“We don’t have the money”: Sudan’s economy tumbles in post-coup deadlock
KHALID ABDELAZIZ, NAFISA ELTAHIR and AIDAN LEWIS, of Reuters, report on the growing economic crisis in Sudan…
“Heartbreaking”: Belgians forced to fork out more for their cherished fries
Brussels, BelgiumReuters Belgians are having to fork out more for their favourite snack – fries, or fried potato sticks – because of rising energy, commodity and labour costs. Belgium is the world’s largest exporter of fries and other frozen potato products, with 5.3 million tonnes of potatoes processed per year and sent to customers in […]
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…
Plate of beans too costly for some as conflict sends food costs rocketing
Thomson Reuters Foundation A plate of beans can cost the equivalent of hundreds of dollars in some poor countries as conflict and political instability send food costs spiralling, the United Nations said on Tuesday. Millions of people are going hungry and skyrocketing costs mean a meal can cost up to two days’ wages for some, […]