1. Concept of food security 1.1. Food supply 1.2.Malnutrition 1.2.1. Under-nourishment 1.2.2. Over-nourishment 1.2.3. Micronutrient deficiencies 2. Our most important nutrients 2.1. Carbohydrates 2.2. Proteins 2.2.1. Cereal proteins 2.2.2. Pulses – a key source of protein 2.3. Fats 2.4. Micronutrients 3. Food quality and safety 4. Home-gardens for household food security 4.1. Main functions and...

Gardens is an integrated programming language and system designed to support parallel computing across nondedicated cluster computers, in particular networks of PCs. To utilise non-dedicated machines a program must adapt to those currently available. In Gardens this is realised by over decomposing a program into more tasks than processors, and migrating tasks to implement adaptation. Communicat...

Community gardens are heterogeneous environments that integrate environmental restoration, community activism, social interactions, cultural expression, and food security. As such, they provide a context for learning that addresses multiple societal goals, including a populace that is scientifically literate, practices environmental stewardship, and participates in civic life. Several theories ...

The present study was undertaken to encourage the farmers to cultivate fodder grasses as an intercrop in the areca and coconut gardens. A live demonstration of fodder crops was under taken in 12 villages of Bhadravathi taluk, Shimoga district, Karnataka, to educate the farmers in cultivating perennial fodder grasses in their areca and coconut gardens as inter crops.100 farmers were selected ran...

There are thousands of school gardens in the United States, and there is anecdotal evidence that school garden programs can enhance students' learning in academic, social, and health-related domains. There has been little rigorous research, however, on the effects of school gardens or on the factors that promote the sustainability of these programs. This review draws on ecological theory to con...

Leaf-cutting ants are well known for their highly complex social organization, which provides them with a strong defense against parasites invading their colonies. Besides this attribute, these insects have morphological, physiological and structural characteristics further reinforcing the defense of their colonies. With the discovery of symbiotic bacteria present on the integument of leaf-cutt...

The herbarium of Hans Sloane in the Natural History Museum’s Department of Botany is a cunning object: a book of colonial nature that contains ethnographic artefacts in the guise of natural specimens. The eight volumes of Sloane’s specimens from his Jamaican voyage of 1687–1689 hold both dried plants and sample foodstuffs, many together with the original drawings prepared for the engravings of ...