VOA慢速英语-Development Report - Could Women Solve the Food Cris

The U.N. holds a high-level conference on world food security this week in Rome. In Washington, a research group says greater investment in female farmers would increase agricultural productivity. Transcript of radio broadcast: 01 June 2008 This is

VOA慢速英语2011-World Food Prices Expected to Stay High o

Economists across the world are expressing concern about rising food prices. The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization recently released its Food Price Index. The list showed that a number of foods cost more than during the world food cris

VOA慢速英语2012 Agriculture Report - China Looks to Ukraine for Food

Agriculture Report - China Looks to Ukraine for Food 农业报道 - 中国转向乌克兰寻求粮食来源 This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语农业报道。 America is the worlds largest food export

VOA标准英语2012--FAO: Food Prices Fell Sharply in December

FAO: Food Prices Fell Sharply in December International food prices fell sharply in December. However, a U.N. agency says overall prices remained high in 2011. The Food and Agriculture Organization also says that price trends are uncertain for 2012.

VOA标准英语2012--ICRC Suspends Food Aid to 1.1 Million Somalis

ICRC Suspends Food Aid to 1.1 Million Somalis In mid-December, authorities in Jowhar, in the Middle Shabelle region of central Somalia, stopped a Red Cross humanitarian convoy for what they called a quality check. Four weeks later, the ICRC says it h

VOA标准英语2009年-WFP to Distribute Food Aid to Internally D

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 18 September 2009 The World Food Program says it will start distributing food next week to 40,000 internally displaced people returning to their homes from camps around the city of Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

VOA标准英语2010年-Niger Faces Severe Food Shortages

Across the Sahel, more than 10 million people are affected by poor rains that have led to the collapse of agricultural and livestock production in many parts of Chad, Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso. Sixty percent of Niger's population is facing severe

VOA标准英语2010-WFP Doubling Food Assistance for Niger

Mother feeding her severely malnourished daughter at centre run by CONCERN and supported by WFP The United Nations World Food Program is more than doubling the number of people it is planning to feed in Niger, as a food crisis caused by drought in th

VOA标准英语2010年-Haiti’s Food Needs Still Urgent 10 W

Steve Baragona | Port-au-Prince 22 March 2010 Haitian officials say less food aid and more jobs are needed to get the economy running again. Some major organizations are scaling back donation efforts beginning April 1st. But many Haitians are still i

VOA英语2010年-US Gives 3 Million for Emergency Food Aid Pr

The United States is giving $3 million in emergency food aid to the World Food Program to try to prevent widespread famine in southern Madagascar. The United Nations agency predicts 720,000 people in three regions could be severely affected in the ne

VOA标准英语2011--Trade Barriers Impede Food Security

Trade Barriers Impede Food Security When the food crisis began several years ago, with soaring prices and supply shortages, governments agreed to invest much more in agriculture. And with predictions of a global population of nine billion by 2050, th

VOA标准英语2011--World Bank Discusses High Food Prices

World Bank Discusses High Food Prices Global food prices have risen by 36 percent in the past year, according to figures released this week by the World Bank. The Bank hosted its spring meetings in Washington this week, where it called on policymaker

VOA标准英语2012--Millions Hungry as US Dumps 40% of its Food

Millions Hungry as US Dumps 40% of its Food Even though one in six Americans is chronically hungry, almost half of all food produced in the United States ends up in the trash. That's about $165 billion worth of food discarded every year at home, in r

VOA标准英语2010年-Food Security, HIV/AIDS Treatment and

To ensure food security for a rapidly growing global population, governments are investing heavily in agriculture. But food policy experts say that investment must include HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment. HIV/AIDS and food have been inextricably li

VOA标准英语2010年-World Food Prize Laureate Encouraged b

The winner of the 2010 World Food Prize says eradicating hunger is within reach. The comment came as the United Nations prepares to hold its summit next week (9/20-22) on the Millennium Development Goals. Rev. David Beckmann says he's encouraged by e

VOA标准英语2013--US Agriculture Industry Opposes Changes to Food Aid Program

US Agriculture Industry Opposes Changes to Food Aid Program Plano, Illinois, farmer Bill Wykes has been behind the wheel of a tractor for almost four decades, planting and harvesting corn and soybeans on land his family has owned even longer. Through

美国国家公共电台 NPR USDA Unveils Prototypes For GMO Food Labels, And They're ... Confusing

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Foods that contain genetically modified ingredients will soon be required to have a special label. NPR's Merrit Kennedy reports that we're now seeing what that label might look like. MERRIT KENNEDY, BYLINE: About two years ago, Con

美国国家公共电台 NPR How Kitchen Sounds Influence Food Flavor

How Kitchen Sounds Influence Food Flavor ALLISON AUBREY, HOST: Well, it's Christmas Eve and the first night of Hanukkah. For lots of us, this means a festive feast is in the works. If you happen to be listening in the kitchen right now, the sound of

美国国家公共电台 NPR A New Type Of Food Pantry Is Sprouting In Yards Across America

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: They are popping up in neighborhoods across the country, hand-built little boxes that people put in front of their homes, churches or businesses. And they go by different names, like Little Free Pantry or Blessing Box. They are a

美国国家公共电台 NPR Food Manga: Where Culture, Conflict And Cooking All Collide

Food Manga: Where Culture, Conflict And Cooking All Collide STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: And I'm Steve Inskeep with one sure way to learn something about an overseas culture - learn about its food. This installment of Hidden Kitchens takes us to Japan. In pa