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Your opinion counts! Tell us how we're doing

By Jane Scobie, Posted 07 April 2011 See more by this blogger

Two years ago, we asked you for your views on our publications, newsletters, blogs and social media. We then used your comments to give you what you wanted: Specific facts, figures and maps on all the regions (and countries)... Keep reading (1 Comment)
Tackling hunger in old age

By Sylvia Beales, Posted 16 February 2011 See more by this blogger

Why are so many older women and men going hungry? Older people are key producers and providers of food. Both older women and men work on the land. A high proportion of small farmers in developing countries are older... Keep reading (1 Comment)
Pakistan flood victims struggle to eat - as global food report says prices may double

By Rosaleen Cunningham, Posted 29 January 2011 See more by this blogger

Two weeks ago, the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) announced that global food prices were at their highest level on record. Then a few days ago, a major UK government report on the global food system, the Global... Keep reading (1 Comment)
The long wait for freedom: How a 115-year-old woman was delighted to vote in Sudan referendum

By Navdha Malhotra, Posted 28 January 2011 See more by this blogger

A defining moment for the South Sudanese people, the Sudan referendum is bound to have major implications for the African continent and rest of the world. Steering away from the usual political and social analysis of what could soon... Keep reading
Ending on a high

By Rosaleen Cunningham, Posted 29 December 2010 See more by this blogger

My clock radio doesn't realise it doesn't need to wake me as I'm on holidays, so I'm not usually happy to hear John Humphries or James Naughtie's dulcet tones when I should be having a lie-in. But this week... Keep reading