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Food Factor Podcast

  The latest topics in hunger and development with the aid experts at WFP.

 

 

 

How Far Have We Come On Nutrition?

In this episode, we speak with influential nutritionist Patrick Webb about the nutritional advances in food aid over the past 50 years and how they've changed the way we think about hunger. While there may be no silver bullet in the fight against malnutrition, Webb says our growing arsenal of tools and understanding has brought us a long way.

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Cash & Vouchers: Something Else For The Toolbox

How does it work exactly when a food aid agency gives people cash instead of food? And what about vouchers? WFP's Annalisa Conte answers these questions and more, explaining why WFP is planning to use these options more in the future and in what circumstances they are a valid tool.

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Gadgets Get Better Data From The Field

Mobile phones, tablets and other mobile devices are making it easier than ever to gather reliable information from the field and process it quickly. George Mu'ammar, from WFP’s Vulnerability Assessment Unit, talks about the gadgets WFP is using and how they’re changing the work of food security analysts.

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Wawa Mum: A Super-Nutritious Baby Food Made In Pakistan

Dominique Frankefort, the Deputy Director of WFP's operations in Pakistan, talks to us about "Wawa Mum," a ready-to-eat food product made from locally grown chickpeas and produced entirely in-country. Frankefort says Wawa Mum is both a potent solution to child malnutrition and a boon for Pakistan's food processing industry.

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Rising Food Prices: What’s Going On This Time?

Valerie Guarnieri, the head of WFP’s Programme division, discusses the latest hikes in global food prices, explaining the differences between the situation now and in 2008 and outlining what can be done to protect the world’s poor.

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