Record profits for grain firms amid food crisis
23/8/2022: The world’s top four grain traders, controlling an estimated 70-90% of global trade, have enjoyed a bonanza as soaring food prices plunge 345 million people into acute food insecurity.
Source: The Guardian
Ukraine: Obstacles to global grain shipments remain
22/8/2022: A month after Russia and Ukraine agreed on a sea corridor to resume global exports of grain, only four vessels have entered the ports of the Odesa region. High insurance premiums threaten the release of Ukrainian grain into world markets.
Source: DW
Water scarcity is biggest threat to food security
26/7/2022: Increased demand for water will be the biggest threat to food security in the next two decades, says a new report that identifies and ranks the top ten risks. It calls for collaboration between scientists and policymakers to boost resilience in global food systems.
Source: SciDev.Net
Black Sea grain deal releases food and fertilizer exports
22/7/2022: Russian and Ukrainian ministers have signed the Black Sea Grain Initiative which should stabilize global food prices and bring relief for developing countries on the edge of bankruptcy.
Source: UN News
Joint Statement by UN leaders on the global food crisis
15/7/2022: Leaders of UN food and finance agencies have again voiced their concern for global food security. They urge actions in four key areas: providing support to the vulnerable, facilitating trade and international supply of food, boosting production and investing in climate-resilient agriculture.
Source: World Food Programme
Securing food supply with wheat alternatives
12/7/2022: As war in Ukraine strangles global wheat supplies, hardy and climate-resilient wild grains could bring greater food security. For example, millet requires far less water than wheat, rice or corn, and can be grown on relatively poor soils.
Source: DW
World is moving backwards on eliminating hunger
6/7/2022: The UN's 2022 edition of The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World reports that as many as 828 million people were affected by hunger in 2021, 150 million more than in 2019. The Sustainable Development Goal of ending hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition by 2030 is in trouble.
Source: UN News
G-7 pledges $4.5 billion for global food security
28/6/2022: The G-7 group of leading nations has pledged contributions totaling $4.5 billion to address the deterioration of global food security due to Russia’s war in Ukraine and the continued effects from COVID-19 and climate change. Apart from the US share, few details have been presented.
Source: Devex
FAO outlines five urgent steps to address global food crisis
24/6/2022: The G7 ministerial conference "Uniting for Global Food Security” hosted in Germany was addressed by the Director-General of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization. He outlined five urgent steps to halt the global food crisis.
Source: UN Food and Agriculture Organization
WTO finally nets deal curbing fisheries subsidies
17/6/2022: The World Trade Organization has reached a multilateral agreement that bans government subsidies for fishing of already-overfished stocks and curbs those that contribute to illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing. Governments spend around $35 billion annually on fishing subsidies, with $22 billion of that amount regarded as harmful.
Source: Mongabay