PSOE's legal storm: Nine cases closing in on Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez The government came under increasing pressure this week after authorities searched the Socialist Party's Madrid headquarters. Euronews · May 30
‘Bewildering’ to omit meat-eating reduction from UN climate plan Academic experts also criticise UN Food and Agriculture Organization for dismissing alternative proteins The Guardian - UK · Mar 18, 2024
Global Food Prices in 2022 Hit Record High amid Drought, War Global prices for food commodities like grain and vegetable oils were the highest on record last year even after falling for nine months in a row, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization said, as Russia's war in Ukraine, drought and other factors drove up inflation and worsened hunger worldwide. The… Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 7, 2023
Back to brown: how a shift away from refined white rice could cut diabetes The secret to a healthier diet has been around for centuries: a return to unprocessed grain in its natural state. And in Asia, the health benefits could be huge The Guardian - UK · Dec 20, 2022
Offshore fish farms: a new wave of food production … or the ‘wild west’ of ocean pollution? Deep-sea aquaculture is proliferating around the planet, promising to ‘feed the world’. Yet many fear the harm this new frontier could wreak on marine life The Guardian - UK · Jul 20, 2022
How Did Russia-Ukraine War Trigger a Food Crisis? Russian hostilities in Ukraine are preventing grain from leaving the “breadbasket of the world" and making food more expensive across the globe, threatening to worsen shortages, hunger and political instability in developing countries. Together, Russia and Ukraine export nearly a third of the world’s wheat and barley, more than 70%… Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 18, 2022
EXPLAINER: How did Russia-Ukraine war trigger a food crisis? Russian hostilities in Ukraine are preventing grain from leaving the “breadbasket of the world.” The Independent UK · Jun 18, 2022
Food prices hit record high as war in Ukraine causes market turmoil As the Russian invasion of Ukraine drags on, prices of food rose nearly 13 percent in March, up from already record high levels reached the previous month. The UN Food and Agriculture Organization warns that at least a fifth of Ukraine's cropland will not be harvested this year because of… France 24 · Apr 8, 2022
UN Says Horn of Africa Drought Kills over 1.5 Million Livestock, Warns of Catastrophe Drought in the Horn of Africa has killed more than 1.5 million livestock and drastically cut cereal production, “and we are most definitely now sitting on the brink of catastrophe,” a senior official for the UN Food and Agriculture Organization said Monday. Rein Paulsen, FAO’s director of emergencies and resilience… Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 15, 2022