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 […]
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 […]