Full Coverage: Food

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.

27.10.2009 "The meat and dairy industry produces more greenhouse gas emissions than all the world's transport and its impact must be reduced if we are to prevent runaway climate change," says a campaigner for a leading environmental group, in support of comments by Lord Stern...
...and take care with your choice of fish

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

10.06.2009 Owen Barder quotes figures from Ethiopia to add pressure on the US to abandon its policy that food aid should be sourced from its own farmers. Owen Abroad

30.05.2009 Owen Barder justifies his flying habit by offsetting the emissions against his "no meat, no car" lifestyle. Living in Ethiopia adds to his dilemmas. Owen Abroad

11.04.2009 Climate change adaptation plans in developing countries often appear very similar to conventional development programmes. Could this become a source of confusion for donors?

06.04.2009 The former president of IFAD challenges the dogma of economies of scale in his belief in the potential of small farms in developing countries to double or triple their productivity.