Full Coverage: Food

23.11.2009 The World Summit on Food Security refused to commit to the eradication of hunger by 2025. How can the urgent agendas for human development and climate change advance without this essential foundation?

18.11.2009 The UN World Food Summit threw away a great chance to stop more than one billion people going hungry, according to a prominent development charity.

13.11.2009 The UN World Food Summit in Rome (16-18 November) could be a waste of time and money unless world leaders intervene now to salvage it, says an international development group.

13.11.2009 Looking for success stories? Millions Fed: Proven Successes in Agricultural Development is the book for you.

10.11.2009 While Ethiopia endures a devastating famine, Meles Zenawi's regime has been downplaying and double-talking around the crisis, writes Alemayehu G. Mariam.

02.11.2009 Climate change and food security negotiations are stumbling over the reluctance of rich countries to stump up the costs. They have thrown all their resources at a bunch of bankrupt banks.

18.10.2009 With another quarter still to go, the Goldman Sachs bonus pool stands at over $16 for every person in the world experiencing hunger. Is this why we saved the banking system? Food and Agriculture Organization

06.10.2009 Lester Brown presents the food security crisis as a race between political and climate tipping points. He is optimistic that civilisation will get the message just in time. from Earth Policy Institute

27.09.2009 Malnutrition is a serious problem in Pakistan with rising food prices a contributory factor. How can it make sense for the government to lease 500,000 hectares of agricultural land to Saudi Arabia? IRIN News

16.09.2009 A wide ranging assessment of global food security by the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food. No date is given but August 2009 appears to be date of publication. (pdf file) Afronline

16.09.2009 A summary of issues surrounding India's proposed Food Security Bill which aims to distribute food to the poorest households. Institute of Development Studies

23.08.2009 A new Christian Aid report keeps the biofuel debate on the boil with the suggestion that jatropha should be grown as an energy source for the poor.

17.08.2009 In rich countries we barely notice the changing seasons in our diet. In Zambia, the time of year makes the difference between sufficiency and hunger. Zambian Economist

17.08.2009 News from India of a variety of rice which will survive periods without rain. BBC

13.08.2009 As food security deteriorates in Nepal, development agencies remind the government about human rights obligations. IRIN News

03.08.2009 Despite promises by G8 leaders to prioritise food security, the World Food Programme is in trouble with its budget for 2009. Cuts in school feeding programmes highlight the contrast with school meals provided in richer countries.

19.07.2009 If global food security could be protected in an organic environment, the benefits to climate change would be considerable. Duncan Green takes a close look at the issues. From Poverty to Power

19.07.2009 A US government report predicts the impact of the economic recession on food security in poor countries. IRIN News

11.07.2009 Acquisition of farmland in developing countries by food-conscious foreigners could be structured to benefit all concerned. Vox

19.06.2009 New world hunger figures out today are a "shameful blot" on G8 countries, whose inaction is causing hunger to spiral out of control, says a development group.
+ World hunger hits historic high, says UN