Hand-in-hand with hunger goes a lower intake of calories, vitamins and other nutrients, which puts this demographic at risk for a wide variety of ailments.

Food prices may ease in 2012 due to a slowing global economy, though no drastic drop from high levels is expected, the new director-general of the U.N.'s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said.

Stevia Corp., a farm management company focused on the economic development of Stevia, announced Thomas Ong as director of operations, Asia.