Keyword: nutrition
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Lost supplier
Ukraine and Russia provided more than a quarter of the globally traded wheat. Bottlenecks in global supply are now threatening.
food supply
Broken chains
Agricultural giant Brazil, whose export business is dominated by soya, corn and coffee, is feeling the effects of the war in Ukraine.
food supply
granary in war
Egypt is particularly dependent on wheat imports from Ukraine and Russia. The war in Europe could also lead to social unrest in North Africa.
Interview
Andreas Blüthner: doing nothing is not an option
The number of malnourished people has increased due to Covid-19, warns Andreas Blüthner, director of nutrition at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Malnutrition
Micronutrient Deficiencies: Full is not enough
The fight against hunger is about more than filling the plates with filling calories. The "Nutrition for Growth" campaign year draws attention to the fact that the problem of hidden hunger also needs to be addressed as a matter of urgency.
Interview
Harvest Savior
US agricultural expert Lisa Kitinoja, founder of the Postharvest Education Foundation, trains smallholders in Africa and Asia.
Food losses
Uneaten: Food loss is a global problem
A third of all food produced is never eaten for two reasons: through waste and through loss. While one is more of a rich country problem that is receiving increasing attention, the other often affects poorer countries - and may be underestimated.
Smart agriculture
Digital tools for small farmers
Higher yields, more income and thus more development: digital technologies are intended to transform Africa's largest economic sector - smallholder agriculture - and thus make it more powerful.
Economic Partnerships
Cashew Business
Harvested in Africa, cracked in Asia - that used to be true for hundreds of thousands of tons of cashews. Environment consultant Paul Schreilechner wants to change that and opened a processing plant in Tanzania for 2017. The Austrian Development Agency ADA supported in the start phase.