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How Much Water is Needed to Produce Food and How Much Do We Waste?

The International Mechanical Engineers Association released a report titled “Global Food: Waste Not Want Not” stating that 30-50% of all food globally is wasted or lost. The report describes various instances where loss occurs, ranging from storage issues in India to supermarket waste in the UK. The report received substantial media coverage, demonstrating rising public […]

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Hungary Says Feed Maize Contains Toxin, Tightens Controls

Hungary food safety authorities have found the country’s feed maize supply to be contimated with aflatoxin. Some officials suggest this year’s severe drought might have caused the increased presence of aflatoxin. http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/10/hungary-maize-idUSL5E8NACY620121210

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How to Manage Post-Harvest Loss

The Guardian featured an article on postharvest loss and its contributions to food security. Caspa van Vark reviews PHL reduction techniques such as the use of metal silos, bags, and the role of public and private interventions. http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development-professionals-network/2012/dec/14/post-harvest-loss-food-security

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Oxfam: CFS Needs to ‘Fix the Broken Global Food System’

Oxfam produced recommendations for the 39th session of the Committee on World Food Security yesterday. Their recommendations followed the publication of a report last week by the FAO, entitled “The State of Food Insecurity in the World.” The recommendations suggest for an increased focus on developing sustainable farming practices, and also target the smallholder farmer. http://www.devex.com/en/news/blogs/oxfam-cfs-needs-to-fix-the-broken-global-food-system?blog_id=the-development-newswire&mkt_tok=3RkMMJWWfF9wsRogsq7LZKXonjHpfsX76u0tUKW3lMI%2F0ER3fOvrPUfGjI4CRcBmI%2FqLAzICFpZo2FFcH%2FaQZA%3D%3D

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Tackling Post-Harvest Losses

Open Source GIS is assisting in the reduction of PHL in Africa through APHLIS, the African Post Harvest Loss Information System. Using a shared database, loss estimates for sub-Saharan Africa can be shared on an online platform. The project is funded by the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission and is aiming to provide […]

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Partnership for Resilience to Food Crises in the Sahel

Monique Calon, Senior Policy Advisor for Food Security and Private Sector Development at the Netherlands’ Ministry of Foreign Affairs, discusses in a video interview food security issues in the Sahel and the Netherlands’ approaches to ameliorating them. http://www.donorplatform.org/climate-change/interviews/732-monique-calon-on-new-partnership-for-resilience-in-the-sahel.html

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Powering Energy to Face the Challenges of World Hunger

USAID is partnered with the Swedish government, Duke Energy, the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, the African Development Bank, and the U.S. Department of Agriculuture in the creation of a program called Powering Agriculture: An Energy Grand Challenge for Development, which addresses the barriers in development, particularly at the intersection of agriculture and energy. The program will […]

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Brussels Rural Development Briefings

The Brussels Rural Development Briefings: Addressing Food Waste in Times of Crisis meeting in June has published its resources guide online. http://brusselsbriefings.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/reader-br-28-addressing-food-waste-in-times-of-crisis.pdf

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The Ukraine Grain Storage and Marketing Cooperatives Project

The Ukraine Grain Storage and Marketing Cooperatives Project is seeking a consultant to provide technical assistance required to organize Ukrainian farmers into cooperatives. Proposals are due by July 10th. http://www.devex.com/en/projects/ukraine-grain-storage-and-marketing-cooperatives-project/secure?mem=ua&src=tender

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Lost Harvest and Wasted Food

Lost harvest and wasted food, a course offered through the Wageningen UR Centre for Development Innovation in The Netherlands, will be held from October 22 to November 2, 2012. Applications are due by September 15. http://www.cdi.wur.nl/UK/newsagenda/agenda/Lost_harvest_and_wasted_food.htm

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