Food Security
Submitted by rducky26 on Fri, 12/07/2007 - 15:16.
“Anyone who can get something to grow in northern Nevada has got a green thumb.” This local saying has more than a bit of truth to it. I live in a land of extremes—hot, dry summers and bitingly frigid winters—where the native plants have only managed to exist through extreme adaptations.
Submitted by vidyag on Thu, 12/06/2007 - 01:24.
Cambodia is one of the poorest countries in world, due to much external and internal conflict. Though the situation in Cambodia has stabilized, modern agricultural techniques are largely non-existent, and most farming is done at a subsistence level, with rice constituting 92 percent of food production (ruralpovertyportal.org). According to the World Food Programme, 35 percent of the population is malnourished. Education on productive, sustainable, diverse organic farming is needed to improve health and increase food security while not causing environmental degradation in Cambodia.
Submitted by ariel.rosenberg on Wed, 10/03/2007 - 11:05.
1.Food Security Now! is a citizen centered approach aimed to cultivate a greater understanding of our food security needs in downtown Lewiston. The process will bring together partners representing diverse populations of the downtown in order to create concrete action steps to strengthen our local food system. Food Security Now! will address the need for low-income consumers to have improved access to affordable nutritious food year-round, and the need to connect low-income consumers to local farmers.
