Category: Global Food Crisis

US Food Costs Rising Fastest in 17 Years

NEW YORK (AP) - Steve Tarpin can bake a graham cracker crust in his sleep, but explaining why the

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EU defends biofuel goals amid food crises

BRUSSELS (AFP) - The EU Commission on Monday rejected claims that producing biofuels is a "crime against humanity" that

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Drought Ridden Farmers Commit Suicide in India

LUCKNOW, India -- Authorities in northern India have banned the sale of a cheap variety of hair dye after

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World Food riots to worsen without global action: U.N.

ROME (Reuters) - Food riots in developing countries will spread unless world leaders take major steps to reduce prices

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Scientists predict more floods, droughts

BUDAPEST, Hungary - Scientists predicted Thursday that climate change in coming decades will cause more flooding in the Northern

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South China Sea headed for troubled waters: marine experts

HANOI (AFP) - Polluted, crossed by busy shipping lanes, and disputed by many countries, the South China Sea has

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Warmer seas spell disaster for oceans

HANOI (AFP) - The future food security of millions of people is at risk because over-fishing, climate change and

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Global warming to decimate China’s harvests

Global warming is set to cut China·s annual grain harvest by up to 10 percent by 2030, placing extra

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