In this regular series we profile advisors of the Nourishing the Planet project. This week, we feature Norman Uphoff, professor of Government and International Agriculture at Cornell University. Name: Norman Uphoff Affiliation: Cornell University Location: Ithaca, United States Bio: Norman Uphoff is a professor of Government and International Agriculture at Cornell University and former director […]
Feeding Communities by Focusing on Women
Cross posted from Worldwatch Institute’s Nourishing the Planet. In Washington DC last week at the House Hunger Caucus briefing, panelist, Cheryl Morden, Director of the North American Liaison Office of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), concluded that, in the global agriculture funding community’s struggle to alleviate hunger and poverty, there is a "big […]
PKK leader Karayilan: EU responsible for stalemate in Kurdish issue
Also published on Turkish Diary The Qandil Mountains, in Iraqi Kurdistan. We arrived here expecting training camps and PKK fighters all over the place. We find houses, children playing, women who greet us – all we can say in Kurdish is rojbas, have a good day – and serve us rice and chicken, and a […]
How chocolate is used for healing in the past and present
History of Chocolate Timeline The beginning of chocolate is the cacao tree, known by ethnobotanists as "theobroma cacao." According to the article, "Introduction: Chocolate’s History at a Glance," chocolate in its raw state grows in a pod like a pea, but on trees 40-60 feet tall. Cacao is native to the tropics of America. Ancient Mayans […]
Home Foreclosures On The Rise: Nevada, Arizona, California Top Lists
It was reported in Realty Trac this week that the second quarter figures are in on the continuing mortgage and foreclosure mess, and exceed by 5% the figures from summer to fall. Summer, however, actually is the highest sales quarter for home sales historically. The foreclosure figures to date far exceed those that are purchasing new […]
New study on whole grains with bran may be able to lower high blood pressure in men
It took three months after a new July 2009 study on the health benefits of whole grains, especially brans in whole grains, and how whole grains help to lower hypertension, had been published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition before the mainstream media (Reuters) reported it October 7, 2009. The Whole Grain Stamp now appears on over 3000 products in 14 […]
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