Category: Global Food Crisis

Warming Could Double Food Prices

CANCUN, Mexico (AP) — Even if we stopped spewing global warming gases today, the world would face a steady

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Expert urges “Food Marshall Plan”

A UN human rights expert on Monday called on the climate change conference in Mexico to launch a "Green

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It’s “The End Times” for Brazil

Video Report: Months of drought in Brazil's Amazon region is raising serious concerns about the future of the world's

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Climate Change Brings Malnutrition

JOHANNESBURG, 25 November 2010 (IRIN) - In another four decades, higher average global temperatures will lead to water stress,

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China Students Riot Over Food Cost

A group of high school students in China smashed windows and overturned tables after their canteen hiked prices, the

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World Fish Stock Less Than Thought

A yardstick for estimating ocean fish stocks, many of which are under intensifying pressure from industrial trawling, is badly

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More US Households Short of Food

Almost 15% of US households experienced a food shortage at some point in 2009, a government report has found. US

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PSA Disease Attacks Kiwi Orchards

A fourth orchard has been confirmed with the kiwifruit vine-killing disease PSA. The orchard is also in Te Puke, Bay

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Increased Controls over Tuna

Pacific island nations were missing out on income from lucrative tuna fisheries and should consider tripling access fees for

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Fish Stocks Dwindle in Asia’s Seas

Overfishing in Southeast Asian seas has left garoupas and sea bass in dire straits, searching for mates on denuded

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