News tagged with food crises

UN report: 22 nations face protracted food crises

(AP) -- U.N. food agencies said Wednesday that 166 million people in 22 countries suffer chronic hunger or difficulty finding enough to eat as a result of what they called protracted food crises.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 06, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

How to avoid a global food crisis

The world faces a major challenge in the coming decades as global food demand is poised for unprecedented growth.

Space & Earth / Environment

created May 16, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Experts: Linking farmers to markets critical for Africa's rural development

As a food crisis unfolds in West Africa's Sahel region, some of the world's leading experts in agriculture markets say the time is ripe to confront the "substantial inefficiencies" in trade policy, transportation, information ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Feb 29, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0