<i>Cross posted from Worldwatch Institute’s <a href= "http://blogs.worldwatch.org/nourishingtheplanet/halving-hunger-through-%E2%80%9Cbusiness-as-unusual%E2%80%9D">Nourishing the Planet</a></i> <p><i>By Alex Tung</i></p> <p><i>This interview with Shenggen Fan, Director General of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) is part of a regular interview series with agriculture and food security experts.</i></p> <p><b>Name: </b>Shenggen Fan</p> <p><b>Affiliation : </b>Director General,<b> </b>International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)</p> […]
Fiji: EU cancels 2009 sugar subsidy
The European Union announced that it was suspending 2009 payment of 24 million Euro in subsidies to help prop up Fiji’s sugar industry. European Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid, Louis Michel, admitted Fiji would have received the payment if it would have had a “legitimate government” in place. He was referring to the events […]
Who Really Won the Vietnam War?
WHO WON, WHO LOST ? THE VIETNAM WAR A DISCUSSION !?! 0/ INTRODUCTION A couple of Micro and Macro points seem to be starting a discussion about who won, who lost, the Vietnam war. It began, for me, with news of the planned re-opening ! of a GI COFFEE-HOUSE in Killeen, near […]
SACKCLOTH AND ASHES
SACKCLOTH AND ASHES The Catholic Church has a liturgical calendar in addition to the normal calendar that everyone follows. It’s purpose is to relive the events of Jesus life in real time. For instance Jesus prayed and fasted for forty days of Lent till the time of Easter (Sundays are excluded), people are expected […]
Advantages of Sea Salt
Think about this: our tears taste salty, our blood tastes salty, in fact, our body fluids are remarkably akin to a salty sea environment. Salt is one of the essential elements of life, but the human body cannot produce it, hence we have to take it from an external source. Most of the salt we […]
Aloe vera gel, the healthy drink option at Christmas
This is one drink you would find exciting. It is so loaded with lots of nutrients that it is almost unbelievable! No wonder it is nicknamed the ‘wonder plant.’ With the stress Christmas could bring, would it not be a great idea to have some aloe vera gel drinks around to bounce back each time […]
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