Ghana's former President John Kufuor has been appointed co-Chair of the Global Panel on Agriculture and Food Systems for Nutrition.His co-Chair is Prof. Sir John Beddington, former UK Chief Scientific Officer.The Global Panel is a UK government initiative which will review research evidence and provide global leadership for investments and policies in agriculture that supports nutrition and helps eradicate hunger.An estimated 165 million children alive today will have their future potential stunted due to lack of adequate food.Providing better nutrition to mothers and infants in the first 1,000 days is essential to give these children a better start in life.The benefits of interventions that directly tackle nutrition are well documented, but broader measures are urgently needed to address the global burden of under-nutrition and under-five mortality.Following the launch in London on 7th June 2013, former President Kufuor said: “We need a concerted global effort to eradicate hunger and we need it now. ...
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