The Global Hunger Crisis Is Here
Global food prices are soaring.
Global food prices are soaring.
Weeks into a strict lockdown, most of Shanghai's 25 million population continue to rely on delivery riders to bring them food and supplies. But this largely invisible workforce of 20,000 faces a lack of shelter and safety. Two delivery riders tell their stories.Rider 1I've been so busy. So many people need supplies.
Human activities are damaging and degrading the lands of the Earth in an unsustainable fashion according to a new United Nations (UN) report.Up to 40 percent of the global terrain has already been devalued, mainly through modern agriculture.If nothing changes, then an additional area of land the size of South America will be damaged by 2050.But if lands are restored and protected, they could help contain climate change and species loss.
Some residents under lockdown in Shanghai say they are running out of food, amid the city's biggest-ever COVID outbreak.Residents are confined to their homes, banned from leaving for even essential reasons such as grocery shopping.Nearly 20,000 cases were reported on Thursday in China's biggest city – another near-record high.Officials have admitted the city is facing "difficulties" but say they are trying to improve this.
The Ukraine war has major economic consequences for energy, food, inflation and poverty, according to the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). The EBRD's chief economist, Beata Javorcik, spoke to AFP about the fallout from Russia's invasion of Ukraine, from where more than three million refugees have fled so far.Global lenders are giving billions for Ukraine, including a two-billion-euro (US$2.2 billion) "resilience package" from the London-bas
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine threatens to cause more disruption to the global food system by dramatically increasing the cost of staple foods and the energy required to transport them.
Russian President Vladimir Putin warned Thursday that Western penalties against Moscow for its military incursion in Ukraine would destabilise the global energy and food markets and vowed the country would emerge stronger from the crisis.Putin's "special military operation" in Ukraine that began on 24 February has triggered unprecedented Western sanctions and sparked an exodus of international corporations from Russia.Putin on Thursday however downplayed the massive sanctions,
In an industrial unit on the outskirts of Taipei, chefs are plating meals that will never be served in a restaurant: welcome to the world of "ghost kitchens".Even before the pandemic sent an earthquake through the global restaurant trade, the "Amazonification" of commercial kitchens was well underway, but coronavirus lockdowns and restrictions have fuelled explosive growth in Asia. The recent boom in food delivery apps meant customers were already used to having r
Malaysians struggling to make ends meet during a worsening coronavirus outbreak have hoisted white flags outside their homes in a desperate plea for help that has swept the country.Authorities imposed a second strict nationwide lockdown last month in response to a surge in COVID cases, and many low-income workers who live hand-to-mouth have lost their jobs again after a ban on non-essential businesses. The flags – often little more than strips of cotton or T-shirts – have sprung up o
Children around the world are not getting the nutrients they need, undermining their capacity to grow, develop and learn to their full potential.
It is no secret that we all need to eat healthy for the betterment of our lives. However, we also need to eat more sustainably because food production exacts an enormous toll on our planet. Our food system is one of the major drivers of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, accounting for one-quarter of total emissions – emitting some 21 to 37 percent of all GHG a year.
Vietnam's fragrant noodle soups and fresh spring rolls have won fans across the globe, but mounting food safety scandals on the country's streets are sparking a rising tide of anxiety among millennials about what they eat.Tran Huong Lan, a 32-year-old accountant, spent two nights in hospital the last time she ate "bun cha", Hanoi's signature pork noodles gobbled up by former United States (US) President Barack Obama and late celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain on a visit