Posted on July 17, 2018
Grain sorghum is not just for making soft porridge; it has many other uses. Climate change has sparked renewed interest in the crop in South Africa, says Prof John Taylor of the Department of Food Science at the University of Pretoria.
Posted on July 03, 2018
Hunger is on the rise again worldwide, despite the rapid progress needed to achieve the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 2, which is to end hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture. Currently, one person in three is...
Posted on June 26, 2018
Multistakeholder Partnerships (MSP) could contribute to addressing some of the complex and multi-dimensional issues related to food security and nutrition. Addressing food insecurity and undernutrition requires cross-sectoral and holistic approaches and collaborations of various state and...
Posted on April 25, 2018
The impact of climate change, which has brought about conditions such as high temperatures and drought, continues to have an increasingly negative impact on food security in Africa and the rest of the world. In response, scientists have started looking into the potential of sorghum to contribute...
Posted on April 24, 2018
After some 18 months of frantic planning and organization, the first global conference of the new millennium devoted almost exclusively to sorghum “Sorghum in the 21st Century - Food, Feed and Fuel in a Rapidly Changing World” took place in Cape Town from 9-12 April 2018.
Posted on April 04, 2018
The 7th April is World Health Day. Through it, we are reminded of the commitment that was made by world leaders to the Sustainable Development Goals. The world’s leaders have made a commitment to realizing people’s right to health, primarily through universal health coverage for all.
Posted on March 12, 2018
Professor Naushad Emmambux, from the University of Pretoria, was among alumni of IMCAD invited from universities across the world.
Posted on March 08, 2018
On International Women's Day, a special issue of Development Policy Review profiles an assessment of Malawi's Nutrition Plan and Strategy to determine how gender-responsive it is. Gender-responsive nutrition policies could accelerate progress in meeting international commitments such as the SDGs....
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