A silent crisis is happening right now. It affects 165 million children globally, robbing them of the future they deserve and leading to more child deaths every year than any other disease. In a world of plentiful, nutritious foods and advanced science, this is unacceptable.
We can do better. And we can do it together.
DuPont Pioneer President Paul Schickler today urged leaders from across government, business and non-profit organizations to invest in todays youth to solve the greatest challenge of tomorrows generation feeding 9 billion people. Schickler spoke at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs Symposium and shared stories of outstanding students who have made a commitment to feeding a growing world population.
My parents generation put a man on the moon; my generation put a computer in every pocket. Feeding the world will be the great challenge of generations to come, Schickler said. It is a challenge that will need to engage the best minds in information technology to food processing, international trade to water and land resources, political reform to culinary sciences. Together, I know we can feed the world.
By the year 2050, our planet will be home to another two billion people. How and where we will we feed everyone has become one of the most pressing conservation issues of the 21st century.
Farmers will need to produce twice as much food as they do now to meet population demands. Where will this food come from? Today, we use over a third of the planets surface to grow food. When you subtract deserts, mountains, likes, rivers, cities and highways, food production is spread over 58 percent of the land. Take out national parks and other protected areas and this figure rises to 70 percent of the planets available surface.
The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has invited applications from the prospective students of India and overseas nationals to pursue PhD in Agriculture and Allied Sciences in abroad and India respectively. For more details please see here. A total of 15 fellowships are available for the study duration of 3 years in the identified priority areas of study. The closing date is June 30, 2013 and the applications should be submitted on-line and by post (two hard copies/one soft copy on-line) to:
Ten years after the Ethiopian famine of 2003, when international food aid rushed in to feed 14 million people, another World Food Program (WFP) tent has been erected on an open field. But this isnt a scene of food distribution. It is a scene of food purchase.
The action happens on the grounds of the Sidama Elto Farmers Cooperative Union in Awassa, Ethiopia. Sidama Elto is one of 16 cooperative unions in Ethiopia that have signed forward contracts with the WFP for the purchase of more than 28,000 metric tons of maize grown by their smallholder farmer members. The maize, which is part of 112,000 tons of food the WFP purchased in Ethiopia last year, will be used for WFP relief distributions in the country. Ten years ago, many of those farmers and their families were receiving food aid from the WFP.
The International WaterCentres Masters Scholarships are now open to study the Master of Integrated Water Management in Australia next year.
Using problem-based and experiential learning, IWC students create and implement integrated solutions to real-world water and climate change challenges. The degree is co-badged and co-delivered by four leading Australian universities: The University of Queensland, Griffith University, Monash University and The University of Western Australia.
ICT Update magazine is looking for articles for our forthcoming issue on e-agriculture strategies how national and regional ICT policies, frameworks and mechanisms targeting the agricultural sector are, have been or can be formulated, implemented and evaluated so that the entire agricultural sector can reap the full benefits of ICTs.
The Inter-agency Network on Youth Development (IANYD) conducted an online survey in July-August 2012 to obtain inputs to the development of the UN System-wide Action Plan on Youth (Youth-SWAP). We would like to share the results with you to demonstrate how the proposals helped define the issues highlighted in the Youth-SWAP. To access the survey results, follow this link.
The United Nations Inter-Agency Network on Youth Development (IANYD) is a network consisting of UN entities, represented at the headquarters level, whose work is relevant to youth. The aim of the Network is to increase the effectiveness of UN work in youth development by strengthening collaboration and exchange among all relevant UN entities, while respecting and harnessing the benefits of their individual strengths and unique approaches and mandates. In the framework of the World Programme of Action for Youth (WPAY) and its 15 priority areas, the Network advocates for, supports and reviews progress on the implementation of UN Resolutions, Conventions and the internationally agreed development goals that are youth-related. The Network also contributes to increasing the understanding and visibility of the UN Systems work on youth development.
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