Impacts of war: How Africa is bearing the brunt of palm oil’s perfect storm
ANGE ABOA and JOE BAVIER, of Reuters, report on how the knock-on effects of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have impacted the palm oil industry in countries like the Ivory Coast…
“Faster and safer”: Asian farmers turn to drones, apps for labour, climate challenges
RINA CHANDRAN, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on how falling technology costs, labour shortages are driving popularity of digital tools to improve crop yields, farm incomes in Asia…
UN agency warns Ukraine war could trigger 20 per cent food price rise
Rome, ItalyReuters International food and feed prices could rise by up to 20 per cent as a result of the conflict in Ukraine, triggering a jump in global malnourishment, the United Nations food agency said on Friday. The Rome-based Food and Agriculture Organization said it was not clear whether Ukraine would be able to harvest […]
World food prices hit 10-year high in 2021
Paris, FranceReuters World food prices jumped 28 per cent in 2021 to their highest level in a decade and hopes for a return to more stable market conditions this year are slim, the UN’s food agency said on Thursday. The Food and Agriculture Organization’s food price index, which tracks the most globally traded food commodities, […]
World hunger, malnutrition soared last year mostly due to COVID-19 – UN agencies
London, UKReuters World hunger and malnutrition levels worsened dramatically last year, with most of the increase likely due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a multi-agency United Nations report published on Monday. After remaining virtually unchanged for five years, the number of undernourished people rose to around 768 million last year – equivalent to 10 […]
Food security: Soaring prices squeeze family budgets around the world
Thomson Reuters Foundation reporters KIM HARRISBERG, ANASTASIA MOLONEY, ROLI SRIVASTAVA, NANCHANOK WONGSAMUTH and MAYA GEBEILY speak to five people across the globe about how they are coping with rising food prices…
Pests on the march as climate change fans the spread of crop destroyers
Nairobi, KenyaThomson Reuters Foundation Ravenous pests are on the march to colder regions as climate change lures crop eaters to new territories, threatening jobs and exacerbating world hunger, the United Nations said on Wednesday. From fall armyworms to desert locusts, the pests mostly menace crops in hot countries but the rise in world temperatures was […]
Conflict and COVID-19 drive hunger to record levels in Congo
Geneva, SwitzerlandReuters A record 27.3 million people in Democratic Republic of Congo, or about one-third of its population, are suffering from acute hunger, largely because of conflict and the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the United Nations said on Tuesday. The figure makes Congo home to the most people needing urgent food assistance in […]
UN urges support for “best guardians” of forests to fight climate crisis
Bogota, ColombiaThomson Reuters Foundation As the “best guardians” of Latin America’s forests, Indigenous tribes need greater access to climate finance and secure land tenure to stem deforestation and climate change, the United Nations said on Thursday. Tribal lands hold about a third of the carbon stored in Latin America’s forests, the UN’s Food and Agriculture […]
Lockdown, leftovers and how food frugality is a climate boon
Chicago, US/London, UKReuters Clint Parry ransacked every kitchen cupboard and scoured all corners of his fridge during lockdown in Detroit, hunting for lost ingredients and leftovers to whip up meals. The 33-year-old is one of many people across the world to have embraced thriftiness and cut down on food waste during the COVID-19 pandemic, according […]