More: food security
Better prevention and targeting of root causes needed to combat food crises
The number of people facing acute food insecurity, requiring urgent life-saving food assistance and livelihood support, continues to grow at an alarming rate, according...
Worsening drought in Horn of Africa puts up to 20 million at risk
Up to 20 million people could go hungry this year as delayed rains worsen extreme drought in the Horn of Africa region amid a...
Calling on natural defences to turn back banana pandemic
In the 1950s, the ‘Gros Michel’ variety of banana was wiped out by Panama disease. The banana crop in some locations was basically eliminated...
UN releases $100 million to fight hunger in 6 African countries and Yemen
The UN has allocated $100 million to fight hunger in Africa and the Middle East as the spillover effects of the war in Ukraine...
Ukraine war unleashing a ‘perfect storm’ of crises
On Wednesday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres presented the first detailed policy brief issued by the Global Crisis Response Group on Food, Energy and Finance...
Ukraine war could create widespread food insecurity
Millions of Ukrainians may soon face serious food insecurity because of the ongoing conflict, the UN warned on Tuesday, amid reports that people are...
‘Difficult months ahead’ in Ukraine, as deaths rise, along with global shortages
At least 1,100 civilians have been killed in a month of fighting in Ukraine, a senior UN humanitarian official told the Security Council on Tuesday, stressing...
Billion-Dollar Boost for Farmers to Safeguard EU Food Security
A new report suggests that if one farmer in five transitions to more climate-smart practices, it will increase the European Union’s resiliency to food...
Suspending Ukraine’s Agricultural Exports: Will Russia Save the Arab World from Food Riots?
When on March 12, Denis Shmygal, Ukraine’s Prime Minister, announced that a prohibition or severe restrictions would be imposed on exports of wheat, buckwheat,...
Russia’s Grain Export Restrictions Could Affect Africa
With Russian government announcement on March 14 to temporarily halt exports of wheat rye, barley and maize abroad, a number of importing African countries...