Tag Archives: Global food crisis

According to the United Nations, we’re moving into a cost-of-living crisis unlike anything seen in a generation. One large component of that crisis is skyrocketing food prices. In March, the Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) Food Price Index hit a record high, retreating only slightly in April and May. However, …

The first meeting in months between Russia and Ukraine took a critical step toward ensuring the export of desperately needed grain from Ukraine’s Black Sea ports to help ease the global food crisis. Turkey announced a deal with Ukraine, Russia and the United Nations on Wednesday aimed at resuming Ukrainian …

Kyiv and the United Nations are set to join Russia and Turkey in consultations on grain exports from Ukraine, as a fresh round of talks is set to take place on Wednesday, a senior official said. Defense Minister Hulusi Akar’s remarks on Tuesday come shortly after Interfax news agency, citing …

The UN has warned that a growing global food crisis could last years if it goes unchecked, as the World Bank announced an additional $12 billion in funding to mitigate its “devastating effects.”     Food insecurity is soaring due to warming temperatures, the coronavirus pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which has led …

Some countries tend to restrict food product exports to protect domestic markets with concern over possible global food crisis… Sugar Food protectionism gained traction across the world because of fear of a possible global food crisis amid a continued war between the world’s two largest food suppliers, Russia and Ukraine. …

The world is facing an “impending global food emergency” that could impact hundreds of millions of people as the coronavirus pandemic threatens already strained supply chains, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Tuesday. “Our food systems are failing and the COVID-19 pandemic is making things worse,” the U.N. chief said …