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Eight ways to solve world hunger

2013-06-08 20:56:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: PREVENT LAND GRABBING An ugly side of current scares over future food supply is wealthy, land-poor states, like those in the Gulf and South Korea, acquiring tracts of undeveloped countries to use as allotments. It is a campaigning cause of the multi-charity IF campaign against hunger. Ethiopia, Sudan, Madagascar and Cambodia have been targeted and a total area the size of Spain may already have been acquired. Problem: Hard to police. Difficult to distinguish between genuine investment in Africa...

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Target volunteers help combat child hunger in Martin County

2013-06-04 00:06:26| Toys - Topix.net

Steven Stacey and Casey Gaban build one of two picnic tables during a recent Hands On Network Done in a Day volunteer project organized by United Way of Martin County's Martin Volunteers program.

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NASA funds 3D food printer, to combat hunger in space and on Earth

2013-05-21 17:10:02| Extremetech

The space agency recently awarded a $125,000 grant to a project aimed at 3D printing food for astronauts, and while the space agency's main concern is efficient food storage for long-haul space flights, creator Anjan Contractor hopes his technology could help people here on Earth get access to the volume and variety of food they need.

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Filling empty bowls: Messages of hope from artists on a hunger fighting crusade

2013-05-17 11:47:39| Grocery - Topix.net

An empty bowl is a bittersweet symbol of scarcity and hope, particularly as an emblem of the motivating force behind an important fundraiser for the Houston Food Bank .

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