The United Nation's Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) is set to field test a new, more precise way of measuring hunger and food insecurity across the world.
The 'voices of hunger' project will use several pilot countries, through a carefully designed annual survey to be conducted in collaboration with polling specialists Gallup Inc, to gather information on the extent and severity of hunger.
In line with UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon's Zero Hunger challenge, the pilot countries - which include Angola, Ethiopia, Malawi and Niger - have agreed to move toward the complete eradication of hunger.
The plan is to then extend the survey to more than 160,000 respondents in up to 150 countries covered by the Gallup World Poll and to publish updated results on each country every year.
Having received the necessary project permits from the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority (VFPA), Cargill can now move forward with its noise mitigation project, first announced in April 2012.
The project, which supports efforts to reduce noise impact levels caused by Cargill’s grain terminal located on Vancouver’s North Shore will consist of the installation of two fan exhaust silencers, eight dust collector silencers as well as the installation of sound absorbing barriers along the north side of the facility. The project also includes the re-distribution of ventilation fans to reduce noise levels for the nearest residences.
“We are looking forward to moving on to the next phase of this project”, said Gerry Dickie, general manager at Cargill’s North Vancouver grain terminal. “We understand the positive impact that these improvements to our facility will have on reducing the noise levels experienced by the surrounding community, and we are thankful to the VFPA for approving our plans”.
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| Space-filling model of the penicillic acid molecule, a mycotoxin. Colour code (click to show) : Black: Carbon, C : White: Hydrogen, H : Red: Oxygen, O (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
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