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  • April 2008
    • Scientists Work on New 'Green Revolution'

      Scientists Work on New 'Green Revolution'

      (Newser) - Food scientists are plotting a new "green revolution" to solve a growing food crisis, LiveScience reports. Facing what a World Food Program official called a “silent tsunami” of world hunger, researchers are working on a sequel to the first "green revolution" of the mid-20th century, whose innovations included the fertilizers, pesticides and better irrigation that helped increase crop yields. More »

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      food prices   biofuel   food riots   famine   World hunger   Food and Agriculture Organization   hunger alleviation   hunger riots

  • November 2007
    • 35.5 Million Americans Going Hungry

      35.5 Million Americans Going Hungry

      (Newser) - US programs failed to make a dent in the number of Americans going hungry last year, and activists warned that rising costs and stagnant wages threaten to increase the army of citizens struggling to put food on the table. Nearly 13 percent of households—35.5 million Americans, with 12.6 of them children—went hungry last year, up slightly from the previous year. More »

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      food   FDA   hunger   US government   food banks   hunger alleviation

  • April 2007

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