USDA - United States Department of Agriculture) Release No. 0315.15 Contact: Office of Communications (202)720-4623 Printable version Email this page USDA Helps Schools Connect with Local...
View ArticleUSDA Helps Schools Connect with Local Farmers and Ranchers (ERS - Economic...
(Source: ERS - Economic Research Service) Release No. 0315.15 Contact: Office of Communications (202)720-4623 Printable version Email this page USDA Helps Schools Connect with Local Farmers and...
View ArticleGov. Rick Snyder taps veteran journalist Meegan Holland as communications...
(Source: State of Michigan) Laura Biehl and Anna Heaton named deputy press secretaries EDITOR'S NOTE: High resulotion head shots available for download: , , . Friday, November 20, 2015 LANSING, Mich. -...
View ArticleNutreco continues its commitment to growth in Egypt (Nutreco Holding NV)
(Source: Nutreco Holding NV) Nutreco continues its commitment to growth in Egypt by investing in additional tilapia fish feed capacity. This week saw the opening of an extra line in its existing...
View ArticleUSAID and Partners Announce Winners of Agriculture Innovation Competition...
(Source: USAID - US Agency for International Development) WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Powering Agriculture: An Energy Grand Challenge for Development announced 13 new finalists for the development and...
View ArticleNo. 3 Michigan State pulls away and beats E Michigan 89-65
Click photo to enlarge Michigan State coach Tom Izzo, right, gives instructions to Bryn Forbes during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against...
View ArticleTechnology from India transforming lives in Senegal and Africa at large (AGRA...
(Source: AGRA – Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa) Photo credit: CATALIST-2, IFDC, Burundi Ousmane Balde, 35, from Kolda in southern Senegal recalls his neighbors laughing: 'How can you be...
View ArticleHunters Sharing the Harvest Program Will Reach One Million Pound Mark of...
(Source: Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources) e59365f5-782f-4655-b715-091f0753e3c6.pdf Hunters Sharing the Harvest Program Will Reach One Million Pound Mark of Venison Donated...
View ArticleWith Gratitude In Our Hearts, Let’s Resolve To End Hunger (US Senate...
(Source: US Senate Committee on Judiciary) 11.23.15 This week we gather with family and friends to celebrate Thanksgiving and rekindle some of the most important relationships in our lives. All of us...
View ArticleWith Gratitude In Our Hearts, Let’s Resolve To End Hunger (Patrick J Leahy)
(Source: Patrick J Leahy) 11.23.15 This week we gather with family and friends to celebrate Thanksgiving and rekindle some of the most important relationships in our lives. All of us in this great and...
View ArticleUSDA Awards $2 Million for Nutrition Education and Obesity Prevention...
(Source: ERS - Economic Research Service) Release No. 0327.15 Contact: Office of Communications (202)720-4623 Printable version Email this page USDA Awards $2 Million for Nutrition Education and...
View ArticleUSDA Awards $2 Million for Nutrition Education and Obesity Prevention...
(Source: USDA - United States Department of Agriculture) Release No. 0327.15 Contact: Office of Communications (202)720-4623 Printable version Email this page USDA Awards $2 Million for Nutrition...
View ArticleFive Things To Know About Family Hunger This Thanksgiving
CHICAGO, Nov. 23, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Hunger in America isn't seasonal—it's a year-round issue. With the holiday season upon us, it's hard not to reflect on the 48 million people, including...
View ArticleFive Ford Transit Connect Vans Donated to Help Feed Those in Need Starting...
(Source: Ford Motor Company) Ford is donating five Transit Connect cargo vans to organizations dedicated to hunger relief serving the Kansas City, Louisville, Miami, Phoenix and Dallas metropolitan...
View ArticleTackling climate change and fighting hunger should go hand-in-hand
The COP 21 climate conference, to be held in Paris in the aftermath of the recent barbarian acts of terrorism, is a fresh opportunity for the international community to come together and show its...
View ArticleMichigan State takes division with 55-16 rout of Penn State
Click photo to enlarge Michigan State quarterback Connor Cook throws a pass during the first quarter of an NCAA college football game against Penn State, Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015, in East Lansing, Mich....
View ArticleNew Research Tool Demonstrates How Climate Action Shapes Risk Of Hunger – For...
(Source: WFP - World Food Programme) ROME/PARIS - A powerful online research tool launched today at the United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP21, offers a window on our global future to the...
View ArticleNine ways to improve nutrition and tackle climate change
How should we deal with the serious threat climate change poses to nutrition and food security? Our panel of experts have their say...
View ArticleClimate-Smart Agriculture Is Key to Ending Hunger
I grew up on a small farm in southeastern China in the 1960s. A scene out of The Good Earth, my family and I raised chickens and pigs and eked out rice and wheat on a small plot about half the size of...
View ArticleAdvancing global food security (Michigan State University)
(Source: Michigan State University) The Global Center for Food Systems Innovation at Michigan State University has selected 10 winners of its most recent innovation challenge grants. The grants, made...
View ArticleMinister Senzeni Zokwana: Sheep handover event during Imbizo (South Africa...
(Source: South Africa Government) Namaqua Afrikaner sheep handover event speech delivered by Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Minister S. Zokwana (MP), Mothibistad, Northern Cape...
View ArticleNew partnership to strengthen the private seed and agricultural inputs sector...
(Source: AGRA – Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa) To arrange an interview, or for more information, please contact: Simon Crump at +254 791 398 792 or email : scrump@agra.org Editor's note:...
View ArticleRanking Member Stabenow Opening Statement at Hearing on Global Hunger (US...
(Source: US Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry) Wednesday, December 2, 2015 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on...
View ArticleChairman Roberts Examines U.S. Agriculture Programs Combating Global Hunger...
(Source: US Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry) Wednesday, December 2, 2015 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Pat Roberts, R-Kan., Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture,...
View Article$13.4 million grant will help combat malnutrition in India (Cornell University)
(Source: Cornell University) ITHACA, N.Y. - A Cornell University project to enhance access to nutritious food in India is set to grow thanks to a $13.4 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates...
View ArticleAt U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee Hearing, Heitkamp Stresses Value of...
(Source: Heidi Heitkamp) WASHINGTON, D.C. - During a U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture hearing, U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp spoke about how supporting agriculture in the U.S. and abroad can ease...
View ArticleMinister Coveney Concludes Trade Mission to Africa with €50M of Business...
(Source: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine of Ireland) Minister for Agriculture, Food and Marine Simon Coveney TD this evening concluded his weeklong trade mission to West Africa....
View ArticleNew knowledge-sharing initiative to measure and reduce food loss and waste...
(Source: IFPRI - International Food Policy Research Institute) The following news release was originally published on the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) website. The Food...
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