| PHILIPPINES: Funding shortfall brings health, food security risks, UN warns |
 BANGKOK, 18 November 2009 (IRIN Asia) - The UN has warned of serious health risks and food security problems over a lack of funding to assist the Philippines after the country was hit by three major storms and typhoons.
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GLOBAL: Food aid that gets you two for the price of one |  JOHANNESBURG, 18 November 2009 (IRIN Global) - Good quality food aid can save billions of dollars that would otherwise be spent on saving lives, says a major report from the World Bank, one of two new studies that uncover some unsettling facts about food aid and malnutrition.
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In Brief: Israel transfers calves to Gaza as a ‘humanitarian gesture’ |  TEL AVIV, 15 November 2009 (IRIN Global) - Israel’s Ministry of Defence has accepted agriculture minister Shalom Simchon’s request to transfer some 7,500 calves into Gaza for Eid al-Adha, a Muslim holiday on around 27 November this year and symbolised by the slaughtering of animals to distribute meat to the poor.
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ASIA: Breastfeeding more crucial in emergencies |  BANGKOK, 13 November 2009 (IRIN Asia) - A recent spate of natural disasters in Asia has further underscored the importance of breastfeeding during emergencies, with a need for additional policies to support this.
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In Brief: World hunger increases despite growth in food production |  DUSHANBE, 12 November 2009 (IRIN Global) - Even as world food production grows, hunger is on the rise in many poor countries, according to the Global Crop Prospects and Food Situation report for November, published by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on 12 November.
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GLOBAL: We can have food security, say two new reports |  JOHANNESBURG, 12 November 2009 (IRIN Global) - Did you know that agriculture contributed 42 percent of Nigeria's gross domestic product (GDP) in 2008, more than double the 20 percent of revenue that oil brought into the national coffers?
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GLOBAL: Making peanut butter gets stickier |  JOHANNESBURG, 11 November 2009 (IRIN Global) - Plumpy'nut, a widely distributed ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF), has revolutionized the treatment of acute malnutrition, but its 12-year dominance is being challenged by a newcomer.
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MYANMAR: Cyclone-affected fishermen still need help |  THANDAIT, 10 November 2009 (IRIN Asia) - Before the devastation of Cyclone Nargis in May 2008, Cho Tuu, 30, never found it hard to make ends meet, but these days he struggles to feed his family.
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GLOBAL: Fortified flour and chewing gum - new approaches to malnutrition |  NAIROBI, 9 November 2009 (IRIN Global) - Some of the most widespread forms of malnutrition can best be reduced by delivering micronutrients and fortifying food in new, cost-effective ways, in combination with community outreach work, experts have said.
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AFGHANISTAN: Drier weather forcing southern farmers to adapt |  KANDAHAR, 4 November 2009 (IRIN Asia) - Afghanistan appears to be getting drier: Since the 1996 drought many traditional irrigation sources such as springs, streams, rivers and man-made subterranean aqueducts have been drying up in the southern provinces, according to the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL).
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