More: food security
Could Global Food Supplies Withstand a “Super” El Niño?
Stronger Food System Offers Cushion Against El Niño
Near-record food inventories, advances in agricultural technology and the emergence of major exporters such as Brazil and...
WFP Warns Strong El Niño Could Worsen Global Hunger Crisis
The World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that a powerful El Niño weather event could push nearly 49 million more people into acute food...
Flying Blind: Why the Global South Needs Proximate-Risk AI for Food Security
A food crisis rarely arrives with a bang. It slips in quietly—through smaller bags of rice, thinner meals, and prices that change faster than...
ECOWAS Outlook on Food Security and Regional Integration
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has released the 2025–2027 edition of its Regional Economic Outlook (REO), a flagship report that analyses...
How War in the Gulf is Fueling Hunger Worldwide
On February 28, 2026, conflict escalated across the Middle East in ways that immediately reordered global energy markets. Within days, overall traffic through the...
US Grants $800 Million to UN Food Programme After Sharp Aid Cuts
The United Nations World Food Programme has received an $800 million contribution from the United States following a period of significant cuts to global...
Despite Challenges and Roadblocks, Oxfam is Tackling Africa’s Food Security
In this conversation,Assalama Dawalak Sidi, deputy director of Oxfam-Africa, offers an insight into diverse aspects of Oxfam's performance and highlights challenges facing its operations...
Middle East Conflict Fuels Global Hunger Crisis as Food Aid Shrinks
The expanding conflict in the Middle East is creating far-reaching humanitarian consequences beyond the region, with the World Food Programme warning that millions of...
War’s Ripple Effect: Lebanon Slips Toward Food Crisis
Lebanon is facing a rapidly worsening food security situation as the fallout from the war involving Iran disrupts supply chains and drives up prices....
India’s Rice Export Boom Fuels a Looming Groundwater Crisis
India’s rise to become the world’s largest rice producer and exporter has been hailed by politicians as a triumph of policy and farmer resilience....