Opinion: The ‘cheap food’ era could soon be over. Here’s what comes next
2 years, 5 months ago

Opinion: The ‘cheap food’ era could soon be over. Here’s what comes next

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Tim Benton is Director of the Environment and Society Programme at Chatham House. Miguel Medina/AFP/Getty Images Adding to the crisis, Russia’s deliberate blockade of Odesa’s ports is preventing the grain harvested last year being shipped from Ukraine to import-dependent countries like Egypt, Libya and Somalia – all now in desperate need. By impeding the flow of grain from this breadbasket region, food becomes a powerful weapon in Russian President Vladimir Putin’s arsenal. If it weren’t for the backdrop of extreme weather combined with spiraling oil and gas prices, and supply chain issues, today’s food crisis might be manageable. Tim Benton If it weren’t for the backdrop of extreme weather combined with spiraling oil and gas prices, and supply chain issues, today’s food crisis might be manageable.

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Americans will throw out 316 million pounds of food on Thanksgiving. Here’s how it fuels climate change
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Americans will throw out 316 million pounds of food on Thanksgiving. Here’s how it fuels climate change

LA Times  

Each day, an army of trucks delivers tens of thousands of pounds of fresh fruit and vegetables to Mexico City’s Central de Abasto, one of the world’s largest wholesale food markets. “This food still has value.” Environmental activists say reducing food waste is one of the most attainable climate solutions, in part because its not politicized. Each day, an army …

Investing more in food system transformations to feed the world
1 year, 5 months ago

Investing more in food system transformations to feed the world

China Daily  

Farmers harvest rice in Rizhao, Shandong province. Back in 2021, the United Nations Food Systems Summit committed to accelerate and deepen the transformative power of food systems for achieving the SDGs. Once again, at the Food Systems Summit +2 Stocktaking Moment concluded this week, the global community came together to speak about the urgency of transforming food systems globally, for …

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 …

Why allowing Ukraine to ship grain during Russia's war matters to the world
1 year, 5 months ago

Why allowing Ukraine to ship grain during Russia's war matters to the world

The Hindu  

Agreements that the United Nations and Turkey brokered with Ukraine and Russia to allow food and fertilizer to get from the warring nations to parts of the world where millions are going hungry have eased concerns over global food security. The Black Sea Grain Initiative has allowed 32.8 million metric tons of food to be exported from Ukraine since last …

Six foods that climate change is going to ruin
1 year, 11 months ago

Six foods that climate change is going to ruin

Salon  

We don't live in an agrarian society anymore, at least not here in the United States. "The full impact of climate change on the global food system is complex," Marie Cosquer, Advocacy Analyst on Food Systems and Climate Crisis for Action Against Hunger, wrote to Salon. "Coffee arabica is known to be specifically vulnerable to climate change impacts," Dr. Roman …

World Food Program chief: Somali famine slowed, not avoided
1 year, 11 months ago

World Food Program chief: Somali famine slowed, not avoided

Associated Press  

DAVOS, Switzerland — The head of the Nobel Peace Prize-winning World Food Program says support from donors like the United States and Germany have allowed it to postpone — though not entirely avert — famine in Somalia but stressed that “we’re not out of this yet.” WFP Executive Director David Beasley said countries in the Horn of Africa have faced …

Here’s how to stop Putin and prevent a global food crisis
2 years, 3 months ago

Here’s how to stop Putin and prevent a global food crisis

Al Jazeera  

The war in Ukraine has demonstrated how international efforts to counter Russia are severely hamstrung by an uncomfortable reality: Isolating the Kremlin comes with a cost in the form of massive risks to global food security. Moscow is trying to leverage this mounting crisis as a way around the economic pressure designed to compel it to end its assault on …

The global threat to our food security
2 years, 4 months ago

The global threat to our food security

Live Mint  

Recent data on inflation suggests a softening of the trend of rising inflation in retail prices. While overall domestic food inflation has moderated, both rice and wheat prices have been showing an upward trend. Unproven, unregulated, facial recognition tech creeping in Why we must welcome Coldplay's climate play Hero Electric in talks to raise $250 million How Nifty's dynamic with …

How the Ukraine invasion, fertiliser and fuel crises and climate change combine to create a world hunger problem
2 years, 5 months ago

How the Ukraine invasion, fertiliser and fuel crises and climate change combine to create a world hunger problem

ABC  

The ripple effects of concurrent crises are leading the world on a path to crushing hunger — and the possibility of more war. "Wheat is a staple product in the diets of so many," Rabobank grains analyst Cheryl Kalisch Gordon says, "20 per cent of the world's calories come from wheat and in some parts of Africa and the Middle …

Can the rich tackle climate crisis by eating local food?
2 years, 6 months ago

Can the rich tackle climate crisis by eating local food?

Live Mint  

The desire by people in richer countries for a diverse range of out-of-season produce imported from overseas is driving up global greenhouse gas emissions, a new research has found. The results Researchers have found global food miles emissions to about 3 billion tonnes each year, or 19 per cent of total food emissions. Some 36 per cent of food transport …

EXPLAINER: How did Russia-Ukraine war trigger a food crisis?
2 years, 6 months ago

EXPLAINER: How did Russia-Ukraine war trigger a food crisis?

Associated Press  

LONDON — Russian hostilities in Ukraine are preventing grain from leaving the “breadbasket of the world” and making food more expensive across the globe, threatening to worsen shortages, hunger and political instability in developing countries. World food prices were already climbing, and the war made things worse, preventing some 20 million tons of Ukrainian grain from getting to the Middle …

How did the Russia-Ukraine war trigger a global food crisis?
2 years, 6 months ago

How did the Russia-Ukraine war trigger a global food crisis?

Al Jazeera  

Russia and Ukraine export nearly a third of the world’s wheat and barley and more than 70 percent of its sunflower oil. Russia’s war in Ukraine is preventing grain from leaving the “breadbasket of the world” and making food more expensive across the globe, threatening to worsen shortages, hunger, and political instability in developing countries. It really has added an …

How does the war in Ukraine impact food supply?
2 years, 6 months ago

How does the war in Ukraine impact food supply?

ABC  

The war in Ukraine is exacerbating an already alarming global food crisis, experts warn. David Beasley, the head of WFP, has called Russia's failure to open the ports in Ukraine to grain and agricultural exports "a declaration of war on global food security." The world is already experiencing "food shocks" – the loss of food supply due to climate events …

Food shortages: Why Russia is being accused of using food as a weapon of war
2 years, 6 months ago

Food shortages: Why Russia is being accused of using food as a weapon of war

CNN  

CNN — Russia’s war in Ukraine could push up to 49 million people into famine or famine-like conditions because of its devastating impact on global food supply and prices, the United Nations has said, in the latest dire warning over food insecurity. Russia’s blockade of Ukrainian ports has already raised global food prices and threatens to cause a catastrophic food …

UN report: Ukraine war is increasing suffering of millions
2 years, 7 months ago

UN report: Ukraine war is increasing suffering of millions

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The ripple effects of the war in Ukraine are increasing the suffering of millions of people by escalating food and energy prices and worsening a financial crisis, coming on top of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change, a U.N. report said Wednesday. Global Crisis Response Group said the war “has exacerbated a global cost-of-living …

The Ukraine war and the global food crisis
2 years, 7 months ago

The Ukraine war and the global food crisis

The Hindu  

The story so far: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the subsequent sanctions on its economy have sent global food prices soaring, threatening to push millions of people, especially those in low-income countries, into starvation. Ukraine and its allies in the West have accused Russia of weaponising food, saying that its blockade of Ukraine’s Black Sea ports is the primary reason …

Our food was under threat before Putin invaded Ukraine – now it’s getting worse
2 years, 7 months ago

Our food was under threat before Putin invaded Ukraine – now it’s getting worse

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Last year, the think tank Chatham House warned about the growing risk of simultaneous extreme weather events, wiping out …

Ukraine war ‘aggravating’ existing global food crisis, UN warns
2 years, 7 months ago

Ukraine war ‘aggravating’ existing global food crisis, UN warns

Al Jazeera  

‘Food is available,’ Luca Russo, the FAO’s lead analyst for food crises, tells Al Jazeera. As the cost of food soars around the world, the United Nations warns that the war in Ukraine risks aggravating inflating prices and causing a full-on global food crisis. Luca Russo, the FAO’s lead analyst for food crises, told Al Jazeera that as Russia’s invasion …

100 Days of War: Amid Russia-Ukraine war, food security crisis only set to worsen
2 years, 7 months ago

100 Days of War: Amid Russia-Ukraine war, food security crisis only set to worsen

India Today  

Of the three food items — wheat, corn, and rice — which account for nearly 40 per cent of the world’s calorie intake, the production of two is set to fall slightly in 2022. While fall is expected to be marginal, the growing unaffordability of commonly used food items has pushed a large section of the population to the brink …

As the war grinds on, the world looks for a way to get Ukraine’s grain out
2 years, 7 months ago

As the war grinds on, the world looks for a way to get Ukraine’s grain out

LA Times  

Russia pressed Thursday for the West to lift sanctions imposed because of its war in Ukraine, claiming without proof that the punitive measures are preventing millions of tons of grain and other agricultural products from leaving Ukrainian ports, exacerbating a global food crisis. “This food crisis is real, and we must find solutions,” World Trade Organization Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said …

Risk of unprecedented global wave of hunger as Ukraine food harvests worse than feared
2 years, 7 months ago

Risk of unprecedented global wave of hunger as Ukraine food harvests worse than feared

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The predictions come as the UN warned that the …

Food prices to remain high? How climate change, war are biting us badly
2 years, 8 months ago

Food prices to remain high? How climate change, war are biting us badly

India Today  

Food prices around the world, including in India, skyrocketed this year after Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Wheat prices hit a 14-year peak in March, and maize prices reached the highest ever recorded, the International Panel of Experts on Sustainable Food Systems said in a report released last week. RISK TO GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY Climate change, widespread poverty and conflicts are …

How the Russia-Ukraine war, COVID and climate change are fuelling a growing global food crisis
2 years, 8 months ago

How the Russia-Ukraine war, COVID and climate change are fuelling a growing global food crisis

ABC  

The farmers sleep fully clothed so they are ready to run for shelter. The report said nearly 193 million people in 53 countries and territories faced "crisis", "emergency" or "catastrophic" levels of food security in 2021 — the highest since the report began gathering data in 2016. "We already had record-high food prices, even in January, that was basically the …

The Russia-Ukraine war is making Indians poorer and hungrier
2 years, 8 months ago

The Russia-Ukraine war is making Indians poorer and hungrier

Al Jazeera  

New Delhi, India – Meena Chaudhary often visits the local market late in the evening when vendors are busy wrapping up makeshift stalls and vegetables are sold at throwaway prices. The Russia-Ukraine conflict which led to a surge in global food, energy and fertiliser prices is now threatening to make life harder for families like Chaudhary’s. China, for instance, has …

Ukraine: From breadbasket to breadcrumbs
2 years, 8 months ago

Ukraine: From breadbasket to breadcrumbs

Al Jazeera  

A mother in Somalia skips another meal so her children can eat. Food prices, already rising from the pandemic, have skyrocketed because of the war in Ukraine; the World Bank estimating a shocking 37 percent rise. Many poorer countries are unable – and are too often made unable by an unequal global food system – to produce enough food to …

Food prices are on the rise – and the global south will be hit hardest
2 years, 8 months ago

Food prices are on the rise – and the global south will be hit hardest

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Nearly half of the world’s food …

UN: Ukraine War Threatens To Devastate Many Poor Nations
2 years, 8 months ago

UN: Ukraine War Threatens To Devastate Many Poor Nations

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING UNITED NATIONS — Russia’s war on Ukraine threatens to devastate the economies of many developing countries that are now facing even higher food and energy costs and increasingly difficult financial conditions, a U.N. task force warned Wednesday. “As many as 1.7 billion people ― one-third of whom are already living in poverty ― are now highly exposed …

UN says Ukraine war threatens to devastate many poor nations
2 years, 8 months ago

UN says Ukraine war threatens to devastate many poor nations

The Hindu  

Russia’s war on Ukraine threatens to devastate the economies of many developing countries that are now facing even higher food and energy costs and increasingly difficult financial conditions, a U.N. task force warned Wednesday. “As many as 1.7 billion people - one-third of whom are already living in poverty - are now highly exposed to disruptions in food, energy and …

Will the war in Ukraine worsen global food shortages?
2 years, 8 months ago

Will the war in Ukraine worsen global food shortages?

Al Jazeera  

The UN is warning of a ‘perfect storm’ of crises for developing countries as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has upended the flow of food, fuel and money around the world. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has upended the flow of food, fuel and money around the world. Food prices are up 34 percent compared with last year, the highest levels ever …

Food prices soar to record levels on Ukraine war disruptions
2 years, 9 months ago

Food prices soar to record levels on Ukraine war disruptions

Associated Press  

ROME — Prices for food commodities like grains and vegetable oils reached their highest levels ever last month largely because of Russia’s war in Ukraine and the “massive supply disruptions” it is causing, threatening millions of people in Africa, the Middle East and elsewhere with hunger and malnourishment, the United Nations said Friday. “There is, of course, a massive supply …

Ukraine war disruptions send food prices to their highest ever
2 years, 9 months ago

Ukraine war disruptions send food prices to their highest ever

Al Jazeera  

World food prices hit an all-time high in March following Russia’s invasion of agricultural powerhouse Ukraine, a United Nations agency said on Friday, adding to concerns about the risk of hunger around the world. Russia and Ukraine, whose vast grain-growing regions are among the world’s main breadbaskets, account for a huge share of the globe’s exports in several major commodities, …

UN food chief: Ukraine war’s food crisis is worst since WWII
2 years, 9 months ago

UN food chief: Ukraine war’s food crisis is worst since WWII

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. food chief warned Tuesday the war in Ukraine has created “a catastrophe on top of a catastrophe” and will have a global impact “beyond anything we’ve seen since World War II” because many of the Ukrainian farmers who produce a significant amount of the world’s wheat are now fighting Russians. He pointed to war-torn Yemen …

After pandemic, war in Ukraine new threat to food security
2 years, 9 months ago

After pandemic, war in Ukraine new threat to food security

India Today  

The crisis in Ukraine and Russia, one of the world’s main sources of grain, fertilizers and energy, presents new challenges in securing food supplies on top of a prolonged pandemic, a U.N. official said Thursday. “We weren’t going well even before the pandemic, the hunger was rising slowly and then the pandemic hit,” said Gabriel Ferrero de Loma-Osorio, head of …

After pandemic, war in Ukraine new threat to food security
2 years, 9 months ago

After pandemic, war in Ukraine new threat to food security

Associated Press  

DHAKA, Bangladesh — The crisis in Ukraine and Russia, one of the world’s main sources of grain, fertilizers and energy, presents new challenges in securing food supplies on top of a prolonged pandemic, a U.N. official said Thursday. “We weren’t going well even before the pandemic, the hunger was rising slowly and then the pandemic hit,” said Gabriel Ferrero de …

Ukraine-Russia war poses new threat to global food security
2 years, 9 months ago

Ukraine-Russia war poses new threat to global food security

Al Jazeera  

Russia and Ukraine combine for nearly a third of the world’s wheat and barley exports. The crisis in Ukraine and Russia, one of the world’s main sources of grain, fertilisers and energy, presents new challenges in securing food supplies on top of a prolonged pandemic, a United Nations official said Thursday. “We weren’t going well even before the pandemic, the …

Surging prices and wheat shortages: How the invasion of Ukraine is impacting global food supplies
2 years, 10 months ago

Surging prices and wheat shortages: How the invasion of Ukraine is impacting global food supplies

Salon  

As the world closely watches the Russian invasion of Ukraine, one thing is certain as we wonder what happens next. Thanks to new agricultural supply chain disruptions compounded with climate change related drought and low crop yields, consumers are left bracing for what could be unprecedented levels of global food insecurity. RELATED: Ukrainian President Zelensky begs Biden to help In …

War in the ‘breadbasket of Europe’ could threaten global food supply
2 years, 10 months ago

War in the ‘breadbasket of Europe’ could threaten global food supply

LA Times  

The Russian tanks and missiles besieging Ukraine are also threatening the food supply and livelihoods of people as far away as Africa and Asia who rely on the vast, fertile farmlands of the Black Sea region — sometimes called the “breadbasket of Europe.” Ukrainian farmers have been forced to neglect their fields as millions flee, fight or try to stay …

Russian war in world's 'breadbasket' threatens food supply to Europe, Africa, Asia
2 years, 10 months ago

Russian war in world's 'breadbasket' threatens food supply to Europe, Africa, Asia

Firstpost  

If the war is prolonged, countries that rely on affordable wheat exports from Ukraine could face shortages starting in July, International Grains Council director Arnaud Petit said The Russian tanks and missiles besieging Ukraine also are threatening the food supply and livelihoods of people in Europe, Africa and Asia who rely on the vast, fertile farmlands of the Black Sea …

Op-Ed: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine should not cause a hunger crisis
2 years, 10 months ago

Op-Ed: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine should not cause a hunger crisis

LA Times  

Ukraine is sometimes called the “breadbasket of Europe.” Even its yellow-and-blue flag connotes a flat wheat field beneath an azure sky. But lost in the discussion is what a wider conflict might do to global food prices amid a disruption to the supply chain of grains from Europe’s breadbasket. Countries that rely most heavily on wheat imports from Russia and …

Alter food system to avoid climate risks
3 years, 2 months ago

Alter food system to avoid climate risks

China Daily  

By Fan Shenggen and Meng Ting | China Daily | Updated: 2021-11-01 06:40 Editor's note: The ongoing UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, United Kingdom, could prompt countries to make concerted efforts to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement. Five experts share their views on the issue with China Daily: MA XUEJING/CHINA DAILY The global food system faces major …

Climate change is threatening the world's food supply, says new IPCC report
5 years, 5 months ago

Climate change is threatening the world's food supply, says new IPCC report

Firstpost  

Not everyone needs to become a vegetarian, much less vegan, to keep the planet from overheating, but it would surely make things easier if they did. With two billion more mouths to feed by mid-century, it cannot simply be scaled up without pushing Earth’s thermometer deep into the red zone, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change “special report”. …

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