Breaking News: Global Food News

Filters close
Released: 19-Sep-2016 12:05 PM EDT
MSU’s Keenum at UN: Universities Have ‘Vital Expertise’ to Address World Hunger
Mississippi State University

Mississippi State University President Mark E. Keenum highlighted the important role universities and open data play in addressing world hunger during a speech at the U.N. in New York Friday [Sept. 16].

Released: 1-Aug-2016 5:05 PM EDT
Report: Work-Load Requirements Keep Students From Getting Food Assistance
Cal Poly Humboldt

Humboldt State University researchers describe how outdated state and federal requirements are keeping college students from accessing food assistance programs.

Released: 28-Jul-2016 8:05 AM EDT
As Hazard Warnings Increase, Experts Urge Better Decisions on Who and When to Warn
Society for Risk Analysis (SRA)

Effective warnings are a growing need as expanding global populations confront a wide range of hazards, such as a hurricane, wildfire, toxic chemical spill or any other environmental hazard threatens safety.

       
Released: 6-May-2016 1:05 PM EDT
Kids Eating Habits, Video Games Helping Kids Eat Fruits and Veggies, New Ways to Stop Weight Gain in Young Adults, and More in the Obesity News Source
Newswise

Kids Eating Habits, Video Games Helping Kids Eat Fruits and Veggies, New Ways to Stop Weight Gain in Young Adults, and More in the Obesity News Source

       
Released: 5-Apr-2016 2:05 PM EDT
Household Food Insecurity at Record High in the North: University of Toronto Researchers
University of Toronto

Despite anti-poverty efforts, hunger in Canada has not decreased - and it has now reached epidemic levels in Nunavut, where almost half of households suffer from food insecurity, according to a new study by University of Toronto researchers.

   
Released: 22-Mar-2016 2:05 PM EDT
Government Use of Technology Has Potential to Increase Food Security
Iowa State University

Acceptance of information technology can play a vital role in meeting the demand for food in developing countries, according to a new study by Iowa State University researchers. They say increasing production is not the only solution for food insecurity.

Released: 24-Feb-2016 6:05 AM EST
Freshwater Biodiversity Has Positive Impact on Global Food Security
University of Southampton

Inland freshwaters with a greater variety of fish species (biodiversity) have higher-yielding and less variable fisheries according to a new study from the University of Southampton and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

Released: 18-Feb-2016 11:05 AM EST
Market Integration Could Help Protect Poor From Climate-Related Food Insecurity
Purdue University

Global market integration is key to buffering future commodity prices and food security from the negative effects of climate change on agriculture, says a Purdue University agricultural economist.

   
Released: 4-Feb-2016 11:05 AM EST
Organic Agriculture Key to Feeding the World Sustainably
Washington State University

Study analyzes 40 years of science against 4 areas of sustainability.

Released: 17-Dec-2015 11:05 AM EST
ProMedica Focuses on Food as Preventive Medicine with Food Pharmacy
ProMedica

ProMedica has been screening patients for food insecurity since April. More than 1,200 patients have been referred to its first food pharmacy.

11-Oct-2015 3:00 PM EDT
Global Marine Analysis Suggests Food Chain Collapse
University of Adelaide

A world-first global analysis of marine responses to climbing human CO2 emissions has painted a grim picture of future fisheries and ocean ecosystems.

Released: 8-Sep-2015 9:05 AM EDT
Virginia Bioinformatics Institute Researchers Join Effort to Fill Gaps in Nutrition Science
Virginia Tech

An international team of researchers, including scientists at the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute at Virginia Tech, has identified key opportunities in nutrition science to address projected gaps in food availability.

Released: 18-Aug-2015 12:30 PM EDT
Role of Registered Dietitian Nutritionists in Feeding a Growing World Population: Articles in Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

Feeding a growing world population, especially in developing countries, will require advances in technology to support sustainable food systems and collaborations between the agriculture and food production industries, hunger relief professionals and health experts including registered dietitian nutritionists, according to two new articles in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.

Released: 21-Jul-2015 10:05 AM EDT
Ocean Acidification to Lead the Way for Food Chain Changes
University of Alabama at Birmingham

UAB research shows that phytoplankton, the foundation of all marine life, will experience varied growth rates due to ocean acidification levels during the next century.

Released: 14-Jul-2015 5:05 PM EDT
Smart Cornfields of the Future
Washington University in St. Louis

Scientists attending a workshop at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory slipped the leash of scientific caution and tried to imagine what they would do if they could redesign plants at will. The ideas they dreamed up may make the difference between full bellies and empty ones in the near future when population may outrun the ability of traditional plant breeding to increase yields.

Released: 3-Jul-2015 12:55 PM EDT
Waiting to Harvest After a Rain Enhances Food Safety
Cornell University

To protect consumers from foodborne illness, produce farmers should wait 24 hours after a rain or irrigating their fields to harvest crops,

Released: 15-Jun-2015 12:05 PM EDT
Researchers Discover New Enzyme, Link to Iron in Vitamin A Synthesis
Georgia State University

A research team's discovery of new information about how plants synthesize carotenoids, precursors for vitamin A that are essential for plant development and survival, and human health, could help scientists increase the levels of provitamin A in food crops and reduce global vitamin A deficiency.

Released: 11-Jun-2015 3:05 PM EDT
UF/IFAS Researcher: Americas May be Hit by Catastrophic Banana Disease
University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences

A University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences researcher warned that a disease that has decimated Cavendish bananas in Africa, the Middle East and Southeast Asia could be headed for the Western Hemisphere.

Released: 11-Jun-2015 11:05 AM EDT
How Sustainable Water Use Can Boost Food Security Worldwide
Institute of Food Technologists (IFT)

Amid growing public awareness that water is not an unlimited resource, scientists and policy makers alike are working to reduce the water footprint of food production and ensure a safe ocean habitat for future supplies of fish and seafood.



close
1.81304