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Comment by TAZER357 on March 15, 2010 at 9:34pm

What I gather from this mission is that the availability of food must be MAXIMIZED. Urban Farming is one way that can increase the availablility(amount of and time to individuals). Milwaukee has an internet hub http://www.mkeurbanag.org/ that allows urban farmers to collaberate, discuss, and emphasizes the NEED for the availablity of LOCAL food sources. I would also suspect that if properly developed, it could educate non farmers about how to develop their own urban farm. Communication of How To information is a serious key in this fight.

Comment by Robert Smith on March 15, 2010 at 3:17pm

The USA in one day throws away enough food to feed a thrird world nation for a month someone told me at the bus stop the other day

Comment by Robert Smith on March 15, 2010 at 3:15pm

Poverty is something that is hard to understand for some people. Ask a Poor person what they would do if they had more wealth and they could give you an answer or three. Ask a rich person what they would do if they suddenly found themselves needy, they probably never thought of it.

Comment by Khayalethu Kuphu on March 15, 2010 at 2:42pm

Here in South Africa the biggest challenge is poverty which is closely associated with agricultural and food problems. According to a doc**ent released by the South African Ministry for Agriculture and Land Affairs, an estimated 16 million South Africans are living in poverty. It is also estimated that 72 % of these poor people live in rural areas, and that about 70 % of them are poor. Poverty in rural areas is associated with agricultural policies which persistently marginalised small scale black farmers as their access to resources such as land, credit and technical know-how was curtailed.



Food insecurity, defined as a lack of access to adequate, safe and nutritious food, is closely associated with poverty. While there is adequate food at national level, some 30 to 50 % of the population has insufficient food, or is exposed to an imbalanced diet, as a result of low incomes.

Comment by Mervin Githinji on March 14, 2010 at 4:52pm

we will have to prepare if food riots happen, we could produce more food? Or we can share food EXAMPLE: China can share food with U.S. could share food with Africa?

Comment by martin thuering on March 14, 2010 at 3:17pm

we do not have to eat so much and just local products

Comment by Giuseppe Giovanni Calvi on March 14, 2010 at 2:18pm

Why am I not getting +1 local insight?

Comment by Jalapeno on March 13, 2010 at 11:48pm

I think the biggest challenge to food security is to not get too much

Comment by Iyamuremye Jean de Dieu on March 13, 2010 at 9:54pm

Closing the loop refers to returning nutrients from excreta to the soil"reuse of excreta in agriculture, using sanitized urine, feces, greywater in agriculture" , this method can deal and has a remarkable benefit with food security.

Comment by kyle mawer on March 13, 2010 at 11:46am

The catalan local council has just recently launched a campaign to raise awareness of organic waste. Various local places, gymns, libraries etc had stalls giving out a recycled plastic basket and 'organic' plastic bags to take home and put any organic rubbish your household acc**ulates. You could then empty them in the new large street 'organic' bins for municipal disposal.
I've noticed that this has had the effect of raising our awareness of how much organic waste is produced. To cut down we've rea****sed the way we shop and buy organic products (fruit, veg etc) when and as we need it.
I think if more people could be encouraged to take part in this it would not only cut down waste but make us shop more carefully. I like to think that the organic waste produced then goes back into the agriculture system as fertiliser which is another benefit of recycling organic waste.

Comment by Robert Smith on March 12, 2010 at 9:13pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNYDqXqhUYs

Mine

Comment by Jonathan D. Ames on March 12, 2010 at 7:41pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtJDZmwh5Bc&feature=related


fight the few trying to care for the many and be the many taking care of them selves!

Comment by Troy Steege on March 12, 2010 at 6:13pm

Kwami,
At the end of the mission statement, look for a link that enables you to enter a blog post. Take the link, and name your post as recommended (i.e. LEARN1). Following this, you should look for another link that gives you an opportunity to submit this as evidence, which I think is what you are asking. If you want to share further, you may elect to create your own link within a discussion forum such as this, taking individuals back to your blog. Sorry if this response is too general, but I hope it helps!

Comment by Kwami Ekuka WUSSINU on March 12, 2010 at 5:37pm

Hi;
I would like to know where i can post my contributions and propose solutions for the missions that have been asked.
thank you and looking forzard to hearing from you soon

Comment by J Nordeste on March 12, 2010 at 5:27pm

The future of seeds is big business, and some people are ridiculous enough to come up with schemes like this: http://www.survivalseedbank.com/

Ok, jokes aside I can see where this is a big problem, but am having trouble recognizing it in my country =/ The US is wasteful of food in a number of areas; i guess maybe portion control could help curb food waste while also helping people's weight/nutrition?

Comment by Troy Steege on March 12, 2010 at 5:25pm

Disposable nutrition is the issue within the United States. It is a very poor global representation when a culture is indifferent about obesity and excess. Work to change this attitude, foster a culture where the feeling of less is positive, cool, and uplifting. Harness the potential within the excess, and redirect these resources to those in need.

Comment by oliver on March 12, 2010 at 3:08pm

i dont find this interesting

Comment by M. Carolina Orgnero on March 12, 2010 at 2:14pm

Christine,
thank you for sending the link to Philabundance- The work they do is impressive.
Carolina

Comment by Gerardo Huertas on March 12, 2010 at 6:39am

I am putting together a 1.2+ million dollar (US) plan for food security in Haiti after the quake and for the organisation I work for, together with the Ministry of Agriculture of Haiti. We are focusing on immunisation (cold chain), treatment (training of vets and vet tecs) and diagnoses (lab equipment) of farm animals, starting with chicken, pigs, goats, cattle, which are the savings and investments of virtually every family outside PaP in Haiti. Evoke forgot to discuss farm animals, and people don't just eat leaves...

Comment by Jacob birech on March 12, 2010 at 6:34am

I read with keen interest about one acre Fund in East Africa, and would like to Express my gratitude for this information. My contribution at this point is to let my friends at facebook to join the cause and contribute in anyway possible to stem hunger

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