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Category: food security

Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Should Not Cause a Hunger Crisis

Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Should Not Cause a Hunger Crisis


The trade fallout of the Russia-Ukraine conflict would be devastating for the world’s poor for whom inflation has put even the most basic foods beyond reach.

Posted on March 7, 2022March 7, 2022Categories Food price volatility, food securityTags food crisis, global food trade, Russia-Ukraine War
The Food Trade Can’t Stop (Español)

The Food Trade Can’t Stop (Español)


In this difficult time, we should tighten health protocols in agro-industrial value chains but without curbing the mobility of food or key inputs. Otherwise, the consequences could be extremely serious.

Posted on January 18, 2022January 18, 2022Categories food security, global pandemic, TradeTags COVID-19, food supply chain, open global trade
Ending Hunger Sustainably

Ending Hunger Sustainably


Feeding the poor doesn’t have to come at the expense of saving the planet, and vice versa. But it requires looking at food systems holistically – a major departure from the current siloed approach. To avoid unintended consequences, it is essential to quantify any trade-offs with data.

Posted on October 18, 2021October 18, 2021Categories climate change adaptation, food security, food systems, resilienceTags Digital agriculture, hunger, Paris Agreement
A Resilient World Where No One Is Left Behind (Español)

A Resilient World Where No One Is Left Behind (Español)


This year an additional 49 million people may fall into extreme poverty due to the COVID-19 pandemic, leaving the most vulnerable people in the worst case scenario.

Posted on August 23, 2021August 23, 2021Categories food security, food systems, resilienceTags Access to healthy diets, COVID-19, Digital agriculture
Indigenous Lessons for Sustainable Food (Español)

Indigenous Lessons for Sustainable Food (Español)


The agri-food systems of the indigenous peoples suggest solutions to feed 811 million hungry people — without damaging biodiversity.

Posted on July 27, 2021July 27, 2021Categories food security, food systemsTags agri-food systems, indigenous people, sustainable food
This Is How Equitable and Sustainable Recovery Fails

This Is How Equitable and Sustainable Recovery Fails


A world wrecked by inequality, poverty and global warming isn’t a secure, safe world — for anyone.

Posted on July 12, 2021July 12, 2021Categories food security, food systemsTags food systems, global hunger, SOFI2021Leave a comment
COVID-19 Imperils Rural Areas but, With Help, Farmers Can Recover

COVID-19 Imperils Rural Areas but, With Help, Farmers Can Recover


Eighty percent of the world’s poorest people — or 600 million people — live in rural areas, work in agriculture and, ironically, go to bed hungry.

Posted on July 10, 2021September 6, 2021Categories food security, food systems, global pandemicTags fair and green recovery, rural development
Water Shortage Threatens Food Security and Nutrition (Español)

Water Shortage Threatens Food Security and Nutrition (Español)


Los servicios ecosistémicos del regadío incluyen la conservación del hábitat, la regulación del clima y servicios culturales o recreativos.

Posted on July 8, 2021July 8, 2021Categories food security, nutritionTags Water shortage
Countries Must Offset the Soaring Costs of Healthy Foods

Countries Must Offset the Soaring Costs of Healthy Foods


There is ample food for everyone — it is just that not everyone can afford it. To stave off lasting damage to health, governments can align incentives to subsidize more nutritious foods.

Posted on September 1, 2020September 1, 2020Categories food security, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)Tags climate change, COVID-19, global health, global hunger, healthy diets, The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World
Lockdown on the High Seas

Lockdown on the High Seas


Like grocery baggers and delivery men, seafarers are undervalued by society and governments. Their rights are negligible, even though they make it possible for the rest of society to function.

Posted on July 23, 2020July 23, 2020Categories food security, global pandemic, supply chains, TradeTags coronavirus, coronavirus testing, COVID-19, fisherman, food supply chains, frontlines, shipping, trading, visa
Boost Resilience Against the Coronavirus Recession. Here’s How.

Boost Resilience Against the Coronavirus Recession. Here’s How.


The coronavirus pandemic has delivered a dual shock to supply and demand in quick succession. It’s a serious threat to food security because even though there is enough food for everyone in the world, it’s not a given that people have access to it.

Posted on June 4, 2020October 16, 2020Categories food security, global pandemic, resilienceTags coronavirus recession, COVID-19
Without Food, There Can Be No Exit From the Pandemic

Without Food, There Can Be No Exit From the Pandemic


It is precisely because the coronavirus doesn’t respect borders that global cooperation is the only shot at defeating it.

Posted on April 24, 2020May 4, 2020Categories food security, global health, global pandemic, value chainsTags Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

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  • Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Should Not Cause a Hunger Crisis
  • The Food Trade Can’t Stop (Español)
  • Ending Hunger Sustainably
  • A Resilient World Where No One Is Left Behind (Español)
  • Indigenous Lessons for Sustainable Food (Español)

The Ukraine War and Global Food Security Risks

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