International standards relating to the control of radioactivity in food and drinking water have been developed by the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the IAEA and the ...

Drought driven by water mismanagement and climate change rendered ... deputy director of the agricultural development economics division within the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United ...

The Water and Food Security PIRE project aims to improve agricultural productivity and water management in low-income agricultural communities in the Blue Nile Basin, in northeast Africa.

Finding staple foods such as rice that can survive an unreliable water supply is essential to the world’s long-term food security. So, too, is finding ways to make the use of water in all areas ...

People who do not have enough food to eat may find it difficult to ... People cannot live without water. Water makes up about two thirds of a person's body. We need it for our body to function ...

A person can survive weeks without food depending on their body composition, environment, and sex. Meanwhile, the human body can only survive two to four days without water. Starvation is ...

Water, energy and food are central to sustainable development, socio-ecological and economic sustainability, healthy ecosystems and improved livelihoods. The three resources are key to climate ...