By Philip Bethge Over one third of humanity is undernourished. Now a group of scientists are experimenting with specially-bred crops, and hoping to launch a new Green Revolution -- but controversy is brewing. When are we going to hear the ignorant claims that Monsanto is behind this? Read more @ http://www.spiegel.de/international...let-to-end-world-hunger-a-973504.html#ref=rss
Global warming killin' crops... New crop varieties 'can't keep up with global warming' Tue, 21 Jun 2016 - Temperatures around the world are rising faster than scientists can develop varieties that can cope with a warmer world, according to a new study.
Progress against hunger has slowed in the last five years... UN Pushes 'Smart Crops' as Rice Alternative to Tackle Hunger in Asia March 14, 2017 — Asia needs to make extra efforts to defeat hunger after progress has slowed in the last five years, including promoting so-called "smart crops" as an alternative to rice, the head of the U.N. food agency in the region said.
More than 20 million people facing starvation... Africa has worst hunger crisis in 70 years amid budget cuts Mar 23,`17 -- Africa faces the world's largest humanitarian crisis since 1945, with more than 20 million people facing starvation, a cut in funding to humanitarian agencies working in famine-affected areas will cause untold suffering, a spokesman for the World Food Program said in Johannesburg Thursday, responding to questions about U.S. President Donald Trump's proposal to cut $10 billion in foreign aid.
Using information technology to fight hunger... Could Big Data Help End Hunger in Africa? May 30, 2017 — Computer algorithms power much of modern life from our Facebook feeds to international stock exchanges. Could they help end malnutrition and hunger in Africa? The International Center for Tropical Agriculture thinks so.