DFID is working to reduce hunger and malnutrition in developing countries. Although there is enough food to go around, almost a billion people go hungry every day and another billion are undernourished. We know that this reduces people’s ability to learn, work or progress. In this series, policy officials discuss the need for action and the work DFID is doing to reduce the issue.
Earlier this summer, I was asked to speak at the Institute of Development Studies' Nutrition Summer School. It was a wonderfully sunny day and a chance for me to reflect on the challenges for all of us to ensure that …
With the Formula One season in full flow, you could be forgiven for thinking that my life at the moment is focused on non-stop training, qualifying and racing. It’s often difficult to find time for anything else, but earlier this …
It's a year since the Nutrition for Growth Summit was held in London. For those of us closely involved in the run up and delivery of the summit it is great to see that there is still some momentum and …
Last month I highlighted in my blog how I had learnt from colleagues about the huge waste of food caused by ‘post-harvest’ losses. Up to 30% of food, even in countries with high rates of undernutrition can be lost between …
Nsimba is a 3 year old girl living in Masi Manimba, in the Bandundu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). With no real livelihood or consistent source of income, her parents struggle to feed her and her 5 …
It’s been quite a year for nutrition in DFID, and the world. As I was reflecting on the year a number of events struck me as the ones that I would remember. The G8 Nutrition for Growth meeting in June …
We now know that undernutrition is the cause of nearly half of all child deaths – and we know what we can do about it. Last week there was a series of high level nutrition events in London. I’m part …
My name is Frank, I’m 17 years and live in Tanzania. When I was growing up I often had just 1 meal a day. Between the ages of 2 and 4, my family frequently faced hunger and malnutrition. Some days I felt …
Mitch Addison Lay has come all the way across the ocean to Dublin to tell us about the Caribbean Union of Fisherfolk Associations and their worries about diminishing fish stocks close to the shores of many of their islands. He was …
This Sunday, David Cameron and Vice President Michel Temer of Brazil will challenge global leaders to work to address hunger and malnutrition at the Global Hunger Event. As that event takes place, many international organisations – governmental, multilateral, civil society …
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