Food Shortages

Food Shortages The Biggest Threat To Civilization: Scientific American

Scientific American | Lester R. Brown | Posted 05.26.2009 | World


The biggest threat to global stability is the potential for food crises in poor countries to cause government collapse....

Chavez Reign Threatened By Food Shortages, Inflation

The Miami Herald | Tyler Bridges | Posted 03.07.2009 | World


Desiree Pereira couldn't decide among the squash she was squeezing at a food stall on Tuesday. Pereira expressed no uncertainty, however, when asked ...

Kenya Makes Urgent Plea To Help 10 Million Affected By Famine

DAILY NATION | Posted 02.16.2009 | World


Kenya has made an international appeal for food aid to help alleviate famine affecting 10 million people. The Government requires Sh 32 billion to mee...

Fish Farming Innovations

Sunil Chacko | Posted 06.11.2008 | Green


Sunil Chacko

A private university in Japan, through government grants and in collaboration with an affiliated commercial entity, completely cultured near-extinct bluefin tuna -- a first for the world.

Americans Stockpiling Food Staples As Prices Rise

Washington Times | Patrice Hill | Posted 05.01.2008 | Business


Farmers and food executives appealed fruitlessly to federal officials yesterday for regulatory steps to limit speculative buying that is helping to dr...

Food

Peter Clothier | Posted 04.29.2008 | Living


Peter Clothier

It's started. The recent BBC World News report on the startling rise in basic food costs throughout the world is alarming new evidence of the trouble we're in as a species.

Food Riots Skyrocket, World Leaders Have No Solutions

Wall Street Journal | BOB DAVIS, DOUGLAS BELKIN | Posted 04.22.2008 | Business


Finance ministers gathered this weekend to grapple with the global financial crisis also struggled with a problem that has plagued the world periodica...