Global Food Crisis

Silent Emergency

Lauren Bush Lauren | Posted 04.30.2012

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Lauren Bush Lauren

Hunger is often called in the humanitarian aid world a 'silent killer.' Hunger kills more people every year than AIDS, malaria and TB combined. It goes without saying that food and water are the most essential things needed to sustain life.

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Focus on the Food: The Middle East Looks To Sustainability for Answers

James Doran | Posted 04.22.2012

Read More: Food Supply, World Population, Sustainability, Global Food Crisis, Levant, UN Food, Middle East, World News
James Doran

It is clear we also need to embrace technology to enable us to double or triple food production to meet our needs. It may not sound too tasty, but just yesterday a Dutch scientist unveiled what purports to be a hamburger grown in a test tube from bovine stem cells.

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A Recipe For Fighting Child Malnutrition

Cat Cora | Posted 04.18.2012

Read More: Child Malnutrition, Malnutrition, Global Food Crisis, Global Hunger, Save the Children, Ethiopia, Child Hunger, Famine, Global Motherhood, Food News
Cat Cora

Every year, more than 2.5 million children globally die due to hunger and malnutrition. The exciting news is that this crisis is solvable. I saw that firsthand last week on a trip to Ethiopia.

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Farmers Are Ready to Do Their Part on Climate Change

Kanayo F. Nwanze | Posted 04.16.2012

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Kanayo F. Nwanze

The challenge of growing more food can be met only if sustainability is the foundation of approaches to food security and poverty reduction in every country and every community.

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Tracking Microclimates Could Help Feed The World

Reuters | Posted 03.24.2012

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* World needs to boost food production to meet demand * Tracking minute changes in climate can increase supplies By Rina...

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Food Prices, Financial Crisis and Droughts

Otaviano Canuto | Posted 01.23.2012

Read More: Drought, Financial Crisis, Global Financial Crisis, Poverty, Food Prices, International Development, Food Crisis, Horn of Africa, Global Food Crisis, World News
Otaviano Canuto

Global food prices remain high and volatile, affecting the poorest countries the most. For millions who are already vulnerable, events like the droughts in the Horn of Africa add to their hardships while continued market turmoil increases uncertainty in the global economy.

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First Things First: Prioritizing Efforts to End Deadly Hunger

Nan Dale | Posted 01.11.2012

Read More: Drought, World Hunger, Famine, Humanitarian Aid, Konzo, Global Hunger, Global Food Crisis, Food Crisis, Food Insecurity, Konzo Crisis, Impact News
Nan Dale

If the rich countries of the world were to act collectively -- if we were to put first thing first -- we could, no doubt about it, end deadly hunger in the world.

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Technology Is the Real Game Changer in the Fight Against World Hunger

Josette Sheeran | Posted 12.18.2011

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Josette Sheeran

This generation is part of something transformational and if we can harness the power of technology and social media, we can break the cycle of hunger once and for all.

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Famine In The Horn Of Africa

Dion Nicole | Posted 11.01.2011

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Dion Nicole

Between Anderson Cooper, Bono, and the New York Times deigning to (at least briefly) put a story about famine on the front page, it seems the world has finally taken notice of the unfolding disaster in the Horn of Africa. It is about DAMN time.

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Misuse of Food and Climate Data at Forbes

Peter H. Gleick | Posted 08.31.2011

Read More: Crop-Production, Food Production, Patrick Michaels, Forbes Magazine, Climate Denial, World Food Programme, Water, Global Food Crisis, World Hunger, Climate Change, Global Warming, Green News
Peter H. Gleick

The heart of Patrick Michaels' Forbes piece seems to be that climate change will be good for food production, not bad. This is in contradiction to actual science on food and agriculture.

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Eighty Percent of Vitamin C Is Imported from China. Is it Safe?

Dara O'Rourke | Posted 08.31.2011

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Dara O'Rourke

The dangers of an increasingly globalized supply chain for food and drugs are already visible. With imports and scandals rising, and government funding decreasing, the FDA will have to focus their limited resources to protect public health.

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PHOTOS: Is A Global Food Crisis Upon Us?

Posted 08.24.2011

Read More: Crop Production, Food Supply, Global Food Crisis, Ethiopia, World News

In the July issue of National Geographic, writer Charles Siebert takes an in-depth look the world's impending food crisis -- in order to feed our grow...

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Feeding Frenzy -- No Winners in Coming Global Food Fight

Jan McGirk | Posted 07.23.2011

Read More: Sustainable Food, Overpopulation, Food Politics, Climate Change, Global Warming, Global Food Crisis, The Coming Famine, The Coming Famine Cribb, Food Crisis, The Coming Famine Julian Cribb, The Coming Famine Review, Julian Cribb the Coming Famine, Cribb the Coming Famine, Books News
Jan McGirk

The Coming Famine, a sobering book by Julian Cribb, warns that global food security will become the overriding concern for all mankind by around 2050 unless corrective action is taken soon.

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Food Prices May Soar to Crisis Levels

Robyn Griggs Lawrence | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Food Policy, Global Food Crisis, Earth Policy Institute, Food Crisis, Lester Brown, Food Prices, Grain Prices, Green News
Robyn Griggs Lawrence

Several trends, including aquifer depletion, severe soil erosion, rising temperatures and population growth, indicate that the world is headed toward a food security crisis today,

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When a Spark Ignites Fire: How Food Price Hikes Can Topple Governments and Undermine the Economy

Marie Clarke Brill | Posted 05.25.2011

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Marie Clarke Brill

Without action to address the underlying causes of the global food crisis, history is destined to repeat itself. The road to food security can be paved with the following steps.

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Sub Saharan Africa: Raising Its Profile on Global Food Security Issues -- Part One

Amb. Robin Renee Sanders | Posted 05.25.2011

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Amb. Robin Renee Sanders

Africa should be one of the leading regions in shaping global food security policies and feeding the future instead of others shaping it for Africa.

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Addressing Global Food Production

Jose W. Fernandez | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Food Production, Global Food Crisis, Gmos, Biotechnology, Global Food Production, Food Politics, Genetically Modified Food, Genetically Modified Organisms, Biotechnology Crops, Genetically Modified Crops, Food News
Jose W. Fernandez

One way we can expand the benefits of biotechnology is to develop regulatory systems based on science, not politics. Impractical legal obstacles are stopping genetically-enhanced crops from saving millions from starvation.

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A Tale of Three Cities: The Global Struggle Over Who Will End Hunger

Eric Holt Gimenez | Posted 05.25.2011

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Eric Holt Gimenez

The possibilities for unleashing the tremendous social dynamism and development potential of farmers and civil society in the war on hunger are more likely with the CFS process.

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Food crisis in Sahel - Looking for food in anthills

Louis Belanger | Posted 05.25.2011

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Louis Belanger

Almost 10 million people across West Africa are facing a food crisis following erratic rains that have caused poor food harvests and water shortages. ...

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Obama and Governors Must Lead on Hunger Crisis

Billy Shore | Posted 05.25.2011

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Billy Shore

America does not lack food nor do we lack public food and nutrition programs. Kids who are hungry in America are hungry because they lack access to such programs. That is a solvable problem.

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You Can't Eat Potential

Glenn Denning | Posted 05.25.2011

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Glenn Denning

The global epicenter of chronic hunger is Africa. The good news is that hunger can be ended within a few years with targeted investments based on our current knowledge.

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UN World Food Program Faces 'Dire Shortage'

BBC News | Posted 05.25.2011

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The UN food agency says it is facing critical funding shortages that have forced it to cut aid deliveries to millions of people facing starvation....

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Ug99 Fungus: Wheat Stem Rust Threatens 80 Percent Of World's Wheat

LA Times | Posted 05.25.2011

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The spores arrived from Kenya on dried, infected leaves ensconced in layers of envelopes. Working inside a bio-secure greenhouse outfitted with moti...

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Restoring Dignity to Zimbabwe

Louis Belanger | Posted 05.25.2011

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Louis Belanger

While there is much talk about physical suffering like hunger and illness, we often overlook the psychological impact of poverty, particularly on the elderly and people with disabilities.

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Food Crisis: Global Warming's Biggest Threat

Seattle Times | Sandi Doughton | Posted 05.25.2011

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When searing temperatures blasted Western Europe in 2003, more than 50,000 people died and harvests of wheat, animal fodder and fruit fell by up to a ...

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