http://amlat.oneworld.net/article/archive/1641 es_CR http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83731 "The conference agreement on the 2008 [U.S.] Farm Bill makes numerous improvements in domestic food assistance programs to help low-income Americans put food on the table in the face of rising food and fuel prices," says policy analyst Dottie Rosenbaum. From: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83727 Selling excess rice held in Japan and imported from the United States would incite a rapid drop in the global price of rice but requires immediate action from Tokyo and Washington, write former editor of The Rice Trader, Tom Slayton, and policy analyst, Peter Timmer. http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/160549/1/1641 At a recent review meeting of the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights held in Geneva after 17 years, India was adjudged a poor performer. A panel of observers found the progress in critical human development areas such as food, health, housing and education as ‘unsatisfactory’. http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/160540/1/1641 The global food price rise is leading to further malnourishment among Indian children, UNICEF warns, as families reduce the number of meals in a day. India already has the worst indicators of child malnutrition in South Asia, along with 40% of the world’s underweight newborns. http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/160523/1/1641 David Dickson, Director, SciDev.Net, presents the critique of a recent report on the future of modern agriculture. Even as we fight the current needs of a hungry world in an environmentally sustainable way, the contributions of science and technology deserve recognition and not merely blame, he asserts. http://www.oneworld.net/article/view/160511/1/1641 FALLUJAH, May 12 (IPS) - Sharp increases in food prices have generated a new wave of anti-occupation and anti-U.S. sentiment in Fallujah. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83715 More than 27,000 people in the Irrawaddy delta region of Burma -- one of the areas hardest hit by Cyclone Nargis -- have received food aid and other crucial supplies, a UN food agency announced yesterday. http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/160499/1/1641 A small village in rural Kerala has successfully dealt with the onslaught of globalisation. Farmer groups and a distribution and retail network by the local community have helped producers get maximum returns for their farm produce and traditional products. The farmers are now happy with the elimination of middlemen. http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/160480/1/1641 Once called India’s bread basket, Punjab’s success story has been marred by pesticide poisoning, soil contamination, farmer indebtedness and drug addiction. A recent report says the production-centric approach of industrial agriculture needs to make way for environmentally sound practices that promote equitable access to food. http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/160477/1/1641 Diverting agricultural land to produce biofuels, increased dependence on imports, hoarding by traders, ban on export of food grains by neighbours are reasons cited for rising food prices in Nepal. Experts feel the government needs to take long-term measures if it wants to save people dying of hunger. http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/160455/1/1641 Afghanistan government with UN help will soon carry out a study to assess the nutritional needs of people affected by rising food prices for future interventions. The country has large numbers of stunted, underweight and wasted children, and women in reproductive age suffering from malnourishment. http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/160440/1/1641 UN Security Council needs to discuss the current global food crisis and take corrective measures before the situation goes out of hand. Experts feel that the UN body must recognise that war and civil strife cannot be prevented without addressing social and economic conditions. http://fi.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83688 Keski-Amerikan maat pohtivat ruokaturvan parantamista yhdessä ALBA-maiden (Bolivaarinen vaihtoehto Amerikan kansoille) kanssa. Nicaraguan roolina on toimia vilja-aittana. http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/160414/1/1641 With food hitting the headlines like never before, the International Institute for Environment and Development has launched a web-based publication that describes how to rethink food production and distribution for environmental and social gain. http://fi.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83676 YK:n pyrinnöt ruokakriisin ratkaisemiseksi eivät saa kaikilta kiitosta. Senegalin presidentti Abdoulaye Wade haukkui FAO:n turhaksi ja tehottomaksi järjestöksi.