Ontario Supporting 'Cookie It Up' (Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and...
(Source: Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs) Ontario Supporting 'Cookie It Up' Province Investing in Local Aurora Business Ontario is supporting a gourmet, handmade cookie company...
View ArticleCSIR-CRI releases new cassava varieties
They were developed through a $300, 000 grant and technical support from the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA). This brings to 17, the number of cassava varieties released by the CRI....
View ArticleIncreasing food value with novel technologies (Massey University)
(Source: Massey University) In a first for the southern hemisphere, more than 100 eminent food scientists from around the world will converge on Massey University’s Auckland campus today to discuss how...
View ArticleMSU is top 10 producer of global citizens (Michigan State University)
(Source: Michigan State University) Michigan State University ranks in the top 10 for international student enrollment and study abroad participation, according to the Institute of International...
View ArticleWonks ready policy slate for state annual (Michigan Farm Bureau)
(Source: Michigan Farm Bureau) LANSING -The annual review of the more than 100 policies that guide the organization is in full swing, with members looking ahead to Michigan Farm Bureau's (MFB) 96th...
View ArticleNearly 1 million children benefit from state's child support system (Michigan...
(Source: Michigan Department of Health and Human Services) Contact: Bob Wheaton, 517-373-7394 Gov. Snyder declares October is Child Support Month in Michigan LANSING, Mich. - Michigan children benefit...
View ArticleMichigan Hospitals Selected for New Baby-Friendly Maternity Care Improvement...
(Source: Michigan Department of Health and Human Services) For Immediate Release: October 29, 2015 LANSING, Mich. - Breastfeeding plays an important role in infant and maternal health, which is why the...
View ArticleMichigan Wheat Program and MSU hire new wheat specialist (MWP - Michigan...
(Source: MWP - Michigan Wheat Program) Lansing, Mich. (October 15, 2015) - Already in its fourth year, the Michigan Wheat Program board has realized the industry needs more 'boots on the ground' when...
View ArticleKalamazoo County MDHHS office honored for 100 percent accuracy (Michigan...
(Source: Michigan Department of Health and Human Services) Contact: Bob Wheaton 517-373-7394 For Immediate Release: November 13, 2015 KALAMAZOO, Mich. - The Kalamazoo County office of the Michigan...
View ArticleSpeech to DRC Food Security and Food Safety Strategy Summit (Ministry for...
(Source: Ministry for Primary Industries of New Zealand) Distinguished guests, It is my pleasure to speak here today. I want to thank the Development Research Centre (DRC) for inviting me here to...
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 ArticleProtiviti Looks to Increase Impact as it Launches the Next Phase of its...
Powered by the mantra "Hunger doesn't stop and neither do we," Protiviti re-dedicates its efforts to provide meals for the hungry around the world MENLO PARK, Calif., Nov. 19, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --...
View ArticleConsumers Energy Teams Up with Food Banks to Distribute 71,000...
COMSTOCK PARK, Mich., Nov. 6, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Consumers Energy and its employees are teaming up with two Michigan food banks to help families save energy and money, providing 71,000...
View ArticleEl Nino threatens 11 million children in Africa with hunger, disease: U.N.
By Katy Migiro NAIROBI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Some 11 million children in eastern and southern Africa face hunger, disease and water shortages as a result of the strongest El Niño weather...
View ArticleYoko Ono Lennon Teams Up With Hard Rock And WhyHunger To "Imagine" a Future...
ORLANDO, Fla., Nov. 2, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Hard Rock is kicking off the season of giving by helping to nourish children and families worldwide with IMAGINE THERE'S NO HUNGER. Inspired by John Lennon...
View ArticleUnilever Is Providing More Than A Million Meals To Those In Need, And...
ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J., Nov. 10, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- For some, plates will be empty this holiday season – missing the traditional turkey and stuffing many look forward to each year. In fact, 1 in 5...
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)...
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