More than 220 international scientists will meet at a conference in Adelaide, Australia next week (19-24 September) to discuss the biology of plant membranes, an understanding of which is crucial to developing crops that will feed us into the future.
Water management and malnutrition are the two key threats to food security that will be discussed at the Third McGill Conference on Global Food Security, to be held Oct. 19-21, 2010, in Montreal.
The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) has launched a new initiative to raise awareness about hunger and the availability of food in the community.
As consumers overseas embrace foods and beverages made with ingredients long known to have health and wellness benefits, American manufacturers can take a cue from their success and add such medicinal ingredients to their foods and beverages, according to a scientific discussion at the 2010 Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) Annual Meeting and Food Expo®.
The continued evolution of food science and technology is key to implementing the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans while increasing the food supply—which must nearly double during the next several decades to meet the demands of a growing population.
The world’s food system provides food for nearly seven billion people each day. But according to a new report from the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT), more advances are critical for an adequate food supply, which must nearly double during the next several decades, for the future world population.
Clean water is scarce and becoming more so in many cities around the world. According to the World Health Organization, between 1990 and 2006, the number of urban dwellers without access to clean drinking water grew from 107 million to 137 million.
Technology discovery, development and adoption play a huge role in how we're going to feed the world's growing population, according to a Kansas State University agricultural economist. Equally vital is funding to support research on food production technology.
According to a recent census, Philadelphia’s poverty rate is “roughly double” the national figure. The city’s largest hunger-relief organization, Philabundance, estimates that 25.1 percent of Philadelphians are below the poverty line – a rate that is highest among the 10 biggest U.S. cities. To address this issue, a group of Saint Joseph’s University students and faculty partnered with Philabundance to develop a new food distribution model to reach Philadelphia’s hungry more efficiently.
Texas is the third hungriest state in the nation, but policy makers, social service providers and advocacy groups hope to eliminate the crisis by 2015.
Leading experts from international agencies, NGOs, the food industry and academia will meet at McGill University, in Montreal, Oct. 5-7 to discuss the increasing challenges relating to food security in the world. The 2nd McGill Conference on Global Food Security will focus on the effects of the global economic crisis on food supply and production.
Researchers discuss legumes as a nutritional powerhouse to help overcome malnutrition in an estimated 800 million undernourished people throughout developing counties in the October 2009 issue of Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety, published by the Institute of Food Technologists.
High food prices. Trouble getting credit. Crop failures. Some of the important reasons underlying the current food crisis in Guatemala top the agenda of McGill University’s second annual Global Food Security Conference, Oct. 5-7, in Montreal.
Scientists at the University of Virginia have identified a gene in cowpea (black-eyed pea) that confers resistance to attack from witchweed, a parasitic plant. This discovery will help researchers better understand how some plants can resist Striga, while others, such as corn and sorghum, are susceptible.
With the caloric needs of the planet expected to soar by 50 percent in the next 40 years, planning and investment in global agriculture will become critically important, according a new report released today (June 25).
When scientist Loretta Mayer set out to alleviate diseases associated with menopause, she didn't realize her work could lead to addressing world hunger and feeding hundreds of millions of people.
Water experts from around the world will discuss the global challenge of growing more food with less water at The Future of Water for Food conference May 4, hosted by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the University of Nebraska.
Yield losses from stem rust in Africa and Middle East have been significant since Ug99 was reported, but the greater concern is that this race will spread to the major wheat producing areas of India, China, Europe and the United States. Oklahoma State scientist explains level of concern, historical threat.
A late season wintry blast that hit much of Oklahoma and parts of surrounding states on March 27 was not enough to drive thoughts about the effect drought may have on wheat prices from the minds of some producers.
As world leaders seek ways to address global food shortages, researchers at Missouri University of Science and Technology are working on a method that could help government planners and relief agencies better prepare for future shortages by predicting the variability of food supplies for specific nations or regions.
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