Full Coverage: Food

29.01.2008 Bangladesh’s poor are increasingly finding it difficult to buy food. The increase in wages across sectors over last year is disproportionate to the overall rise in food prices, which have increased by 27% in last four months alone. Recurring floods and cyclones destroying standing crops have only added to the woes.

25.01.2008 Food crisis in Afghanistan is deepening by the day. Afghan government has expressed its inability to tackle the food insecurity on its own and has appealed together with the UN for US $ 80 million assistance to avert this humanitarian tragedy.

24.01.2008 NEW YORK, Jan 24 (OneWorld) - A broad coalition is urging consumers and grocery stores to refuse burgers, milk, and other products from cloned animals, following a U.S. government decision to lift a ban on the controversial foods.

22.01.2008 Vandana Shiva continued to stand up for the rights of women, small farmers, and others marginalized by modern society, particularly in the face of corporate-led expansions in the agriculture and biofuel sectors.

22.01.2008 Più di 26mila bambini sotto i 5 anni muoiono ogni giorno nel mondo per cause che potrebbero essere facilmente prevenute come le malattie infettive, le diarree, la malnutrizione cronica e la malaria. Lo segnala il rapporto annuale presentato oggi dall’Unicef sulla condizione dell’infanzia nel mondo dedicato quest’anno al "diritto alla salute". Per la prima volta nel 2006, le morti dei bambini sono scese sotto i 10 milioni (9,7 milioni), ma Medio Oriente e Nord Africa, Asia meridionale e Africa Subsahariana "non sembrano avviate a raggiungere il quarto Obiettivo di Sviluppo del Millennio che prevede la riduzione di 2/3 della mortalità infantile entro il 2015" - avverte il Rapporto che descrive l'impatto positivo di misure salvavita semplici ed economicamente sostenibili quali l'allattamento esclusivo al seno, le vaccinazioni, l'utilizzo di zanzariere trattate con insetticidi, la somministrazione d'integratori di vitamina A.

16.01.2008 Ruokapula ja kohonneet ruoan hinnat uhkaavat arvioiden mukaan lähes puolentoista miljoonan afganistanilaisen ruokaturvaa. Tilanne on erityisen vakava maaseutualueilla.

16.01.2008 Until now all efforts were going in improving the crop yield, but global warming is forcing scientists to change their research agenda and look for ways to make crops climate-proof, so that they are resilient to the vagaries of weather. Journalist T.V. Padma, in her article takes an overview of the situation.

16.01.2008 As the truce between Sri Lankan government and Tamil Tiger (LTTE) rebels ends on January 16, humanitarian agencies have raised concern over its possible impact on aid delivery. Fresh violence could affect over a hundred thousand displaced people and put at risk the safety of its workers, say agencies.

14.01.2008 As a result of food shortage, prices of essential commodities in Pakistan are skyrocketing. Amidst accusations that the government is hoarding and smuggling food items, no one seems to be enthusiastic about upcoming elections. People can be seen standing for hours in long queues to secure a bagful of wheat flour at subsidised prices.

14.01.2008 The Harry Chapin Media Awards were created in 1982 to encourage the media to tell stories of hunger and poverty. These global awards recognise work on causes of economic poverty and forces leading to self-reliance of poor. The current deadline for submitting entries is February 1, 2008.

11.01.2008 The Afghan government has asked the World Food Programme to increase its food aid in 2008 following soaring food prices and concerns about food shortages, and distribute it in the inaccessible areas. However the government also claims it has multiple strategies in place to avert food shortages in the winter months.

10.01.2008 The use of urea deep placement (UDP) increases rice yields by 25 per cent while using up less quantities of urea. The Bangladesh government now plans to extend this technique to various sub-districts for effective fertiliser usage and increased food production.