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Falling sugar prices push global food prices down, says FAO

Rome, Italy | Xinhua | Global sugar prices settled down in October, following sharp increases in previous months, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said Friday. Sugar has been the most volatile food commodity in recent weeks, amid concerns over supplies sparked by extreme weather in sugar-producing countries, …

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The key to sustainable food systems

Renewable energy must be the foundation to raise agricultural yields, end hunger, reverse environmental degradation COMMENT | KRISTINA SKIERTINA & AISHA MOHAMMED MUSSA | The fabric of our global food system is fraying under the strain of climate change and an ever-expanding population. To prevent it from unraveling, we must embrace …

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UNBS tasks butchers to improve quality of meat sold

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) has moved to enhance the quality of meat sold on the Ugandan market, setting various standard operating measures for butchers. This after a tour of butchers shops in different places revealed the poor hygienic conditions of …

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UNBS tasks schools on procurement of quality grains

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) has tasked schools and heads of institutions in the Acholi Subregion to monitor the procurement of quality grains for feeding their learners in a bid to promote their safety. The call comes amidst concerns about the quality …

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Napak residents embrace group farming to boost food production

Napak, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Napak district have embraced group farming as a means to enhance agricultural productivity, ensure food security, and improve livelihoods. The farmers have organized themselves into groups consisting of 10 to 40 members, cultivating up to five acres of land, depending on the group …

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Governing the right to food

Determining how to achieve adequate food for all is the right of citizens and the duty of governments COMMENT | NORA MCKEON | When I was a child, my father, who had witnessed the drafting of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, told me how common ground was sought around shared …

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Food taboos harm pregnant women

Researchers cite them as major cause of antenatal malnutrition Kampala, Uganda | AGENCIES | Food taboos are a set of proscriptions of certain foods or food combinations, and are prevalent for different reasons such as cultural, spiritual or ethical around the globe. A taboo against certain foods, such as dairy products, …

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