Six percent of children were characterized as wasted (critically below healthy weight for the appropriate age group) in September 2012. Last month, that number reached zero after a steady decline. More children are considered on target now than a year ago by more than 10 percentage points.
Africa is awash with talk about how to improve agriculture, ensure food security and reduce the toll of malnutrition. Tanzania is one of a few countries where population growth continues to exceed reductions made in malnutrition and maternal anemia.
Congolese farmer. When it comes to the priorities of fragile and conflict-affected states, nutrition is often low on the list.…
Malnutrition takes a serious toll on children living in Chad. The vast West African nation features a fertile south and…
Measuring for malnutrition in Madhya Pradesh, IndiaDfID There is a hidden form of hunger that receives less attention that it…
Young people participating at the BigIf rally in Hyde Park. As the leaders of the world’s economic powers gather to…
As if there was any doubt that malnutrition was a bad thing, it now comes with a hefty price tag…
Morgana Wingard African countries are making promising agricultural gains, but the progress remains in the balance due to a $4.4…
Feed the Future is the Obama Administration’s answer to cyclical global hunger crises. Rather than provide food in response to droughts or…