/channels/taxonomy/term/6461/all en /channels/channels/news/can-hunger-be-eradicated-2030-355629 <p>World hunger is growing at an alarming rate, with prolonged conflicts, climate change, and COVID-19 exacerbating the problem. In 2022, the World Food Programme helped a record 158 million people. On this trajectory, the United Nations’ goal to eradicate hunger by 2030 appears increasingly unattainable. New research at Ď㽶ĘÓƵ shines the spotlight on a significant piece of the puzzle: international food assistance.</p> Thu, 22 Feb 2024 14:10:18 +0000 webfull 198041 at /channels /channels/channels/news/lutte-contre-la-faim-decouverte-de-super-patates-plus-nutritives-289547 <p>Des chercheurs montrĂ©alais et colombiens ont dĂ©couvert trois super pommes de terre capables de lutter contre la faim et la malnutrition. « Ce sont des pommes de terre plus nutritives que les autres, une vĂ©ritable innovation », se rĂ©jouit <strong>Hugo Melgar-Quiñonez</strong>, directeur de l’Institut pour la sĂ©curitĂ© alimentaire globale, Ă  l’UniversitĂ© McGill.</p> <p><a href="https://www.tvanouvelles.ca/2018/09/11/decouverte-de-super-patates-plus-nutritives-1" target="_blank">TVA Nouvelles</a></p> <p> </p> Wed, 12 Sep 2018 13:41:24 +0000 webfull 140787 at /channels /channels/channels/event/world-food-day-celebration-towards-world-zero-hunger-269579 <h3>The <a href="/globalfoodsecurity" target="_blank">McGill Institute for Global Food Security</a> invites you to a Special Presentation to recognize World Food Day.</h3> <p>The presentation will cover:</p> Thu, 17 Aug 2017 14:54:00 +0000 webfull 130152 at /channels /channels/channels/event/agenda-2030-and-zero-hunger-where-begin-269200 <p>Special Presentation by <strong>Dr. Kanayo F. Nwanze</strong>, Ph.D, DSc, Former President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)</p> Wed, 02 Aug 2017 13:38:49 +0000 webfull 129456 at /channels /channels/news/how-do-you-measure-hunger-263077 <p>How do you measure hunger? If anyone can tell you, it’s <strong>Hugo Melgar-Quiñonez</strong>, Margaret Gilliam Faculty Scholar in Food Security and Director of the McGill Institute for Global Food Security.</p> <p>“Hunger and food insecurity are very complex phenomena affecting people and countries in different ways,” says Melgar-Quiñonez. “In order to estimate how many people are undernourished or food insecure, we needed diverse methods of quantifying hunger.”</p> Tue, 27 Sep 2016 15:12:51 +0000 webfull 121621 at /channels