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03/02/2012
Famine 'over' in Somalia, UN says
Famine conditions have ended in war-torn Somalia six months after being first declared, the UN has said. The improvement in access to food is due to a good harvest and significant humanitarian assistance, it said.
31/01/2012
Quarterly Food Prices Decline, but Remain Volatile
WASHINGTON, January 31, 2012—Global food prices declined 8 percent between September and December of 2011 due to increasing supplies and uncertainty about the global economy, but still remain volatile and high with the 2011 annual index 24 ...
31/01/2012
A Fresh Take on the World Food Problem
Associated PressRefugee from southern Somalia awaiting food rations at a camp in Mogadishu, the capital. The global food crisis has dragged on so long now that is beginning to seem less like a crisis and more like a permanent state of ...
31/01/2012
Global food prices easing
Global food prices are set to decline further in 2012 as a weaker world economy dampens consumer demand while food supplies rise, the World Bank said today, warning that a possible rise in oil prices could reverse the trend.
30/01/2012
UN warns of global resources crisis
The world is running out of time to make sure there is enough food, water and energy to meet the needs of a rapidly growing population and to avoid sending up to 3 billion people into poverty, a UN report warned today.
30/01/2012
South Sudan crisis could worsen - UN
Conflict and food shortages could push up to half a million Sudanese refugees to flee to South Sudan in the next couple months if Khartoum does not allow aid agencies more access to its restive border regions, the World Food Programme said.
28/01/2012
Warning over Niger harvest crisis
The opportunity to avert a major food crisis in the West African state of Niger is closing fast, Save the Children has warned. The charity said six million people, half of them children, were at risk after a poor harvest led to food ...
25/01/2012
In areas of Ethiopia once affected by famine, nutrition programmes are empowering communities to treat and prevent malnutrition.
GETER MEDA, Ethiopia, 24 January 2012 – Seven-month-old Aynadis played with her mother, Seta Temesgen, as they waited to be screened at the Geter Meda Health Post.
24/01/2012
VIDEO: Food shortage risk for West Africa
Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. International efforts are being stepped up to tackle the threat of a new food crisis in the Sahel region of West Africa.
23/01/2012
Don't ignore benefits of GM, says chief scientist
Genetically-modified crops could play an important role in helping prevent a future global food crisis, according to the government's chief scientific adviser.
22/01/2012
Violence adds to Niger food crisis
Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. The latest upsurge in violence in northern Nigeria will only add to the challenges facing Niger - the landlocked nation immediately to the north - as it tries to contain the ...
18/01/2012
Thousands of lives and millions of pounds lost due to late response to food crisis in East Africa
Thousands of needless deaths occurred and millions of extra pounds were spent because the international community failed to take decisive action on early warnings of a hunger crisis in East Africa, according to a new report by the ...
18/01/2012
VIDEO: Food crisis warning in West Africa
Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Thousands of needless deaths occurred from famine in East Africa last year because the international community failed to heed early warnings, say two leading British aid ...
17/01/2012
Ethiopia: Forced Relocations Bring Hunger, Hardship
The Ethiopian government’s villagization program is not improving access to services for Gambella’s indigenous people, but is instead undermining their livelihoods and food security. The government should suspend the program until it can ...
17/01/2012
Food aid sent to Mexico Indians
Emergency aid is being sent to northern Mexico where indigenous communities are suffering severe food shortages. The indigenous Tarahumara, famed for their long-distance running ability, have been hit by a prolonged drought and now freezing ...
17/01/2012
44% of Indian children under five are underfed, study finds
DESPITE STEADY economic growth in the past decade, India ranks just 67th among 80 developing nations in the International Food Policy Research institute’s global hunger index, with alarmingly high levels of malnourishment and underweight ...
15/01/2012
Somali famine 'to kill thousands'
The UN in Somalia says tens of thousands of people will have died of starvation by the time the famine in the Horn of Africa ends. The food crisis was declared in Somalia six months ago and levels of need are expected to remain high until ...
13/01/2012
U.S. farmers produces less in 2011 - USDA reports that challenging wheather conditions troubled the crop year
Hindered by unfavorable planting and growing conditions during 2011, U.S. farmers produced a smaller crop than the previous year according to the Crop Production 2011 Summary released today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National ...
13/01/2012
Brazil sets record for grain production
In Brazil, the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) has announced the results of the 2011 national grain harvest, revealing that the national cereal, pulse and oilseed harvest yielded 159.9 million tons over the year, ...
12/01/2012
Bumper 2011 Grain Harvest Fails to Rebuild Global Stocks
Hello there! If you are new here, you might want to subscribe to the RSS feed for updates on this topic. The world’s farmers produced more grain in 2011 than ever before. Estimates from the U.S. Department of Agriculture show the global ...
12/01/2012
European banks fuelling food price volatility and hunger
European banks, pension funds and insurance companies are increasing global hunger and poverty by speculating on food prices and financing land grabs in poorer countries, according to a report by Friends of the Earth Europe.
11/01/2012
Outlook for 2012 remains positive for most crops
Noting that 2011 was a good year for farm commodity prices, agricultural analysts agree the outlook for 2012 remains positive for California farmers and ranchers, but they note that farm income may be tempered by rising production costs and ...
05/01/2012
Analysis: Food price pressures weigh heavy on southern Africa
(Reuters) - A tight grain supply outlook after several bumper harvests is set to fan food price pressures in southern Africa, fuelling salary demands and threatening to knock the region's fragile economies out of kilter.
03/01/2012
UN launches anti-hunger initiative in Afghan cities
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) announced today a new food subsidy initiative geared towards providing Afghanistan’s urban poor with guaranteed access to provisions despite the threat of food insecurity across the country.
03/01/2012
FAO and European Union help strengthen Mozambique’s seed sector
FAO has assisted Mozambique in stepping up quality seed production to increase crop yields, something that is crucial to unlocking the country's vast agricultural potential.
02/01/2012
UPDATE 2-Food prices may ease in 2012 but won't drop-FAO
ROME, Jan 3 (Reuters) - Prices of some foods may ease slightly in 2012 due to a slowing global economy but are unlikely to drop drastically from the high levels reached last year, the new director-general of the U.N.'s Food and Agriculture Organisation said on Tuesday.
