Monthly Archives: March 2011

Food aid: How to respond to an earthquake and a tsunami…

Japan is one of the biggest aid donors across the world. E.g. see http://www.devex.com/en/blogs/the-development-newswire/japan-makes-record-donation-to-wfp (“The World Food Program has thanked Japan for its donation of USD196.6 million, the largest-ever single contribution received by the U.N. agency…”). There is little information … Continue reading

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U.N. Says World Vulnerable to Food Crises

First we had the food crisis, then the world economic crisis and now another food crisis. The FAO Food Prices Index is at its highest level since 1990, when it was first used. This means it is now highest than … Continue reading

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Nutrition in Developing Countries

Welcome to the blog page for HC3010. This module is part of the accredited degree in Nutrition at Kingston University and aims to provide an understanding of critical issues in human nutrition and the management of nutritional disorders in the … Continue reading

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