Category: Global Food Crisis

UN Slashes Food Aid To Nepal

There are reports the UN's World Food Program (WFP) is scaling down its operations in Nepal - one of

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Population Boom Fuels Food Crisis

The United Nations says the world's population is growing faster than expected and predicts it will hit seven billion

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Japan To Review Food Distribution

Tokyo (CNN) -- The Japanese government is re-evaluating restrictions on the sale and distribution of produce in areas where

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Kenya Biofuel Project Opposed

Environmental goups Wednesday protested an expansive project to grow jatropha in Kenya for biofuels, arguing that such production would

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Radiation Could Affect Food Chain

Radioactive materials spewed into the air by Japan's earthquake-crippled nuclear plant may contaminate food and water resources, with children

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On-Going Drought Cripples China

Yu Ruicheng's weathered face creases with worry as she stands on her dry wheat field in eastern China, where

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Disease Threatens Food Security

Scientists believe stem rust, which looks like red dust on wheat, could threaten global food security. A new strain of

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Severe Food Shortage In N Korea

Five American aid agencies report the food shortage in North Korea has become severe. They are appealing for quick

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Food Prices At Dangerous Levels

Global food prices have hit "dangerous levels" that could contribute to further political instability by pushing millions more people

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Livestock Diseases Ravage Africa

New assessments from International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) have spelt out how livestock diseases present 'double trouble' in

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