Wheat is the top crop grown in Kansas and the most important export crop in the United States, being used to make many foods including bread, pasta, cereal, and more. Wheat is crucial to Kansas's economy as the leading wheat producer nationwide, with farmers planting, harvesting, and selling wheat to grain elevators and flour mills. Kansas produces enough wheat annually to bake enough bread to feed the world's population for two weeks.
Commercial agriculture produces food for sale off the farm and is found in more developed countries. It involves the integration of crops and livestock to provide grains for animal feed and products like milk, eggs, and meat. The top crops in the US are corn and soybeans, with corn being the primary crop due to its high yields per acre. Commercial grain farms are located in drier areas suited for grain but not mixed livestock and crop farming, with the US being the world's largest commercial grain producer.
The American Soybean Association (ASA) and the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) shipped 3,525 bags of soy flour from Virginia to Afghanistan. The soy flour will deliver high-quality protein to 5,000 women and their families. ASA and USDA representatives witnessed the loading of the soy flour onto containers at the Port of Virginia for shipping. The soy flour will travel over 7,000 miles before being distributed in Afghanistan to improve nutrition. This shipment is part of ASA's larger, multi-year $12 million project called SarAi to benefit Afghan farmers, food processors, and communities through providing soybeans and soy products.
This document contains a series of true/false questions and short answer questions about different types of agriculture around the world. It addresses topics like the percentage of populations involved in farming, the origins of agriculture, dominant crops and practices in various regions, and how agriculture has changed over time and differs between developed and developing areas. Key agricultural practices and crops discussed include subsistence farming, rice in East Asia, slash-and-burn cultivation, pastoral nomadism, livestock ranching, and mixed crop-livestock farming with corn and soybeans in the US Midwest.
The document discusses the problems and aspirations of Filipino farmers. It notes that 70% of the poor in the Philippines live in rural areas and work in agriculture. The top problems identified are low productivity, underinvestment in rural infrastructure, unequal land distribution, and natural disasters. Filipino farmers also struggle with feudalism, landlessness, and unsafe agricultural practices. Their main aspirations are to own land, provide a better future for their children, boost production through access to resources like credit and irrigation, have a sustainable income, and achieve a good quality of life.
Sweetpotato Week at ILRI highlighted facts about orange-fleshed sweetpotato (OFSP):
- Sweetpotato originated in Latin America and is a storage root, not a tuber. China is the top producer globally and Uganda in Sub-Saharan Africa.
- OFSP is a valuable source of vitamin A and other nutrients and can help prevent vitamin A deficiency.
- The 2016 World Food Prize was awarded to researchers who proved local acceptance of biofortified OFSP in Africa, its ability to prevent vitamin A deficiency, and countries' adoption of it.
- The International Potato Center (CIP) researches potato, sweetpotato and other crops to deliver sustainable solutions to issues
Indigenous chickens are an important source of protein and income for many rural households. Keeping village chickens requires little capital as they are inexpensive to house and feed. Village chickens should be separated into groups for optimal management, including chicks under seven weeks who need warmth, growing chickens aged 6-20 weeks, breeding hens and cocks over 20 weeks who require calcium-rich feed, and culled birds meant for slaughter. However, productivity is often low due to issues like poor disease control, nutrition, inbreeding, overuse of hens for brooding, and lack of housing protection from predators.
Wheat is the top crop grown in Kansas and the most important export crop in the United States, being used to make many foods including bread, pasta, cereal, and more. Wheat is crucial to Kansas's economy as the leading wheat producer nationwide, with farmers planting, harvesting, and selling wheat to grain elevators and flour mills. Kansas produces enough wheat annually to bake enough bread to feed the world's population for two weeks.
Commercial agriculture produces food for sale off the farm and is found in more developed countries. It involves the integration of crops and livestock to provide grains for animal feed and products like milk, eggs, and meat. The top crops in the US are corn and soybeans, with corn being the primary crop due to its high yields per acre. Commercial grain farms are located in drier areas suited for grain but not mixed livestock and crop farming, with the US being the world's largest commercial grain producer.
The American Soybean Association (ASA) and the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) shipped 3,525 bags of soy flour from Virginia to Afghanistan. The soy flour will deliver high-quality protein to 5,000 women and their families. ASA and USDA representatives witnessed the loading of the soy flour onto containers at the Port of Virginia for shipping. The soy flour will travel over 7,000 miles before being distributed in Afghanistan to improve nutrition. This shipment is part of ASA's larger, multi-year $12 million project called SarAi to benefit Afghan farmers, food processors, and communities through providing soybeans and soy products.
This document contains a series of true/false questions and short answer questions about different types of agriculture around the world. It addresses topics like the percentage of populations involved in farming, the origins of agriculture, dominant crops and practices in various regions, and how agriculture has changed over time and differs between developed and developing areas. Key agricultural practices and crops discussed include subsistence farming, rice in East Asia, slash-and-burn cultivation, pastoral nomadism, livestock ranching, and mixed crop-livestock farming with corn and soybeans in the US Midwest.
The document discusses the problems and aspirations of Filipino farmers. It notes that 70% of the poor in the Philippines live in rural areas and work in agriculture. The top problems identified are low productivity, underinvestment in rural infrastructure, unequal land distribution, and natural disasters. Filipino farmers also struggle with feudalism, landlessness, and unsafe agricultural practices. Their main aspirations are to own land, provide a better future for their children, boost production through access to resources like credit and irrigation, have a sustainable income, and achieve a good quality of life.
Sweetpotato Week at ILRI highlighted facts about orange-fleshed sweetpotato (OFSP):
- Sweetpotato originated in Latin America and is a storage root, not a tuber. China is the top producer globally and Uganda in Sub-Saharan Africa.
- OFSP is a valuable source of vitamin A and other nutrients and can help prevent vitamin A deficiency.
- The 2016 World Food Prize was awarded to researchers who proved local acceptance of biofortified OFSP in Africa, its ability to prevent vitamin A deficiency, and countries' adoption of it.
- The International Potato Center (CIP) researches potato, sweetpotato and other crops to deliver sustainable solutions to issues
Indigenous chickens are an important source of protein and income for many rural households. Keeping village chickens requires little capital as they are inexpensive to house and feed. Village chickens should be separated into groups for optimal management, including chicks under seven weeks who need warmth, growing chickens aged 6-20 weeks, breeding hens and cocks over 20 weeks who require calcium-rich feed, and culled birds meant for slaughter. However, productivity is often low due to issues like poor disease control, nutrition, inbreeding, overuse of hens for brooding, and lack of housing protection from predators.
How does a farm family in Malawi produce more from their farmafrica-rising
This document compares the typical farming practices of smallholder farmers in Malawi with sustainable intensification practices. Typically, farmers will intercrop just maize and beans on only 1/3 of their land, leaving 2/3 as fallow. This results in low yields due to poor soil quality and weed pressure. With sustainable intensification, farmers intercrop maize, beans, groundnuts and pigeon peas on their whole land. This improves soil fertility through nitrogen fixation and provides more crops for food and income. It allows farmers to produce more food while protecting the environment.
The document discusses animal raising in the Philippines. It provides information on common animal breeds raised, including chickens (egg type, meat type, dual-purpose type), ducks, quails, hogs, goats, and cattle. Specific breeds are named for each animal type. The purpose of raising these animals is cited as providing meat and other protein sources to meet nutritional needs and in response to increasing costs of other meat sources.
Plant a Row for the Hungry - God's Pantry Food Bank - Lexington, KentuckyFarica954z
Gardeners are encouraged to plant an extra row of vegetables in their garden to donate to the local God's Pantry Food Bank. A recent study found that a 10' x 20' garden can produce $600 worth of vegetables each year. God's Pantry provides food assistance to over 1,400 families per month but wishes to add fresh produce to their emergency food boxes to provide more nutrients. Gardeners are asked to plant, grow, and donate extra fresh vegetables to help feed the hungry in their community.
The document discusses topics related to agriculture and society, including:
- How the percentage of people farming in the US dropped from 95% in 1790 to 2% in 2000 as farms transitioned from small family operations to large corporations.
- Pennsylvania's leading agricultural products and trends toward modern farming methods, irrigation, and large-scale operations despite problems like pollution.
- How food moves from farms to markets through production, processing, packaging, transportation, distribution and wholesale markets with regulations and research.
- The 10 USDA farming regions and their major crops and livestock.
- Issues involving soil conservation, erosion, and fertilization methods to reuse and replenish soil resources.
- How
The World Food Programme and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization are working together with farming families in C.A.R. to ensure they have food now as well as at the next harvest. This infographic explains how.
This document outlines a goat value chain development project in India that aims to empower rural women. The project forms goat keepers' groups, trains women on sustainable goat husbandry practices, and provides elite male goats, microfinance, and veterinary services. The project addresses challenges facing goat farming like low incomes and disease, and promotes genetic improvement, improved nutrition, and market linkages. The goals are to increase goat production and farmers' incomes, empower vulnerable groups, and provide a model for wider replication.
This document discusses the production and marketing of edible soybeans. Edible soybeans differ from field soybeans in traits that make them more suitable for foods like tofu and tempeh. Organically grown edible soybeans can sell for $10-$17 per bushel. It is important for farmers to find buyers before planting since most edible soybeans are contract grown. Varieties suitable for the Asian tofu market and information on contracting organizations are provided.
The Philippines has faced rising rice prices and the risk of shortage due to years of relying on rice imports. The country became the world's largest rice importer in 2007. Factors contributing to the crisis include overpopulation outpacing food production, conversion of farmland to biofuel crops, and lack of government support for farmers. The government has taken steps to subsidize farmers and import more rice to boost supply in the short term. However, long term solutions are still needed, such as using modern farming technologies, addressing the "rice cartel," and preventing further farmland conversion, to improve domestic production capacity.
India has had a rich diversity in its food and eating habits. The diversity of seasons, soils & culture also reflects in the diversity of grains and cereals that were grown across the length and breadth of the country. Millets are a group of small seeded grasses used as cereals. The Indian sub-continent has had a rich heritage of growing them and until very recently millets formed a very large part of our food basket. Millets were considered the
food of the poor due to their ability to grow even in the most marginalised of lands.This was a cereal that could be grown by everyone and eaten by everyone, unlike paddy or wheat which needed more fertile lands and more focus on irrigation and crop management. Millets were also ideal for rain-fed conditions and saline soils..
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29th october ,2015 daily global regional local rice e newsletter by rice plus...Riceplus Magazine
The document is a daily newsletter containing rice news headlines and articles from around the world dated October 29, 2015. Some of the key headlines and articles summarized include:
1) The world's first 'Sustainable Rice' standard was launched with support from UNEP and IRRI. Food company Mars committed to sourcing 100% of its rice sustainably by 2020 in accordance with the new standard.
2) The director general of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) received the Order of Sikatuna award, the highest honor the Philippine government can give to a foreign national, in recognition of his support for long-term food security in the Philippines.
3) India's largest basmati rice
Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) involves members pledging support to a local farm by paying a share to receive a weekly box of produce. Harvest Moon Farm is a 20-acre certified organic farm in Wisconsin that grows produce using organic, sustainable practices. Supporting local farms is beneficial as it reduces fossil fuel use for transportation and supports the local economy and small family farms. A CSA provides benefits to both farmers and consumers by ensuring payment and sales for farmers while offering members ultra-fresh, seasonal produce and a connection to the land.
The International Potato Center (CIP) recently hosted a webinar to discuss opportunities for Nigerian youth, farmers, traders, processors and policy makers within the orange-fleshed sweetpotato value chain with the aim to fight malnutrition and poverty. The event attracted over 160 government, development, academia and research practitioners who signed up for the webinar; 100 attended the live session. Speakers were drawn from Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Research Development (FMARD), National Root Crop Research Institute (NRCRI), International Society for Tropical Root Crops (ISTRC-Africa Branch), Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN Nigeria), Scaling Up Nutrition Business Network (SBN), Ehealth Africa and CIP.
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Do you know what happened to Philippine Rice?Berean Guide
The document discusses the history and challenges of rice production in the Philippines. It notes that in 2008, the Philippines had to import rice due to insufficient production. In the past, the Philippines was rice self-sufficient but production has declined in recent decades. This is due to various factors such as lack of investment in irrigation, high production costs compared to other countries, and policies that did not adequately support farmers. The document calls for reforms to redevelopment Philippine agriculture and make the country a rice basket again through supporting farmers, improving infrastructure, and strategic government policies.
This presentation (in Kinyarwanda language) was made at a training workshop on Integrated Potato Crop Management organized by the International Potato Center (CIP) for Innovation Platform (IP) members of Kadahenda, Rwanda.
Locally grown food has several benefits over non-local food according to the document. It tastes better since it is picked at peak ripeness and transported a shorter distance. It is better for your health as it loses fewer nutrients during a shorter transport time. Supporting local farms preserves local genetic diversity in crops and livestock, maintains small family farms, and helps the local economy by keeping more money in the community.
The document provides an overview of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's Agricultural Development strategy. The goal is to reduce hunger and poverty for millions of small farm families in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia by helping them grow and sell more food. Key approaches include focusing on staple crops important to the poor, empowering women farmers who currently have less access to resources than men, and applying lessons from previous efforts like the Green Revolution to boost yields sustainably. The foundation aims to lift families out of poverty by improving their nutrition, self-sufficiency, and livelihoods through agricultural development.
World Food Day is an international day celebrated annually on October 16th to raise awareness of hunger and food security issues. It was established in 1979 by the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization to commemorate its founding in 1945. The 2021 theme is "Safe food now for a healthy tomorrow", focusing on celebrating food heroes and building a hunger-free world.
How does a farm family in Malawi produce more from their farmafrica-rising
This document compares the typical farming practices of smallholder farmers in Malawi with sustainable intensification practices. Typically, farmers will intercrop just maize and beans on only 1/3 of their land, leaving 2/3 as fallow. This results in low yields due to poor soil quality and weed pressure. With sustainable intensification, farmers intercrop maize, beans, groundnuts and pigeon peas on their whole land. This improves soil fertility through nitrogen fixation and provides more crops for food and income. It allows farmers to produce more food while protecting the environment.
The document discusses animal raising in the Philippines. It provides information on common animal breeds raised, including chickens (egg type, meat type, dual-purpose type), ducks, quails, hogs, goats, and cattle. Specific breeds are named for each animal type. The purpose of raising these animals is cited as providing meat and other protein sources to meet nutritional needs and in response to increasing costs of other meat sources.
Plant a Row for the Hungry - God's Pantry Food Bank - Lexington, KentuckyFarica954z
Gardeners are encouraged to plant an extra row of vegetables in their garden to donate to the local God's Pantry Food Bank. A recent study found that a 10' x 20' garden can produce $600 worth of vegetables each year. God's Pantry provides food assistance to over 1,400 families per month but wishes to add fresh produce to their emergency food boxes to provide more nutrients. Gardeners are asked to plant, grow, and donate extra fresh vegetables to help feed the hungry in their community.
The document discusses topics related to agriculture and society, including:
- How the percentage of people farming in the US dropped from 95% in 1790 to 2% in 2000 as farms transitioned from small family operations to large corporations.
- Pennsylvania's leading agricultural products and trends toward modern farming methods, irrigation, and large-scale operations despite problems like pollution.
- How food moves from farms to markets through production, processing, packaging, transportation, distribution and wholesale markets with regulations and research.
- The 10 USDA farming regions and their major crops and livestock.
- Issues involving soil conservation, erosion, and fertilization methods to reuse and replenish soil resources.
- How
The World Food Programme and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization are working together with farming families in C.A.R. to ensure they have food now as well as at the next harvest. This infographic explains how.
This document outlines a goat value chain development project in India that aims to empower rural women. The project forms goat keepers' groups, trains women on sustainable goat husbandry practices, and provides elite male goats, microfinance, and veterinary services. The project addresses challenges facing goat farming like low incomes and disease, and promotes genetic improvement, improved nutrition, and market linkages. The goals are to increase goat production and farmers' incomes, empower vulnerable groups, and provide a model for wider replication.
This document discusses the production and marketing of edible soybeans. Edible soybeans differ from field soybeans in traits that make them more suitable for foods like tofu and tempeh. Organically grown edible soybeans can sell for $10-$17 per bushel. It is important for farmers to find buyers before planting since most edible soybeans are contract grown. Varieties suitable for the Asian tofu market and information on contracting organizations are provided.
The Philippines has faced rising rice prices and the risk of shortage due to years of relying on rice imports. The country became the world's largest rice importer in 2007. Factors contributing to the crisis include overpopulation outpacing food production, conversion of farmland to biofuel crops, and lack of government support for farmers. The government has taken steps to subsidize farmers and import more rice to boost supply in the short term. However, long term solutions are still needed, such as using modern farming technologies, addressing the "rice cartel," and preventing further farmland conversion, to improve domestic production capacity.
India has had a rich diversity in its food and eating habits. The diversity of seasons, soils & culture also reflects in the diversity of grains and cereals that were grown across the length and breadth of the country. Millets are a group of small seeded grasses used as cereals. The Indian sub-continent has had a rich heritage of growing them and until very recently millets formed a very large part of our food basket. Millets were considered the
food of the poor due to their ability to grow even in the most marginalised of lands.This was a cereal that could be grown by everyone and eaten by everyone, unlike paddy or wheat which needed more fertile lands and more focus on irrigation and crop management. Millets were also ideal for rain-fed conditions and saline soils..
hello friends! Spend a little time to look my powerpoint presentation. Comment if I used properly do's and dont's in preparing ppt. Suggest if necessary on how I improve my skill in doing this so. Thank you :)
29th october ,2015 daily global regional local rice e newsletter by rice plus...Riceplus Magazine
The document is a daily newsletter containing rice news headlines and articles from around the world dated October 29, 2015. Some of the key headlines and articles summarized include:
1) The world's first 'Sustainable Rice' standard was launched with support from UNEP and IRRI. Food company Mars committed to sourcing 100% of its rice sustainably by 2020 in accordance with the new standard.
2) The director general of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) received the Order of Sikatuna award, the highest honor the Philippine government can give to a foreign national, in recognition of his support for long-term food security in the Philippines.
3) India's largest basmati rice
Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) involves members pledging support to a local farm by paying a share to receive a weekly box of produce. Harvest Moon Farm is a 20-acre certified organic farm in Wisconsin that grows produce using organic, sustainable practices. Supporting local farms is beneficial as it reduces fossil fuel use for transportation and supports the local economy and small family farms. A CSA provides benefits to both farmers and consumers by ensuring payment and sales for farmers while offering members ultra-fresh, seasonal produce and a connection to the land.
The International Potato Center (CIP) recently hosted a webinar to discuss opportunities for Nigerian youth, farmers, traders, processors and policy makers within the orange-fleshed sweetpotato value chain with the aim to fight malnutrition and poverty. The event attracted over 160 government, development, academia and research practitioners who signed up for the webinar; 100 attended the live session. Speakers were drawn from Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Research Development (FMARD), National Root Crop Research Institute (NRCRI), International Society for Tropical Root Crops (ISTRC-Africa Branch), Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN Nigeria), Scaling Up Nutrition Business Network (SBN), Ehealth Africa and CIP.
I HOPE THIS MIGHT HELP THOSE STUDENTS WHO ARE HAVING SUBJECTS SUCH AS HELE or TLE (TAKING CARE OF POULTRY).....
I TAUGHT THIS SLIDE TO MY STUDENTS.....
Do you know what happened to Philippine Rice?Berean Guide
The document discusses the history and challenges of rice production in the Philippines. It notes that in 2008, the Philippines had to import rice due to insufficient production. In the past, the Philippines was rice self-sufficient but production has declined in recent decades. This is due to various factors such as lack of investment in irrigation, high production costs compared to other countries, and policies that did not adequately support farmers. The document calls for reforms to redevelopment Philippine agriculture and make the country a rice basket again through supporting farmers, improving infrastructure, and strategic government policies.
This presentation (in Kinyarwanda language) was made at a training workshop on Integrated Potato Crop Management organized by the International Potato Center (CIP) for Innovation Platform (IP) members of Kadahenda, Rwanda.
Locally grown food has several benefits over non-local food according to the document. It tastes better since it is picked at peak ripeness and transported a shorter distance. It is better for your health as it loses fewer nutrients during a shorter transport time. Supporting local farms preserves local genetic diversity in crops and livestock, maintains small family farms, and helps the local economy by keeping more money in the community.
The document provides an overview of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's Agricultural Development strategy. The goal is to reduce hunger and poverty for millions of small farm families in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia by helping them grow and sell more food. Key approaches include focusing on staple crops important to the poor, empowering women farmers who currently have less access to resources than men, and applying lessons from previous efforts like the Green Revolution to boost yields sustainably. The foundation aims to lift families out of poverty by improving their nutrition, self-sufficiency, and livelihoods through agricultural development.
World Food Day is an international day celebrated annually on October 16th to raise awareness of hunger and food security issues. It was established in 1979 by the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization to commemorate its founding in 1945. The 2021 theme is "Safe food now for a healthy tomorrow", focusing on celebrating food heroes and building a hunger-free world.
This document discusses food loss and waste around the world. It notes that over 800 million people do not have enough food and that food loss occurs at various stages of the supply chain, such as during production, storage, distribution and consumption. For example, over 1.3 billion tons of food is lost or wasted each year during supply chain, and thousands of tons of food grains rot in India each year due to lack of proper warehouse facilities. The document also provides examples of food rotting in various countries due to issues in the supply chain and a lack of infrastructure and capacity to properly store and distribute food.
Maize in Global Agriculture : Production, Consumption,and TradeAmoli International
Maize plays a vital role in global agriculture, with significant production, consumption, and trade worldwide. It is a staple food for many countries, and its versatile uses extend beyond human consumption. We at Amoli International offers best quality maize for import and export. Contact us for more details.
Biofortification of staple crops like rice has potential to help address widespread micronutrient deficiencies in Bangladesh. While food fortification and supplementation programs exist, they only reach a small fraction of the population. Rice is the dominant food, with average consumption of 500g per day for men and 400g for women. A few widely grown rice varieties could be biofortified to deliver iron, zinc, and vitamin A to a large portion of the population. Farmers are open to adopting new varieties that offer improved nutrition as well as traits like higher yield and shorter maturity. Many farmers consume rice from their own production, allowing biofortified varieties to directly impact rural households.
As we celebrate International Women's Day, it is important to recognize that there is an urgent need to better understand the role that gender plays in smallholder farming systems, and forest communities, in order to develop effective biodiversity conservation and use strategies for food security. Happy International Women's Day!
Read more about Bioversity International’s research-for-development portfolio and strategic priorities.
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Food is essential for survival but many around the world do not have reliable access to enough nutritious food. Hunger exists in degrees from acute to chronic to hidden and is caused by factors like drought, poverty, and unequal access to resources. Around 925 million people do not have enough to eat, with 65% living in just seven highly populated countries. Tree planting is proposed as a solution to prevent further loss of arable land and help increase future food production, though it will take time. Achieving global food security and nutrition will require sustainable and equitable food systems.
AmpleHarvest.org Overview for prospective supportersAmpleHarvest.org
The Idea
While more than 50 million Americans live in food insecure homes (including a quarter of all children under the age of six), more than 40 million Americans grow fruit, vegetables herbs and nuts in home gardens - often more than they can use, preserve or give to friends.
It doesn't have to be that way.
The Opportunity
Struggling to feed their families, many Americans, both those chronically economically challenged as well as those now impacted by the economic downturn have come to rely on the more than 33,500 food pantries (also called food shelves, food closets, food cupboards or food banks in some areas) across America to help feed their families.
These food pantries, relying on donated and purchased foods, almost never have fresh produce and instead rely on canned or processed produce shipped from across the country at significant cost, both economic and environmental.
At the same time, millions of home and community gardeners nationwide with an abundant harvest do not know that they can share their harvest, do not know how to share their harvest and do not know where to share their harvest. AmpleHarvest.org solves that for them.
The Vision
AmpleHarvest.org envisions an America where millions of gardeners eliminate malnutrition and hunger in their own community.
The Mission
AmpleHarvest.org, moving information instead of food to diminish hunger and malnutrition in America, is educating, encouraging and empowering growers to share their excess harvest with the needy in their community instead of letting it rot in the garden.
The Goal
Our "No Food Left Behind" goal is a healthier and by extension, wealthier America.
This document summarizes the work of an international organization working to end poverty in over 40 countries. They focus on food rights and ending hunger through sustainable agriculture programs, empowering women farmers, defending land rights, addressing food crises and policies, and building an international food security network. The organization aims to empower the people affected by their work and operate based in Africa with offices worldwide.
1) The assigned reading challenges the common belief that scarcity is the cause of hunger by using the example of Niger, which exported food while its own population suffered from hunger due to high food prices.
2) The secondary source argues that there is enough food globally to provide everyone with an adequate daily calorie intake, yet many still go hungry, showing that abundance rather than scarcity characterizes the global food supply.
3) Hunger persists not due to lack of food but due to social and political factors like colonial land policies, gender inequality, and government policies that incentivize food exports over local production and access.
quinoa crop introduction by siddique ahmad ( agriculture university of peshwarSiddiqueAhmad7
Quinoa is an emerging crop in Pakistan that was introduced in 2008. It is nutritious and high in protein compared to other grains like rice and wheat. It can grow in saline soils and marginal lands, requiring low water. Production is increasing in Pakistan as more farmers cultivate it and its seed price decreases. Quinoa has many uses as a food grain and its saponins have industrial uses. It shows potential to improve food security and farmers' incomes in Pakistan.
Feeding the dairy herd in an environment of high feed costsJaylor
Jaylor nutritionist, Janet Kleinschmidt, discusses feeding your dairy herd in an environment of high feed costs and low/poor quality forage inventories.
Farming involves cultivating crops and rearing animals to produce food and other goods. A farm can be viewed as a system with inputs, processes, outputs, and feedback. Inputs include physical resources like land, water, and raw materials as well as human inputs such as labor and skills. Processes are actions like milking, harvesting, and shearing that transform inputs into outputs. Outputs are the finished products as well as any profits from sales, while feedback puts resources back into the system through money and knowledge gained. Farms can be categorized based on the type of farming, land size, and techniques used.
- Millet production provides nutritious food and fodder while using less water than other cereals and growing faster with less environmental stress. It can grow in marginal lands and provides food and nutrition security as well as supplemental income to farmers.
- Millet has the potential for high per acre productivity but most farmers only cultivate it for family consumption due to a lack of proper processing technology and market access. There is also a lack of awareness about millet's nutrition and recipes.
- The value chain of millet is constrained by lack of knowledge about its value and marketing among farmers and lack of involvement from the private sector and adequate market outlets. Proper research and development is also needed to improve production and
Worldwide demand for soybeans has more than doubled their price in the last five years due to increasing demand from China, Southeast Asia, and for use in biofuels and GM-free soybeans. Soybeans are legumes native to East Asia that are an important protein source and can produce more protein per land area than other crops. Whole soybeans are an excellent source of protein and fiber, with soy protein being a complete protein that research has shown can lower LDL cholesterol levels. The top soybean producers are the United States, Brazil, Argentina, and China, with Brazil expected to surpass the US in the near future.
Food security means ensuring that all people have access to sufficient, affordable and nutritious food at all times. Food security is achieved when a country has enough available food, people can afford to buy food, and there are no barriers to accessing food. Food insecurity is caused by factors like poverty, natural disasters, and widespread crop failures from drought. Drought reduces total food production and can lead to food shortages, starvation, and in severe cases, famine. Several groups in India are particularly vulnerable to food insecurity, including the poor, landless, homeless, and certain lower castes. While India has implemented programs like the Public Distribution System and food security schemes to improve access to food, problems still exist like hunger in
The document discusses different types of agriculture including subsistence farming, commercial farming, shifting cultivation, nomadic herding, and plantation agriculture. It also describes key crops grown worldwide like wheat, rice, maize, tea, coffee, cotton, millets and conditions needed for their growth. Differences between Indian and US farms are highlighted. Organic farming uses organic manure and natural pesticides instead of chemicals.
The Menu affects everything in a restaurant; as our friend and FCSI consultant Bill Main says, “The Menu is your blueprint for profitability.”
Let’s start with the segment. What will be your marketing and brand positioning? It depends on what menu items you serve. What type of cooking methods and equipment will you use? GUEST EXPERIENCE = FACILITY (Space) DESIGN + MENU + SERVPOINTS™
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FOOD PSYCHOLOGY CHARLA EN INGLES SOBRE PSICOLOGIA NUTRICIONALNataliaLedezma6
Our decisions about what to put on our plate are far more intricate than simply following hunger cues. Food psychology delves into the fascinating world of why we choose the foods we do, revealing a complex interplay of emotions, stress, and even disorders.
Ang Chong Yi’s Culinary Revolution: Pioneering Plant-Based Meat Alternatives ...Ang Chong Yi Singapore
In the heart of Singapore’s bustling culinary scene, a visionary chef named Ang Chong Yi is quietly revolutionizing the way we think about food. His mission? To create delectable Ang Chong Yi Singapore — Plant-based meat: Next-gen food alternatives that not only tantalize our taste buds but also contribute to a more sustainable future.
Panchkula offers a wide array of dining experiences. From traditional North Indian flavors to global cuisine, the city’s restaurants cater to every taste bud. Let’s dive into some of the best restaurants in Panchkula
Cacao, the main component used in the creation of chocolate and other cacao-b...AdelinePdelaCruz
Cacao, the main component used in the creation of chocolate and other cacao-based products is cacao beans, which are produced by the cacao tree in pods. The Maya and Aztecs, two of the earliest Mesoamerican civilizations, valued cacao as a sacred plant and used it in religious rituals, social gatherings, and medical treatments. It has a long and rich cultural history.
A Review on Recent Advances of Packaging in Food IndustryPriyankaKilaniya
Effective food packaging provides number of purposes. It functions as a container to hold and transport the food product, as well as a barrier to protect the food from outside contamination such as water, light, odours, bacteria, dust, and mechanical damage by maintaining the food quality. The package may also include barriers to keep the product's moisture content or gas composition consistent. Furthermore, convenience is vital role in packaging, and the desire for quick opening, dispensing, and resealing packages that maintain product quality until fully consumed is increasing. To facilitate trading, encourage sales, and inform on content and nutritional attributes, the packaging must be communicative. For storage of food there is huge scope for modified atmosphere packaging, intelligent packaging, active packaging, and controlled atmosphere packaging. Active packaging has a variety of uses, including carbon dioxide absorbers and emitters, oxygen scavengers, antimicrobials, and moisture control agents. Smart packaging is another term for intelligent packaging. Edible packaging, self-cooling and self-heating packaging, micro packaging, and water-soluble packaging are some of the advancements in package material.
2. Enough food for 6.5 Billion; but . .
• Obesity is a major health problem in the USA
• People are malnourished and starving in many parts
of the world
• Food deprivation is used by some governments
experiencing civil wars
• Much food aid sent to developing countries or
disaster areas does not reach those most in need due
to corrupt governments
• Underneath all this is the basic fact that humans
need food to live . . . .
• There may be enough food; however, there is a
great disparity in the accessibility of food from
country to country or region to region.
3. Stung by soaring food prices, angry
Egyptians throng a kiosk selling
government-subsidized bread near
the Great Pyramid at Giza.
4. A mountain of soybeans from Brazil rises in
the hold of a cargo ship bound for China,
where they will be crushed for cooking oil
and animal feed.
5. Workers in India's fertile Punjab pull an
overstuffed load of rice stalks to a farm
where they will be used as animal feed.
6. Bangladesh - A woman sweeps a
harvested rice field, gleaning leftover
grains to feed her family.
7. Steam rises from rice being processed at a
small mill in Rangpur, in northern
Bangladesh.
8. Ethiopia - The sorghum porridge at
this refugee camp lacks the protein
and fat needed for an Afari mother
to produce enough milk to breast-
feed her malnourished son. Go to the
next slide to get the full impcat of
the picture.
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10. Continuing a 2,000-year-old tradition, women
harvest rice by hand on the Banaue terraces
in the Philippines.
11. Skilled fingers separate good seed from bad
at the International Rice Research Institute
in Los Baños, Philippines.
12. Small portions of rice and boiled beef are all
the dinner Marylyn Tolentino and her family
of seven can afford in their village home near
Manila, Philippines.
13. One of the world's billion people who survive
on less than a dollar a day, Mahabbat Ali
Sheikh buys rice for his family at the
Shaghata bazaar, in northern Bangladesh.