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	<title>ONE &#187; World Food Program</title>
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		<title>World Food Summit Opens</title>
		<link>http://www.one.org/blog/2009/11/16/world-food-summit-opens/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beth Adler</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Food Security in Focus]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today marks the opening of the World Food Summit on Global Food Security which is being held in Rome through Wednesday. The meeting, which brings together officials from the UN food security-related institutions (like the UN Food and Agriculture Organization [FAO] and the World Food Program [WFP]) and an estimated 60 heads of state, is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Farming the Future</title>
		<link>http://www.one.org/blog/2009/10/16/farming-the-future/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 18:30:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ONE.Partners</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Food Security in Focus]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Check out this post on World Food Day from our partner organization World Food Programme. This post—exploring how the WFP is working to invest in local agriculture—is part of our Food Security in Focus series. Stay tuned to the ONE Blog for more entries in coming days. 
-Kara Arsenault
Most of the world’s half-billion smallholder farmers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Zimbabwe still hungry despite increase in crop production</title>
		<link>http://www.one.org/blog/2009/06/25/zimbabwe-still-hungry-despite-increase-in-crop-production/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 21:38:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beth Adler</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Agriculture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eye on Zimbabwe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Policy News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[World Food Program]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thanks to good rainfall, Zimbabwe has been able to increase production of maize—the staple crop in the country—by 130% to 1.1 million tons. Despite this increase, however, 2.8 million people will still face food shortages this year, as the UN Food and Agriculture Orgaization (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) report. Zimbabwe’s food security [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Future of US Food Aid</title>
		<link>http://www.one.org/blog/2009/06/15/the-future-of-us-food-aid/</link>
		<comments>http://www.one.org/blog/2009/06/15/the-future-of-us-food-aid/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 15:06:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pooja Gupta</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[World Food Program]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I recently attended a hearing held by the House Sub-Committee on Africa and Global Health on the effectiveness of US food aid, specifically the use of locally and regionally-procured aid (LRP) as opposed to traditional in-kind aid.
Sub-committee members Rep. Diane Watson (D-CA) and Rep. Lynn Woolsey (D-CA) joined Chairman Donald Payne (D-NJ) to hear testimonies [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WFP Engages Youth to Fight Against Global Hunger</title>
		<link>http://www.one.org/blog/2009/06/09/wfp-engages-youth-to-fight-against-global-hunger/</link>
		<comments>http://www.one.org/blog/2009/06/09/wfp-engages-youth-to-fight-against-global-hunger/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 18:54:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pooja Gupta</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[World Food Program]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Pooja Gupta is interning with the ONE Global Policy Team this summer, and today writes about an exciting new tool to spur youth involvement in combating hunger.
The World Food Program (WFP) recently launched a web platform aimed to educate and inspire youth to get involved in the fight against global hunger which, according to WFP [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cindy McCain: &#8220;The U.S. Should Lead On Congo&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.one.org/blog/2009/05/14/cindy-mccain-the-us-should-lead-on-congo/</link>
		<comments>http://www.one.org/blog/2009/05/14/cindy-mccain-the-us-should-lead-on-congo/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2009 02:48:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Virginia Simmons</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Democratic Republic of the Congo]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[After traveling to the Democratic Republic of Congo a few weeks ago,  Cindy McCain urges the United States to support the United Nations World Food Programme as it strives to feed more than a million men, women and children in the region.
Read excerpts from her op-ed in today&#8217;s Wall Street Journal below, and the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Plumpy&#8217;Doz: Nutrition Innovation</title>
		<link>http://www.one.org/blog/2009/01/02/plumpydoz-nutrition-innovation/</link>
		<comments>http://www.one.org/blog/2009/01/02/plumpydoz-nutrition-innovation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2009 16:38:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Virginia Simmons</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Doctors Without Borders]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Policy News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UNICEF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[United Nations]]></category>
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As we move on to a new year in our fight against global poverty and hunger, UNICEF is introducing an innovative food supplement &#8212; &#8220;Plumpy&#8217;Doz&#8221; &#8212; to very young children in Somalia.  
The brown paste supplement is made from vegetable fat, peanut butter, sugar, milk, and other nutrients, and is designed to taste good [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NPR Covers Zimbabwe</title>
		<link>http://www.one.org/blog/2008/11/25/npr-covers-zimbabwe/</link>
		<comments>http://www.one.org/blog/2008/11/25/npr-covers-zimbabwe/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2008 16:51:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Scott</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Agriculture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mugabe]]></category>
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NPR aired a fantastic piece this morning about the food crisis in Zimbabwe.  You can check out the interactive feature at NPR.org, complete with photos and a stunning audio slideshow. Definitely recommended!
Excerpts below, full piece here:
 The U.N. says that a little less than half of Zimbabwe&#8217;s population — about 5 million people — [...]]]></description>
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		<title>UN assists African farmers</title>
		<link>http://www.one.org/blog/2008/11/10/un-assists-african-farmers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.one.org/blog/2008/11/10/un-assists-african-farmers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 17:25:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Scott</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Agriculture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ONE]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Associated Press today reports on the UN’s efforts to help African farmers by buying up crops.  They report that “the U.N.&#8217;s World Food Program will spend $1 billion buying food for the hungry this year, up $230 million from 2007.”
Approximately 350,000 African farmers will benefit from this new policy.
Excerpts below, full piece here
Now [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rationing Food Aid?</title>
		<link>http://www.one.org/blog/2008/02/25/rationing-food-aid/</link>
		<comments>http://www.one.org/blog/2008/02/25/rationing-food-aid/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:38:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Virginia Simmons</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Food Aid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[World Food Program]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The World Food Program is holding talks to create rationing plans if the costs of agricultural commodities (like wheat, corn, rice and soybeans) keeps rising at their current rate.
From today&#8217;s FT piece:
Josette Sheeran, WFP executive director, told the Financial Times that the agency would look at &#8220;cutting the food rations or even the number or [...]]]></description>
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