World Food price Index up in June, two hitting new record highs
Food & Climate The World Food Price Index rose slightly in June, driven by increases in two commodities that pushed them to new record highs. The FAO Food Price Index…
More hunger and malnutrition chasing Sudanese refugees, WFP warns
They are concentrated in 7 African countries
Food & Climate The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today warned that millions of Sudanese refugees who have fled to neighboring countries risk plunging deeper into hunger and malnutrition…
Israel kills the hungry in Gaza, and US exacerbates the hunger crisis in Sudan
Food & Climate Israel is punishing the hungry in Gaza by killing anyone who approaches food distribution centers, on the orders of some military leaders. Meanwhile, the United States has…
Afghanistan requested Russian wheat amid Iran’s supplies concerns
The attack on the U.S. military base in Qatar threatens to disrupt food supplies from Tehran
Food & Climate Afghanistan has requested Russian wheat imports to meet its needs, amid concerns about the growing threat to food supplies from Iran, its main trading partner, following strikes…
Food security in Sri Lanka is threatened by the Iran-Israel war
Concerns about declining remittances and tourism revenues
Food & Climate The Iran-Israel war threatens food security in Sri Lanka, as it will negatively impact the country’s exports and imports and may sharply reduce remittances from workers abroad,…
Food shortage, a crisis expanding due to the Iran-Israel war
UN reports: Conflicts are more dangerous than climate change and inflation
Food & Climate From bread lines in Iran to empty restaurants in Israel, a potential food shortage is the greatest threat feared by both rulers and people when conflict erupts.…
Starvation in Gaza exacerbating due to strikes on Iran
Reduced pressure on Israel to end the conflict in the Strip
Food & Climate Strikes on Iran have reduced pressure on Israel to end the starvation in Gaza, as critics of the war will be more reluctant to push for an…
Coffee prices in Australia are rising due to the Chinese
Crazy increase in cafes and supermarkets
Food & climate A number of factors are driving coffee prices in Australia higher, ranging from bad weather to US President Donald Trump’s tariffs, to increased labor costs, and the…
World Food Price Index dips in May
Amid lower cereal, sugar and vegetable oil prices
Food & Climate The World Food Price Index declined in May, that FAO index (FFPI) averaged 127.7 points, down 1.0 points (0.8%) from April. While the price indices for dairy…
Ukraine’s rural communities need immediate support to produce food
FAO: agriculture sector has suffered $83.9 billion in damages and losses
Food & Climate Ukraine’s rural communities need immediate support to plant and produce food amid ongoing war, according to Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) warn today.…