1. Can Elinor Ostrom’s work help us understand what to do about antibacterial resistance? I’ve been reading a lot of Ostrom in an attempt to develop an opinion, but it’s tough going for me....
http://bloodandmilk.org/2014/05/01/things-ive-thinking-may-1st-2014/
This one’s for Glenna. There are lots of ways you can prevent or cure malnutrition. They come down to emergency feeding, supplementation, fortification, and changing food behaviors. Here’s...
http://bloodandmilk.org/2009/05/25/nutrtion-and-malnutrition/
Jargon: Food Aid Translation: This isn’t exactly jargon, because food aid is exactly what it sounds like. Food, given away to people who need it. It may be given in a food-for-work scheme, wher...
http://bloodandmilk.org/2008/09/09/jargon-of-the-day-food-aid/
Jargon of the Day: Monetization Meaning: Monetization means something slightly different in a humanitarian and development context than it does in social media. In this case, it means selling foo...
http://bloodandmilk.org/2008/08/17/jargon-of-the-day-monetization/
This is a new daily feature: each day I’ll give you a jargony word or phrase I heard that day, along with my unscientific translation. So, today’s jargon: Private sector distribution system T...
Impact of rising food prices on Haiti, here. This just keeps getting scarier.
Registan, one of my favorite blogs, has a nice post up on what the rising cost of food will mean in practice. Lesson: We’re still all connected.
http://bloodandmilk.org/2008/04/11/global-food-prices-this-time-in-detail/
THAILAND: Rising rice prices fuel fears of food shortages and starvation. I think just about everyone is worried about rising food costs, all over the world. Lesson: We’re all connected.
http://bloodandmilk.org/2008/04/10/food-is-getting-expensive-and-thats-dangerous/
I have thought for a long time that one major reason for globalization is that everyone in the world wants the same things. Most regional diversity results from scarcity, not preference. McDonald...