Report: State of food insecurity in the world 2015
While the number of food insecure people in the world has dropped to 795 million, one in every nine people still goes hungry. And the changing nature of global crises …
FAO Report: Without universal access to water, no food security
The United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has issued a major report on the relationship between access to water and global food security and nutrition. The report, developed by …
Global agencies call for urgent action to avoid groundwater depletion
A group of international stakeholders has called for global action to manage groundwater resources. The FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations), UNESCO, the World Bank, and others …
via Dan Charles (@nprDanCharles): In recent years quinoa – a grain – has surged in popularity. 2013 was declared the “International Year of Quinoa” by the United Nations. Now the …
As an important anti-hunger conference takes place in the United States, it seems timely to revisit the UN FAO’s State of Food Insecurity in the World Report (2014). There’s also …
“Agriculture must change” UN FAO leader tells international gathering
On the eve of an important international gathering focused on agriculture and climate change, the director-general of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (UN FAO) said, “Agriculture must change.” …
Small farmers hold the seeds to food diversity in their hands
Researchers say that small farmers hold the key to food diversity. After reviewing international census data, the team concluded that up to 75% of the seeds needed to produce the …
Pope Francis emphasizes importance of food access for all
Via a video message to an international gathering of 500 experts, Pope Francis emphasized food access as a fundamental right. The experts are gathered in Milan, Italy to draft the …
United Nations suspends food aid to Syrian refugees
The United Nations World Food Programme (UN WFP) announced the suspension of its food aid program to Syrian refugees who have fled their war-torn nation. More than 1.7 million refugees …
The right to food: an interview with Hilal Elver
Background: The United Nations’ (UN) Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food is an independent expert appointed to examine and report back on the right to food as it relates …