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Inequity in the agri-food chain and waste of food

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The article entitled “Inequity in the agri-food chain and waste of food” analyzes the topic of food waste using the case specific to fruit production in the Spanish city of Lleida, arguing that this does not depend on the level of modernization of its chain logistics in terms of technology, but it is a problem of power within it.

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Rural Women’s Day: ‘How we learned to dream again in Rwanda’

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A project the World Food Programme runs with UN Women, FAO and IFAD, empowers people to express their potential Members of the Bahoneza Cooperative in Nyaguru District. backed by UN Women , Food and Agriculture Organization , the International Fund for Agricultural Development , and the World Food Programme (WFP).

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Boosting the livelihoods of women in rural communities

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Women take the lead in boosting livelihoods in rural Sierra Leone How cash transfers are powering women’s efforts to improve food security and livelihoods in Sierra Leone Women harvesting their crop at a rice field in Helebu, Pujehun district of Sierra Leone. especially women? “We

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‘We take thousands of aerial photos and run them through a big computer’

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Photo: WFP/Michael Manalili By Jenny Wilson “There really is a big technological challenge to fighting world hunger,” says Michael Manalili, a Geospatial Officer for the World Food Programme (WFP). Since the first cyclone, Idai, hit last March , WFP has delivered food assistance to 2.2 million people.

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School gardens, education and me

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School gardens, education, and me New World Food Programme school gardening initiative in South Sudan sows seeds for a brighter future WFP’s new gardening initiative has started to bear fruit and other fresh produce in parts of South Sudan. The aim is to teach children basic agricultural skills and provide knowledge about nutrition?—?a

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“Thank you for being a great mother and father to your children.”

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WFP believes that women’s participation in income-generating activities and encouraging them to contribute to the improvement of the household’s food security is an important action to take in making real progress in the community. My dream is that my children finish their studies and that they will eventually have a good job afterwards.

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Continental commitment by African Governments to school feeding

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Spurring innovation, food safety and quality capacity strengthening and economic resilience This year’s Africa Day of School Feeding comes at the heels of the first ever Future of Food Safety Conference held at the African Union (AU) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Nutritious food enjoyed at school feeds the bodies and minds of children.