food crisis

Fifty Countries Still Hurt by Food, Fuel Crisis

Armen Hareyan — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 01:08:00 -0500

Amid turmoil in financial markets, "other crisis" should not be obscured. Control of inflation will require robust monetary policy stance. Net fuel-importing low-income countries face $60 billion fuel bill hike.

The World Gets Hungrier The Big Name Food Companies Get Richer

Armen Hareyan — Tue, 06 May 2008 13:12:22 -0500

The world food crisis is beginning to accelerate sending millions of people to the brink of starvation. As the world faces food prices so high that people are facing hunger mega agribusinesses are making a killing.

Bush To Congress: Make more money available for Food Aid

Armen Hareyan — Fri, 02 May 2008 07:12:50 -0500

George W. Bush, the President of the United States recently discussed Food Aid in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House. He called for extra funds to be allocated by Congrss to support food aid. " I am calling on Congress to provide an additional $770 million to support food aid and development programs. Together, this amounts to nearly $1 billion in new funds to bolster global food security," he said.

Washington Post Series on the Global Food Crisis

maria cereghino — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 09:21:45 -0500

Anthony Faiola and Emmy award-winning videographer Travis Fox spend a month in Mauritania, the area most devastated by the current global food crisis.

United Nations Warns of North Korean Food Crisis

seher — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 12:22:48 -0500

The United Nations World Food Program says urgent action is needed to prevent what it calls a "serious tragedy" because of food shortages in North Korea. A bad harvest and soaring world food prices may be creating one of the leanest years in the North since a period of mass starvation in the mid-1990's.

Economic Policy Makers See Food Crisis as Major Problem

seher — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 11:05:27 -0500

Economic policy makers from all corners of the word ended their meeting in in Washington with a call for assistance to countries most affected by a recent sharp rise in food prices.

Food Price Hike Could Mean '7 Lost Years' in Poverty Fight, Zoellick

Armen Hareyan — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 06:16:09 -0500

The crisis of surging food prices could mean “seven lost years” in the fight against worldwide poverty, World Bank President Robert B. Zoellick said.

Climate Change Could Affect World Food Supply

Dinka — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 11:53:52 -0500

Scientists are predicting there could be a global food crisis in this century if climate change continues unabated. Buddy Hanse has been farming on land south of Washington, DC, his entire life. He is also deputy secretary of agriculture for the state of Maryland.

Floods Cause Food Crisis in Burundi

Dinka — Sat, 20 Jan 2007 04:02:34 -0600

UN Warns North Korea Faces Major Food Crisis

Dinka — Sat, 23 Dec 2006 08:31:41 -0600