The focus of National Nutrition Month is on the importance of making informed food choices and developing sound eating and physical activity habits. The theme for this year is “Nutrition From the Ground Up.” One way for people to build better eating habits from the ground up is to stock the kitchen with plenty of [...]
A Dose of Daily Green
April 12, 2010 By
Anna Dvorak – At some point or another, almost everyone has heard that eating 5 to 9 servings of fruits and vegetables is good for us. If you haven’t heard, fruits and vegetables are our best protection against certain cancers, heart disease, cholesterol, and weight gain. Not only providing our bodies with important vitamins and [...]
Food Security And Options In Agricultural Biotechnology
April 1, 2010 By
More food needs to be produced with less water and land. The challenges of a growing population, changing diets, and the unquenchable thirst of agro-energy puts increasing pressure on the limited land, water and environmental resources at both the global and local scales. Poor countries need to frame important strategies for agricultural development through biotechnology [...]