Issue Post December 9, 2019 Overlooked, underused crops: An answer to our food system problems? Jessica Raneri Globally, we are eating a smaller array of foods, resulting in diets that are less nutritious and healthy.

They call it the “devil worm,” but scientists studying the ability of a small nematode to survive environmental heat think its lessons on climate adaptation may turn out to be more providential than diabolical. At the American University (AU) in Washington D.C., researchers who sequenced the devil-worm genome say it’s […]

Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Libya A shortage of medicines and specialized medical care, as well as overcrowding in schools and inadequate waste management, were highlighted as particular areas of concern. by Intisar Alqsar Moftah, a 10-year-old boy from Tawergha, a town south-east of the […]

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Royal Thai Government today reaffirmed their close partnership to prevent the global acceleration of soil erosion, which threatens food security worldwide.  Soil erosion is major threat to global agriculture and food production. If action isn’t taken to stop the present rate […]

Source: Médecins Sans Frontières Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo In the early morning of 3 December, a group of people armed with sticks and machetes entered Biakato health centre and attempted to enter the MSF compound in Biakato Mines. On 4 December 2019, Medecins Sans Frontières (MSF) took the […]