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  1. Farm Radio International
  2. Maximizing the Impact of the UN Decade of Action on Nutrition
    ICN2, FAO and WHO want to know how YOU think we can reach the 2025 global nutrition targets - Participate in the online survey by 11 October! The world has committed to eradicate hunger and eliminate all forms of malnutrition by 2030. The UN General Assembly launched the UN Decade of Action on…
  3. Oman Animal and Plant Genetic Resources
    https://oapgrc.gov.om/Pages/default.aspx
  4. New report aims to give evidence to support high quality diets
    The Global Panel on Agriculture and Food Systems for Nutrition published its new Report, Food systems and diets: Facing the challenges of the 21st century on the 23rd September 2016. This evidence-based Report is designed to help policymakers make their food systems more supportive of high quality…
  5. Partner Spotlight on WFO: New study points to tuna to trim waistlines
    Americans have long been touted as the poster children for obesity. However, new data shows that the isolated communities of the Pacific Islands are home to an unparalleled epidemic of this global problem. The majority of countries with the highest rates of obesity in the world are Pacific island…
  6. WFP: Nutritionist, P3 – Maiduguri, Nigeria
    WFP are seeking to fill the Nutritionist position at the P3 level, based in Maiduguri, Nigeria. Under the general supervision and guidance of the Deputy Country Director or the designate the Nutritionist, P3 will be responsible for the following key duties: Provide technical advice to the…
  7. Expert Emergency Response “Food & Nutrition Security”
    The position is to be filled at the earliest possible opportunity and has an initial contract term of 2 years. It is a part-time position (50%), implemented as a quota of 112 deployment days per year. There is an expectation of commitment beyond this quota, if required in acute emergency situations…
  8. A New Recipe for Trust - Next Generation Sequencing in the Food Industry
    Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) technologies have a range of applications, including the sequencing of microbial genomes and culture-free identification of microbial communities. The implications of this for the food industry range from source tracking of bacterial contaminants, identification of…
  9. Brazil’s Dietary Guidelines: Eat Real Food, Together
    In Brazil, one in two adults and one in three children are overweight or obese. With these numbers expected to increase in the coming years, Brazil’s Ministry of Health hopes to stem the rise with the Dietary Guidelines for the Brazilian Population, released last year. These guidelines matter since…
  10. Protracted conflicts causing alarming spikes in severe hunger
    Joint FAO-WFP news release Protracted conflicts affecting 17 countries have driven millions of people into severe food insecurity and are hindering global efforts to eradicate malnutrition, two UN agencies have warned in a report submitted to the UN Security Council. A new series of 17 country…
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