Eating fish such as salmon, trout and sardines can significantly reduce asthma symptoms in children, an international study led by researchers at Australia’s La Trobe University showed.
Category: Food & nutrition
UNICEF warns impeding aid delivery will lead to famine
The United Nations Children’s Fund regional director says authorities in Yemen are making it “impossible” to deliver and distribute much-needed humanitarian aid to the country.
Transparency for Tuna
By Peter M. Christian and Mark Zimring Palikir/San Francisco – A cluster of small Pacific islands is poised to make history in the management of global fish stocks. This week, when conservationists from around the world gathered at the fifth…
Seychelles issues world’s first blue bond to fund fisheries
The Republic of Seychelles announced on Monday that it has issued a 10-year blue bond to finance fisheries projects, making it the world’s first country to utilise capital markets for funding the sustainable use of marine resources.
Why it is vital for everyone to eat organic
By Maged Srour Rome, Oct 29 2018 (IPS) – “Organic is the only living solution to climate change,” says Vandana Shiva, food and agriculture expert and member of the World Future Council (WFC). Nowadays, favouring the scale-up of agroecology –…
Expanded cultivation, consumption of zinc-enriched rice stressed
Agriculturists at a crop cutting ceremony have stressed on expanded cultivation and regular consumption of zinc-enriched rice to meet nutrition for normal physical and mental growths of the people.
BD Law to quarantine imported fish, screen harmful bacteria
A bill titled ‘The Fisheries Quarantine Bill, 2018’ was passed in Parliament on Sunday, aiming to regulate the import of fish to prevent the intrusion of any harmful bacteria into the country.
BINADhan-7 gains ground in Rajshahi barind area
BINA Dhan-7, a paddy variety innovated by Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture (BINA), has gained popularityamong both farmers and consumers level in the region including its vast barind tract for the last couple of years.
Fishermen ready for Hilsa catch as ban ends Monday
Fishermen in coastal districts are taking preparation to go to the Bay of Bengal to catch hilsa as the 22-day government ban on fishing the delicious fish comes to an end on Monday.
Did post-Soviet Russians drink themselves to death?
Although initially obscured by The Economist, among others, the sudden and unprecedented increase in Russian adult male mortality during 1992-1994 is no longer denied. Instead, the debate is now over why?
Kashmir’s fisherwomen live between hope and despair
Much has changed since Rahti Begum, a fisherwoman in Kashmir, now in her late 60s, first began wandering the streets with a bucketful of fish on her head. She was 17 when her father roped her into the business that…
Books about food to celebrate Fall
From Danielle Nierenberg To celebrate this fall season, Food Tank is highlighting 19 books about food policy, nutrition science, healthy eating, justice, and farming. With these books, readers will be able to immerse themselves in new roles as activists, brewers,…
Why should countries invest in food safety?
Unsafe food costs low- and middle-income economies US$ 110 billion in lost productivity and medical expenses each year. Preventative measures—including greater investment, better regulatory frameworks and measures that promote behaviour change—can help countries avoid food safety problems.
The invisible, hungry hand
The very people who help put food on our tables often face numerous human rights violations, forcing them go to bed hungry.
Experts caution study on plastics in humans is premature
Berlin,(AP/UNB) — Scientists in Austria say they’ve detected tiny bits of plastic in people’s stool for the first time, but experts caution the study is too small and premature to draw any credible conclusion. Presenting their findings at a congress…
Bd Agro Processors’ Foodpro int’l expo from Oct 25
Dhaka, Oct 22 – The 6th BAPA Foodpro International Expo 2018 is going to be held on 25 to 27 October at Bangabandhu International Conference Center (BICC) in the city.
Food prices hiked centering on RU entry test R
Rajshahi, Oct 22 -Centering of the arrival of large number admission seekers in Rajshahi University campus, the prices of food have gone up.
Bangladesh farmer grows world’s ‘biggest’ potato
A farmer in Munshiganj is said to have grown the world’s biggest potato on his farm in Sirajdikhan, pending verification by the Guiness World Records organization.
25 fishermen jailed in Bhola for catching hilsa defying ban
Members of Bangladesh Coast Guard (BCG) in separate drives arrested 25 fishermen in Bhola district early Friday for catching mother hilsa defying a government ban.
Eat fruits daily for nutrition
Health Desk Experts at a workshop today said Bangladesh has already achieved self sufficiency in food grain production, but its people should change their food habit and eat fruits daily for nutrition.
About 820 million people still suffer from hunger: UN chief
By António Guterres U.N. Secretary-General’s message on World Food Day UN, Oct 16 2018 (IPS) – In our world of plenty, one person in nine does not have enough to eat. About 820 million people still suffer from hunger. Most of…
Rainfall saves transplanted Aman paddy in Rajshahi
The recent rainfall has become blessings for the farmers of transplanted Aman paddy in the region, particularly in its vast Barind tract, as they are now happy with their standing crop.
Zero hunger: Our actions today are our future tomorrow
Just three years ago, in September 2015, all United Nations Member States approved the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The eradication of hunger and all forms of malnutrition (Sustainable Development Goal number 2) was defined by world leaders as a…
World Food Day: World hunger is on the rise again
By IPS World Desk Rome, Oct 15 (IPS) – According to the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), over 820 million people are currently suffering from chronic undernourishment across the globe.
World Food Day: Take a holistic approach to food production
From Danielle Nierenberg October 16 is World Food Day. It can be a day of action, dedicated to tackling hunger and ensuring food security and nutrient-dense diets for everyone. Food should nourish and nurture people, society, and the planet, but…
True cost of a plate of food around the world
How much would you expect to pay for the most basic plate of food? The kind of thing you might whip up at home – nothing fancy, just enough to fill you up and meet a third of today’s calorie…
Sustainable dev depends on better nutrition for all nations
From cold chains and blockchains – major technological revolutions are on the brink of transforming food systems.
Where camels walk on water
Tesfaye Bekalu Camels can walk on water. I wouldn’t have believed if I hadn’t seen it with my own eyes. And if you don’t believe me, well, just look at the picture below to see camels walking on water in…
US Nat’l Farm-to-School Month: World’s 30 innovative programs
From Danielle Nierenberg This October, Food Tank is celebrating national Farm-to-School Month in the United States. In the U.S. alone, over 42,000 schools are changing their communities with farm-to-school programs, impacting the lives of over 23 million students. And schools…
Fishers ask for compensation during hilsa ban period
Bangladesh Fish Workers’ Alliance (BFWA), a platform of fishermen and farmers’ organizations, on Thursday demanded a monthly allowance of Tk 8,000 for each fisherman’s family as compensation during the period when fishing Hilsa is banned.