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The Unsung Heroes Fighting Malnutrition | Shruthi Baskaran-Makanju | TED

The pastoralists in Africa sustainably produce meat and milk to help feed the continent. But their way of life — and work — is under threat. Food systems advocate Shruthi Baskaran-Makanju explains how best to preserve these vital communities and why they’re key to solving the nutritional challenges of Africa’s children. If you love watching…

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The pastoralists in Africa sustainably produce meat and milk to help feed the continent. But their way of life — and work — is under threat. Food systems advocate Shruthi Baskaran-Makanju explains how best to preserve these vital communities and why they’re key to solving the nutritional challenges of Africa’s children.

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  1. @KrwiomoczBogurodzicy

    March 21, 2024 at 9:21 am

    Animal use and abuse is not the solution.

    • @zolaannebelanger7850

      March 21, 2024 at 9:40 am

      Considering the caring nature of this talk, your commen seems out of place (?)

    • @KrwiomoczBogurodzicy

      March 21, 2024 at 1:13 pm

      @@zolaannebelanger7850,
      The talk ommits the well-being of farm animals. It’s not only humans we should care about.

    • @Oscar_AH

      March 22, 2024 at 9:24 am

      @@KrwiomoczBogurodzicyalso we shouldn’t forget about humans.
      Maybe we should lower the priority of money and prioritize pasture raised animal food

  2. @wuhoolife

    March 21, 2024 at 9:35 am

    Children of Gaza !

  3. @nerd26373

    March 21, 2024 at 9:35 am

    Malnutrition is running rampant all over Asia, Africa, and in other continents. But mostly in Asia and Africa that’s a common issue that still has to be addressed consecutively.

  4. @kk-xj5oz

    March 21, 2024 at 9:59 am

    The problem is they are letting their animals run rampant leading to overgrazing and destroying the soil leading to desertification. They need the right education on how to manag their land and livestock.

  5. @toni4729

    March 21, 2024 at 10:04 am

    Hooray!!!!! It’s high time someone saw the light. Thank you so much. The West only ever send Africa grain and it’s done them no good at all. It does us no good either.

  6. @toni4729

    March 21, 2024 at 10:12 am

    We should never have allowed the world to turn to grain manufactured oils. Can you imagine how much land it uses to grow that stuff and the enormous amount of water that’s dragged up from a couple of miles underground to water those sunflowers etc.? That land was stolen from the cattle.

  7. @totalfreedom45

    March 21, 2024 at 10:16 am

    The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) says about 33% of food is lost or wasted worldwide, about 1.3 billion tons per year, while 783 million people suffer chronic hunger. ????☮????????

  8. @toni4729

    March 21, 2024 at 10:21 am

    Our brains are 60% and 20% cholesterol and we can’t get that from anything but animal products.

  9. @MSHoneybee210

    March 21, 2024 at 1:57 pm

    That trash cans a total MVP

  10. @Maciej-Tora7

    March 22, 2024 at 3:43 am

    If we are to contribute something good, it is a bit weak if it is to be at the expense of the lives and suffering of other beings.
    I guess it’s not about limiting goodness to one species, race or nation, at least that’s how I understand it 🙂

  11. @zm23f

    March 22, 2024 at 5:37 am

    Another quota speaker on liberasts TED

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