This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The author describes the ways in which individuals interested in urban farming can promote the growth of this industry by creating inventory, lobbying for more land, increasing…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • A new analysis from PATH discusses how to decrease the amount of stunting and the relationship between stunting and access to food and clean water. • How can…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · The Scaling Up Nutrition Movement is continuing to drive efforts domestically while also attempting to bring country-level ambitions through broadening alliances for international donors. News Deeply talks…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · With a rising rate of non-communicable diseases, activists in Kenya are looking to tackle this issue by targeting young people and educating them on how to eat…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · News Deeply reports Argentina’s attempts to reduce childhood obesity rates despite facing industry objections. With ambitious ideas to reduce overweight and obesity, advocates are promoting legislation…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The author discusses the benefits for our planet if everyone made one dietary change: substituting beans for beef. The effects of this one choice would significantly reduce greenhouse…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • News Deeply covers both advocate and opposition sides of the controversial discussion of breastfeeding at the World Health Assembly examining the arguments about the non-binding breastfeeding resolution. …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Doctors Without Borders implemented a preventative care program to address malnutrition in India by training community-based health workers to identify early treatment and raise awareness about this…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • News Deeply discusses the World Bank Investment Framework for Nutrition with Meera Shakar, the lead author of the report which focuses on how to find creative…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · News Deeply discusses the growing acknowledgment of adolescent malnutrition that is long overdue. Policymakers are just beginning to recognize that this issue is setting young people…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Food Take interviews Dr. Barbara Gemmill-Herren, an agroecology consultant for the World Agroforestry Centre, about her part in the new TEEBAgriFood report concerning the realities of today, and the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Stephen Devereux explains the shortcoming of cash transfer programs aimed at improving nutrition – while benefactors consumed more food, they did not receive better nutrition. However, cash transfers…