This column will feature short articles concerning family food production and its web including food consumption, nutrition, health, and ‘wealth’. The web of food acts as a safety net. Food ideally is more a web than a chain, in that the threads: production, consumption, nutrition, health, and ‘wealth’ are interwoven and bonded. [restrict] The food […]
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I Will Come Back for You
But we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers and sisters, about those who have died, so that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope. [restrict]For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so, through Jesus, God will bring with him those who have died. For this […]
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$15 million in USAID funding looks to spark ‘new era’ in agricultural data collection
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and FAO have signed a $15 million agreement aimed at boosting the capacity of developing countries to track key agricultural data -information that is essential to good policymaking and that will help track progress toward achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The second of the SDG goals […]
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Governor Calvo Shocked and “Insulted” By FSM’s Requirements For Deportation
“For me I consider it an insult. The island that is most affected by this immigration both positive and sometimes the negative sides such as this criminal element is Guam,” said Governor Calvo. Guam – Governor Eddie Calvo says he’s shocked and insulted by the FSM’s recent requirements for the Deportation of criminals back to […]
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Commonwealth Meeting In Samoa Addresses ‘Scourge Of Violence’ Against Women
Secretary General Patricia Scotland delivers keynote, stressing links between development goals, gender issues WELLINGTON, New Zealand (Radio New Zealand International, Sept. 7, 2016) – The Commonwealth Secretary General Patricia Scotland has warned the world’s development goals won’t be achieved unless there’s attention to violence against women and girls. [restrict] In her keynote address at a […]
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Asia leaders tiptoe around South China Sea tensions
VIENTIANE (Reuters) – Asian leaders played down tensions over the South China Sea in a carefully worded summit statement on Thursday, but even before it was issued Beijing voiced frustration with countries outside the region “interfering” in tussles over the strategic waterway. The heads of 10 Southeast Asian nations, as well as U.S. President Barack […]