Food Banks as a Means of Reducing Hunger
Jarva Chauki is a village in Atarra rural area of Banda District (Uttar Pradesh). Several households face a livelihood crisis here and at times lack the minimum food stock needed…
Food Crisis
An Engineered Food and Poverty Crisis to Secure Continued US Dominance
In March 2022, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned of a “hurricane of hunger and a meltdown of the global food system” in the wake of the crisis in Ukraine. Guterres said food, fuel and…
Food for Thought… Literally
Our journey with food had a tumultuous start with our progenitors being banished from paradise for eating the forbidden fruit. Since then, food has been predominant in our existence, evolving…
Why Does the World Food Situation Appear To Be More and More Precarious?
In a statement on June 24, the UN-Secretary General Antonio Guterres warned,“ There is a real risk that multiple famines will be declared in 2022.” He went on to add,…
Risk Of Food Crisis, G7 Pledges Help To Nations
The G7 leaders held a video conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday, promising to do more to help poor nations at risk of food crisis due to the…
Cost of the Ukraine War Felt in Africa, Global South
While international news headlines remain largely focused on the war in Ukraine, little attention is given to the horrific consequences of the war which are felt in many regions around…
Avoid Banning Food Or Fertilizer Exports, WFP, IMF, World Bank and WTO Urge Countries
The World Food Program, World Bank, International Monetary Fund and World Trade Organization on Wednesday called for urgent, coordinated action on food security, and appealed to countries to avoid banning…
Food: World Prices Hit New High, Alerts UN
Global food prices jumped to a historic high last month on grain and edible oil supply woes brought about by the conflict in Ukraine, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization…
Harvests of Fear: The Emerging Global Food Crisis
As the Russian military’s aggression against Ukraine remains bogged down in the face of Ukrainian resistance and poor logistics, attention has turned to the invasion’s greater…
War and a “Hurricane of Hunger” – Transforming Food Systems
On Monday, 14 March, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned of a "hurricane of hunger and a meltdown of the global food system" in the wake of the crisis in Ukraine.…
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