Food security refers to the availability of food and one’s access to it. A household is considered food-secure when its occupants do not live in hunger or fear of starvation. According to the World Resources Institute‚ global per capita food production has been increasing substantially for the past several decades.[1] In 2006‚ MSNBC reported that globally‚ the number of people who are overweight has surpassed the number who are undernourished - the world had more than one billion people who were
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[pic] Economic Confidential‚ June‚ 2009 FEATURES Crude oil and Nigeria’s failed development By Moses Braimah By the year 2010 Nigeria will be 50 years old as an independent nation. Compared to other countries that are within the same age bracket‚ same high population‚ but with far less per capita income‚ it is clear that we have not made the type of development politically and economically our founding fathers had hoped for. So many fundamental developmental challenges like weak
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of a special dinner or cooked up as a quick meal when you are just really hungry and craving something tasty and nourishing. The main ingredient of risotto dishes is a starchy grain. Traditionally‚ this is a plump‚ medium grain rice‚ but barley‚ millet or quinoa can also be used. A basic recipe for risotto includes the following: 1 cup rice‚ quinoa or other starchy grain 1 tablespoon olive oil‚ margarine or butter ½ cup wine (other wines or alcohols can be substituted) Roughly two cups
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ABSTRACT Poverty is an enemy of man‚ it humiliates and dehumanises its victim. The paper examines poverty alleviation policies and programmes of government and came to the conclusion that these policies failed to alleviate‚ instead elevated poverty in the country. The reasons for these include corruption in government and neglect of the target group – the poor‚ who were never considered during the formulation of these policies. The paper suggests that government should intensify the war against corruption
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TECHNOLOGY Nestle’s initiative advances new packaging technologies: packaging executives share their most significant innovations from the past year. Like pearls on a string‚ Nestle’s packaging innovations in foods and beverages add more than just beauty. They bring value and culture to the company’s popular and successful brands. Nestle has been bold in embracing new packaging ideas‚ often being an early adopter of promising new technologies: * It was first to commercialize the Tetra Recartretortable
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Food security in India The focus on accelerated foodgrains production on a sustainable basis and free trade in grains would help create massive employment and reduce the incidence of poverty in rural areas. INDIA AT present finds itself in the midst of a paradoxical situation: endemic mass-hunger coexisting with the mounting foodgrain stocks. The foodgrain stocks available with the Food Corporation of India (FCI) stand at an all time high of 62 million tonnes against an annual requirement of
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[pic] The Green Revolution The world’s worst recorded food disaster occurred in 1943 in British-ruled India. Known as the Bengal Famine‚ an estimated 4 million people died of hunger that year in eastern India (which included today’s Bangladesh). Initially‚ this catastrophe was attributed to an acute shortfall in food production in the area. However‚ Indian economist Amartya Sen (recipient of the Nobel Prize for Economics‚ 1998) has established that while food shortage was a contributor to the
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30 Best Foods for Pretty Skin: AVOCADOS: Avocados contain a large amount of vitamin E‚ which is a strong antioxidant that prevents aging. I take my avocados‚ mash them up with lemons‚ pepper‚ add a dash of salt and then dip some carrots in. Healthy guacamole best guacamole: You can also use avocado as a mask which is totally fun and leaves your skin oh-so-soft. GREEN JUICE: They’re super anti-inflammatory‚ have a ton of vitamins‚ help tremendously with digestion‚ and lower the overall acidity
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International Review of Business Research Papers Vol. 4 No.3 June 2008 Pp. 35-44 Human Resource Functions And Activities In The 21st Century To Attain Competitive Advantage Andries du Plessis‚ Andrew Hobbs‚ Rebecca Marshall and Sherrol Paalvast This article reports on human resource functions and activities in the 21st century and how it should assist organisations to maintain their competitive advantage. By adding value to the organisation in which it exists‚ HR can secure its place for
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reaction against the severely academic production of the French school. Realist painters sought to portray what they saw without idealizing it‚ choosing their subjects from the commonplaces of everyday life. Major realists included Gustave Courbet‚ J. F. Millet‚ and Honoré Daumier. In a broader sense the term is applied to an unembellished rendering of natural forms. In recent years realism has come to mean the presentation of forms and materials that are simply themselves‚ not primarily representations
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