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Finding a way out of the maize
December 20th, 2014

Recurring drought and crop failure in many parts of the world have led to food and nutrition insecurity, and a dependence on food aid. But recently, some farmers in Kenya have been developing their own sustainable way to secure enough nutritious food along with extra income so that they can send their children to school. … Read more

Interview with Luis Ginocchio: “Gastronomy is a search for tasty, local, nutritious food”
December 20th, 2014

Promoting the holistic nature of nutrition and its links with gastronomy is Luis Ginocchio’s ‘bread and butter’ as the expression goes. For Peru’s former minister of Agriculture, who also authored the book ‘Small farming and food’, it is an overriding interest. Gastronomy is defined as the practice of choosing, cooking, and eating good food, or … Read more

Guinea pigs – small livestock with big potential
December 20th, 2014

The right to food sovereignty is a part of the Plurinational State of Bolivia’s constitution, but what does this actually mean for family farmers? The truth is that many people in rural areas are far from having access to adequate food and nutrition, with 37% of children under five reported to be suffering from stunting … Read more

Opinion: Will the Green Revolution really ‘nutritionalise’ Africa?
December 20th, 2014

We are told that high input agriculture will boost food production in Africa. A persistent worry for Million Belay is the loss of knowledge related to our nutritious, traditional crops if they succeed. We all grew up loving it. We are still mad about it. But years back, we were taught that all it contained … Read more

Farmers in focus: Nutrition from diversity
December 20th, 2014

The many plants in Laxmi Acharya’s farm means that it is often mistaken for a miniature botanical garden. She needed more food for her family. But with so little land, she chose diversity. “My name is Laxmi Acharya. With help from my husband and children, I manage a small family farm in Belepur, in the … Read more

EDITORIAL > BEYOND CALORIES AND VITAMINS
December 14th, 2014

Farming for nutrition: back to the future Nutrition has become one of the buzz words of the year, like resilience, and landscapes. What they have in common is that they refer to complex situations with political forces competing over the backs of rural and urban communities. The nutrition challenge is clear – with a billion … Read more