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- Food
- 27 March 2008
Killer wheat fungus a threat to global food security?

The Ug99 strain of the killer wheat fungus (stem rust), which recently infected wheat farms in western Iran , is a serious threat to global...
- News
- Solutions and Innovations
- 5 March 2008
An Ethiopian solution to costly food aid

As food prices hit record highs, analysts warn that a re-think of food aid strategies is needed - and Ethiopia, a traditionally food insecure country,...
- News
- 27 February 2008
Less silence, more science could make anal sex safer

The silence and taboo surrounding anal sex is putting millions of men and women at risk of HIV, delegates attending the fourth international microbicides conference...
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- Food
- 26 February 2008
Climate change affecting fish stocks

Climate change is emerging as the latest threat to the world's fast declining fish stocks, which could affect millions of people who depend on the...
- News
- 25 February 2008
ARVs in microbicide research - keeping hope alive?

After a string of depressing trial results, the fourth international microbicides conference in New Delhi, India, kicked off this week with a ray of hope...
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- Food
- 25 February 2008
Tool for deciding on food vs fuel

As more countries weigh the pros and cons of biofuel production, a new decision-support tool has been developed to ensure they do not compromise their...
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- Human Rights
- 1 February 2008
Good early nutrition can make you richer

Eating nutritious food at an early age will not only ensure a source of income as an adult but also better pay, according to a...
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- Food
- 31 January 2008
Doomsday seed vault for food security

Should a major catastrophe hit the planet, a doomsday seed vault deep in the Arctic ice will ensure that survivors never go hungry. The Svalbard...
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- Food
- 17 January 2008
Space gears up for climate change study

A record 17 satellites are to be launched in 2008 in the largest-ever concerted global effort to monitor the impact of climate change over the...
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- Food
- 13 January 2008
Even simple tech helps reduce poverty

Asia's "green revolution" is a dramatic example of how even modest technological advances in developing countries have helped boost incomes and reduce the number of...
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- Food
- 9 January 2008
Don't impose food price controls, warns World Bank

Food prices have risen nearly 75 percent within a decade and will continue to do so, hurting the poor, warned the World Bank's annual Global...
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- Conflict
- 14 December 2007
Pledges put UN response fund within “touching distance” of target

Some 70 donors, ranging from wealthy industrialised countries to poor states to corporations, today pledged US$420 million for 2008 to the UN emergency fund that...

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