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USAID releases new issue of Frontlines

The November/December issue of USAID's Frontlines focuses on the agency's 50th anniversary and food security in the Horn of Africa. In his "Insights" column, USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah writes, "As we continue to shape a brighter future for generations to come, we must rededicate ourselves to continually improve the way we work and strengthen our capacity to deliver meaningful results for people around the world and at home."

11 Nov 2011

Cigarette package warnings stopped citing free speech

A federal judge has obstructed a U.S. rule requiring tobacco companies to display graphic images on cigarette packs citing free speech.

8 Nov 2011

U.N. increasing joint aid efforts with Cambodian government to assist flood victims

The U.N. reported Friday "that it is increasing its joint efforts with Cambodian authorities and aid providers to offer food assistance to some of the thousands of people that have been displaced by severe flooding recently," the U.N. News Centre reports.

8 Nov 2011

U.N. agencies respond to flooding in Horn of Africa

The U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees "reports heavy rains and flooding in parts of Somalia, Kenya and Ethiopia are causing havoc among thousands of displaced Somalis in the region" and "flood-damaged roads are hampering relief efforts to thousands affected by the heavy rains," VOA News reports.

7 Nov 2011

Lifestyle Foods launches Lifestyle Elevate for consumers

Lifestyle Foods announces the launch of Lifestyle Elevate, an online store that will allow consumers to order Lifestyle Foods product, and have it shipped directly to their home or business.

5 Nov 2011

Gates delivers report to G20 leaders calling for increased development efforts

"In a report about financing for development delivered [Thursday] at the G20 summit, Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, urged leaders to commit to increasing the pool of resources dedicated to development, or risk causing irreparable damage to the livelihoods of millions of the poorest people," a Gates Foundation press release states (11/3).

5 Nov 2011

Tackling global hunger through the empowerment of small-scale farmers

In this post in the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's "Impatient Optimists" blog, Rick Leach, president and CEO of World Food Program USA, examines the empowerment of small-scale farmers to become active participants in the global economy as a strategy to tackle world hunger.

5 Nov 2011

Global food prices drop but still high; market remains volatile, food indexes show

"The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization FAO index of global food prices hit an 11-month low in October, reflecting sharp falls in grain, sugar and oils prices, the U.N. food agency said on Thursday, Reuters reports.

5 Nov 2011

Gates to address G20 leaders about foreign aid, Robin Hood tax

Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, is expected to tell G20 leaders on Thursday that tightening foreign aid budgets amid the current economic crisis "is counterproductive and pointless," the Toronto Star reports.

4 Nov 2011

Sustainable seafood initiatives could protect freshwater species

Sustainable seafood initiatives, including certification and ecolabeling and awareness schemes, could be extended to more effectively cover inland, freshwater fisheries, according to researchers writing in the November issue of BioScience.

4 Nov 2011

Industry becoming more involved in ensuring food security, conference attendees hear

"Food security concerns as the world's population surpasses seven billion have prompted global companies to become more actively involved in ensuring future supplies, participants at an agricultural conference said on Monday," Reuters reports.

2 Nov 2011

Gothenburg senior citizens recruited for Consumer Logistics project

Heavy carrier bags and a lurching bus are an equation that is difficult to solve for most people, but for an elderly person getting the shopping home on public transport can be an almost insurmountable task. A newly launched research project at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, is now enlisting the help of the senior citizens themselves to learn about the challenges in everyday logistics, and it is hoped that the results will lead to better urban planning.

2 Nov 2011

Several West African nations facing food insecurity; WFP steps up efforts in Niger

Several countries in West Africa, including Niger, Mauritania and Chad, are facing food insecurity crises "unless the international community acts now, the United Nations warned on Friday," AlertNet reports.

1 Nov 2011

Report redefines gender issues in science and innovation

Gender in Science and its partners today launched a report on the results of a public consultation which invited all European innovation stakeholders to give their views on the correlation between gender and innovation.

29 Oct 2011

Balanced approach can combat Central Africa's food insecurity

The polarized debate over the use of organic and inorganic practices to boost farm yields is slowing action and widespread farmer adoption of approaches that could radically transform Africa's food security situation, according to a group of leading international scientists meeting in Kigali this week.

29 Oct 2011

Food aid vouchers are faster, cheaper alternative than shipping food aid abroad

In this New York Times opinion piece, author Tina Rosenberg reports on the use of food vouchers by some aid organizations in Somalia, highlighting the efforts of World Concern, "a Seattle-based Christian humanitarian group, and its Somali partner, the African Rescue Committee, [which] provide 1,800 families every two weeks with rice, beans, cooking oil, salt and sugar for their tea."

29 Oct 2011

UCR biology professor inducted into American Academy of Arts and Sciences

David Reznick, a professor of biology at the University of California, Riverside, was among 179 of the nation's most influential artists, scientists, scholars, authors, and institutional leaders who were inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences at a ceremony in Cambridge, Mass., on Oct. 1.

22 Oct 2011

Powerless consumers choose larger size food portions to gain status

Consumers who feel powerless will choose larger size food portions in an attempt to gain status, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research. But there is hope for convincing them that a Big Gulp won't translate to higher ranking.

22 Oct 2011

Rural women need same access to resources as men to help increase food production, Ban says

"Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is calling on the international community to give rural women the same access to productive resources as men, noting the huge benefits that would ensue, from increased food production to a drop of 150 million in the number of the world's hungry people," the U.N. News Centre reports.

18 Oct 2011

California Medical Association with 35,000 doctors in tow wants to legalize and regulate marijuana

Along with other supporters of legalizing marijuana, now there is the California Medical Association. The CMA that includes 35,000 doctors has adopted an official policy that recommends the legalization and regulation of cannabis. California Medical Association adopted the new stance at its annual meeting Friday in Anaheim.

17 Oct 2011

Miscellaneous News

USAID releases new issue of Frontlines

Cigarette package warnings stopped citing free speech

U.N. increasing joint aid efforts with Cambodian government to assist flood victims

U.N. agencies respond to flooding in Horn of Africa

Lifestyle Foods launches Lifestyle Elevate for consumers

Gates delivers report to G20 leaders calling for increased development efforts

Tackling global hunger through the empowerment of small-scale farmers

Global food prices drop but still high; market remains volatile, food indexes show

Gates to address G20 leaders about foreign aid, Robin Hood tax

Sustainable seafood initiatives could protect freshwater species

Industry becoming more involved in ensuring food security, conference attendees hear

Gothenburg senior citizens recruited for Consumer Logistics project

Several West African nations facing food insecurity; WFP steps up efforts in Niger

Report redefines gender issues in science and innovation

Balanced approach can combat Central Africa's food insecurity

Food aid vouchers are faster, cheaper alternative than shipping food aid abroad

UCR biology professor inducted into American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Powerless consumers choose larger size food portions to gain status

Rural women need same access to resources as men to help increase food production, Ban says

California Medical Association with 35,000 doctors in tow wants to legalize and regulate marijuana

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