Concern mounts over food supplies
4 years, 7 months ago

Concern mounts over food supplies

China Daily  

Social distancing is practiced as rice supplies are distributed to people in Jakarta, Indonesia. AJENG DINAR ULFIANA/REUTERS Countries most at risk The FAO said in a statement that it estimates 821 million people, or nearly 11 percent of the global population, are undernourished, the highest rate since 2011. "Now is the time to show solidarity, act responsibly and adhere to our common goal of enhancing food security, food safety and nutrition, and improve the general welfare of people around the world," it said. But Pu said the picture is not "all gloom" as many countries are now working to ensure that food prices remain stable. "China actively puts forward proposals in the UN, G20 and other multilateral organizations, works with all countries to safeguard the stability and security of the international industrial food chain, prevent a regional food crisis and strengthen the basis for greater development in all countries," Geng said.

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UN food agency says 40 million people are struggling to feed themselves in West and Central Africa
2 weeks, 5 days ago

UN food agency says 40 million people are struggling to feed themselves in West and Central Africa

Associated Press  

DAKAR, Senegal — More than 40 million people are now struggling to feed themselves across West and Central Africa with that number set to rise to 52 million by the middle of next year, the United Nations food agency said Friday. According to a new report released Friday, the World Food Program said 3.4 million people are currently facing “emergency …

Nearly 55 million face hunger in West and Central Africa, UN warns
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Nearly 55 million face hunger in West and Central Africa, UN warns

Al Jazeera  

UN agencies say double-digit inflation and stagnating local production are major drivers of the hunger crisis. Nearly 55 million people will struggle to feed themselves in the coming months in West and Central Africa as soaring prices have fuelled a food crisis, United Nations agencies have warned. “For children in the region to reach their full potential, we need to …

India’s G20 Presidency Highlights Food Safety Net Programmes, Says Agriculture Ministry
1 year, 4 months ago

India’s G20 Presidency Highlights Food Safety Net Programmes, Says Agriculture Ministry

ABP News  

India said on Wednesday that it has successfully brought food safety net programmes ahead in it’s G20 Presidency and the agriculture working group has managed to achieve consensus on two aspects including millets. The government official added that the principles on food and nutrition included, humanitarian assistance, increasing food production and food security net programmes, climate-smart approach, inclusivity of agriculture …

UN Talks Seek to Fix 'Broken' Global Food System
1 year, 5 months ago

UN Talks Seek to Fix 'Broken' Global Food System

News 18  

A three-day United Nations summit opened in Rome on Monday aimed at tackling a “broken” global food system where millions are starving, two billion are overweight or obese and the planet is suffering. The food systems summit comes amid growing food insecurity around the world, with UN agencies warning of an increasing number of people suffering from chronic hunger. “Global …

Explained | What has to be done to get to Zero Hunger?
1 year, 5 months ago

Explained | What has to be done to get to Zero Hunger?

The Hindu  

The story so far: The Global Report on the Food Crises 2023 released recently estimated that between 691 million and 783 million people in the world suffered from hunger in 2022. The GRFC is produced by the Food Security Information Network in support of the Global Network against Food Crises, and involves 16 partners to achieve a joint consensus-based assessment …

UN agencies warn of starvation risk in Sudan, Haiti, Burkina Faso and Mali
1 year, 7 months ago

UN agencies warn of starvation risk in Sudan, Haiti, Burkina Faso and Mali

The Hindu  

Two U.N. agencies warned on Monday of rising food emergencies including starvation in Sudan due to the outbreak of war and in Haiti, Burkina Faso and Mali due to restricted movements of people and goods. The four countries join Afghanistan, Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan and Yemen at the highest alert levels, with communities that are already facing or projected to …

UN: 258 million people faced acute food insecurity in 2022
1 year, 8 months ago

UN: 258 million people faced acute food insecurity in 2022

Associated Press  

ROME — More than a quarter-billion people in 58 countries faced acute food insecurity last year because of conflicts, climate change, the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia’s war in Ukraine, according to a report published Wednesday. The report found that that the number of people facing acute food insecurity and requiring urgent food aid — 258 million — …

258 million people worldwide faced acute food insecurity in 2022, report says
1 year, 8 months ago

258 million people worldwide faced acute food insecurity in 2022, report says

LA Times  

More than a quarter-billion people in 58 countries faced acute food insecurity last year because of conflicts, climate change, the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia’s war in Ukraine, according to a report published Wednesday. The report found that the number of people facing acute food insecurity and requiring urgent food aid — 258 million — had increased for …

FAO: Rising prices, food insecurity add to ranks of hungry
1 year, 11 months ago

FAO: Rising prices, food insecurity add to ranks of hungry

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Growing numbers of people in Asia lack enough to eat as food insecurity rises with higher prices and worsening poverty, according to a report released Tuesday by the Food and Agricultural Organization and other United Nations agencies. Nearly a half-billion people, more than eight in 10 of them in South Asia, were undernourished in 2021 and more than …

India’s G20 presidency and food security
2 years, 2 months ago

India’s G20 presidency and food security

The Hindu  

Global and regional food security have been deliberated upon as one of the priority agendas of the G20 for many years now. In this context, India’s presidency of the G20 offers a historical opportunity for the country to share its successful journey in moving from a food-deficit nation to a food-surplus nation, and address the growing challenges of food security …

Food day as a reminder to ‘leave no one behind’
2 years, 2 months ago

Food day as a reminder to ‘leave no one behind’

The Hindu  

Globally, food and nutrition security continue to be undermined by the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change, spiralling food inflation, conflict, and inequality. Better nutrition This year’s World Food Day is a reminder to ‘Leave No One Behind’ — and is an opportunity, perhaps the most urgent one in recent history, for nations to strengthen food security nets, provide …

World Food Day| Ensuring food security in India: Most populous and fastest growing economy
2 years, 2 months ago

World Food Day| Ensuring food security in India: Most populous and fastest growing economy

Firstpost  

We as a nation have achieved food security as defined by FAO to a great extent. However, the high level of malnutrition prevailing in India reflects that we have some distance to travel in holistically achieving the food security defined by the FAO World Food Day is celebrated on 16 October to honour the founding of the Food and Agriculture …

It’s time we all come together to address the global food crisis
2 years, 5 months ago

It’s time we all come together to address the global food crisis

Al Jazeera  

Millions of lives are at stake and the world’s most vulnerable do not have the luxury of time. Even before the war, hunger and malnutrition were on the rise globally, with an unacceptable 823 million people going hungry in 2021 according to the recent edition of the State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World report by five United …

Global hunger calls for a collective action
2 years, 6 months ago

Global hunger calls for a collective action

Live Mint  

The world system that feeds humankind has been under stress for the past two years. The Russia-Ukraine war strangled crucial sources of supply, as these two countries contribute 28% to world wheat exports and 15% to world maize exports. Eleven countries account for 70% of global wheat production: China and India for 31%, Russia and Ukraine for 15%, the US, …

More free trade will not solve the food crisis
2 years, 7 months ago

More free trade will not solve the food crisis

Al Jazeera  

WTO has lost the trust of the people, and all governments must keep agricultural matters out of free trade agreements. Once again, G7 political leaders and wealthy nations are cheering for more free trade as a solution to ensure global food security. In short, the global food system, sustained by free trade agreements and bilateral investment treaties, is failing once …

Investors cash in on food commodities as the poor go hungry
2 years, 7 months ago

Investors cash in on food commodities as the poor go hungry

The Hindu  

Published : Jun 03, 2022 15:46 IST Rising consumer prices are aggravating food shortages around the globe, and investors looking to make a buck off food commodities could be making matters worse. “In Uganda, wheat and fuel prices have skyrocketed, making everyday goods like bread almost unaffordable to an ordinary citizen,” Anna Slattery, external affairs manager at The Hunger Project, …

UN: Record 193 million people faced food insecurity in 2021
2 years, 8 months ago

UN: Record 193 million people faced food insecurity in 2021

Al Jazeera  

Nearly 193 million people in 53 countries faced acute food insecurity in 2021, a jump of 40 million compared with 2020. The number of people without enough to eat on a daily basis has reached an all-time high last year and is poised to hit “appalling” new levels as the Ukraine war affects global food production, the United Nations said. …

West Africa Faces Historic Food Crisis Driven by Conflict, Price Surge
2 years, 9 months ago

West Africa Faces Historic Food Crisis Driven by Conflict, Price Surge

News 18  

West Africa is facing its worst food crisis on record driven by conflict, drought, and the impact of the war in Ukraine on food prices and availability, aid agencies said on Tuesday. Large swathes of West Africa, including parts of Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger and Nigeria, are facing Islamist insurgencies that have forced millions of people off their land. “What …

Millions staring at famine as food insecurity soars: Report
3 years, 8 months ago

Millions staring at famine as food insecurity soars: Report

Al Jazeera  

Food insecurity and its impacts have been exacerbated in part by the coronavirus pandemic, a new report has found. Food insecurity in the world’s poorest countries reached record highs in 2020, with millions staring at famine, a situation exacerbated in part by the COVID pandemic, according to a UN report. From Haiti to Syria, some 155 million people across 55 …

Offering Non-commercial, Humanitarian Food Assistance to Its Neighbours: India at WTO
4 years ago

Offering Non-commercial, Humanitarian Food Assistance to Its Neighbours: India at WTO

News 18  

India has always been at the forefront to provide food assistance at humanitarian and non-commercial grounds to the vulnerable populations of its neighbouring countries, according to a statement made by New Delhi at the General Council meeting of the WTO. “India has always been at the forefront of offering non-commercial, humanitarian food assistance bilaterally to the vulnerable populations of its …

FAO Meet: India Promises Support for Stable Global Food Supply amid Covid-19 Crisis
4 years, 4 months ago

FAO Meet: India Promises Support for Stable Global Food Supply amid Covid-19 Crisis

News 18  

India on Tuesday assured support in ensuring “stable” global food supply through its agri-export policy amid concerns over food security in South Asia following the COVID-19 outbreak. Agriculture Commissioner S K Malhotra assured the participating countries that “India will support in ensuring stable global food supply through its agri-export policy.” He added that India has achieved record foodgrain production and …

Coronavirus Pandemic and Cyclone Will Leave Many Indians Hungry and Undernourished
4 years, 5 months ago

Coronavirus Pandemic and Cyclone Will Leave Many Indians Hungry and Undernourished

News 18  

India’s malnutrition rates have improved in recent years, but the country is still home to the largest number of stunted children in the world. This year, however, the COVID-19 pandemic has likely reversed the progress made towards meeting the Sustainable Development Goal of ending hunger, achieving food security and improved nutrition. The 2020 Progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals report …

Global hunger, obesity are getting worse due to coronavirus fallout
4 years, 5 months ago

Global hunger, obesity are getting worse due to coronavirus fallout

Live Mint  

Hunger and malnourishment is increasing around the world as the coronavirus crisis pushes more people into poverty and limits access to healthy diets, according to the United Nations. Almost 690 million people were undernourished last year, the most since 2009, and the pandemic could tip as many as 132 million people into chronic hunger by the end of this year, …

Concern mounts over food supplies
4 years, 7 months ago

Concern mounts over food supplies

China Daily  

Food packages from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees are distributed in Tripoli, Libya, during the holy month of Ramadan. AYMAN AL-SAHILI/REUTERS Crisis an opportunity Qu Dongyu, head of the FAO, said at a joint meeting of agriculture ministers from G20 countries on May 4 that the pandemic is having an impact on food security and nutrition, and called …

Concern mounts over food supplies
4 years, 7 months ago

Concern mounts over food supplies

China Daily  

Food packages from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees are distributed in Tripoli, Libya, during the holy month of Ramadan. AYMAN AL-SAHILI/REUTERS Crisis an opportunity Qu Dongyu, head of the FAO, said at a joint meeting of agriculture ministers from G20 countries on May 4 that the pandemic is having an impact on food security and nutrition, and called …

It’s about food, nutrition and livelihood security
4 years, 8 months ago

It’s about food, nutrition and livelihood security

The Hindu  

The current national lockdown to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the problems of food, nutrition and livelihood security confronting a large number of rural people, in particular, migrants to cities. While some measures have been announced, such as provision of additional rice or wheat, some pulses and oil free of cost, as well as ₹1,000 cash for the purchase …

Global hunger could double due to coronavirus pandemic: UN
4 years, 8 months ago

Global hunger could double due to coronavirus pandemic: UN

Al Jazeera  

COVID-19 is likely to leave 130 million people acutely hungry this year, adding to 135 million already in the category. The number of people facing acute food insecurity could nearly double this year to 265 million due to the economic fallout of COVID-19, according to the United Nations World Food Programme. New report Tuesday’s fourth annual Global Report on Food …

Covid-19 could threaten global food supply, UN warns
4 years, 8 months ago

Covid-19 could threaten global food supply, UN warns

CNN  

Hong Kong CNN — As the novel coronavirus pandemic shuts down businesses globally and sends countries into lockdown, the disruptions are threatening to cut off supply chains and increase food insecurity. “But a protracted pandemic crisis could quickly put a strain on the food supply chains, a complex web of interactions involving farmers, agricultural inputs, processing plants, shipping, retailers and …

Coronavirus | World could face a food crisis: UN, WTO
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus | World could face a food crisis: UN, WTO

The Hindu  

The heads of three global agencies warned on Wednesday of the risk of a worldwide “food shortage” if authorities fail to manage the ongoing COVID-19 crisis properly. “Uncertainty about food availability can spark a wave of export restrictions, creating a shortage on the global market,” said the joint text signed by Qu Dongyu, head of the UN’s Food and Agriculture …

World risks food crisis in wake of coronavirus, officials warn
4 years, 9 months ago

World risks food crisis in wake of coronavirus, officials warn

Al Jazeera  

Governments must ensure free trade especially to avoid further slowdowns in food-supply chains, WTO, WHO, UN say. As governments around the world are trying to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus by putting their populations in lockdown, international trade and food supply chains suffered a severe slowdown. “Uncertainty about food availability can spark a wave of export restrictions, creating …

Zimbabwe’s food crisis: ‘Food security is national security’
5 years, 1 month ago

Zimbabwe’s food crisis: ‘Food security is national security’

Al Jazeera  

According to recent data, about 5.5 million people, 38 percent of the rural population, currently faces food insecurity. Harare, Zimbabwe – Zimbabwe’s food security situation poses a potential threat to national security and can cause civil unrest and general insecurity in the country, a top United Nations envoy warned. Elver said the food security situation in urban areas was a …

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