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India sees worrying rise in malnutrition cases among children under 5
A girl eating on a sidewalk puts her food out of reach from a cow rummaging for food along a street in Noida on Dec 7, 2020.PHOTO: AFP
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Big Data and Near-Real-Time Monitoring of Food Emergencies
Share Article MILWAUKEE (PRWEB) December 17, 2020 It’s no secret that today’s economic climate has drastically shifted due to COVID-19. In an AAEA session taking place virtually for the 2021 ASSA Annual Meeting, AAEA members and researchers will examine food insecurity with new technology, the poverty and malnutrition indicators, whether or not cell phone metadata can predict food security, and the vegetation index.
The organizer of the session, Rob Vos from the International Food Policy Research Institute says, “Even before COVID-19, global hunger was on the rise, especially where livelihoods are affected by conflict, climate change and economic collapse. While the risk factors are known, their timely monitoring is tedious, but badly needed. This session should show us the prospects of filling this void and save lives.”
Farmers protests | Impasse over agri reforms in the eyes of five economists and experts
None of the proposals of the three farm legislations are new, yet there is a full-fledged agitation that threatens to overwhelm the national capital. December 10, 2020 / 04:29 PM IST
Thousands of farmers from Punjab and Haryana are protesting at Delhi borders against the recently enacted farm laws
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