14 Apr 2026
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23 Apr 2026
Middle East escalation raises global food insecurity
Experts warn that recent US–Iran fighting and disruptions through the Strait of Hormuz are raising oil prices and hitting fertiliser supplies. They say this will worsen hunger and prices and urge agroecology and local production.
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24 Mar 2026
28 Dec 2025
24 Dec 2025
Crop losses threaten food security across Africa
Researchers say climate shocks, pests and diseases are increasing crop losses across Africa. Erratic rainfall, flooding and biological threats reduce yields, lower incomes and affect national food supplies and global commodity markets.
15 Nov 2025
When Basic Needs Fail: How Local Shocks Become Wider Emergencies
From close experience in Turkey, the author shows how shortages in food, health and services turn into medical and social crises. Simple support like school meals, cash and cross‑city cooperation can reduce risks and costs.
25 Jul 2025
Action still needed to end hunger and change food systems
Experts say stronger action is needed after the 2021 UN Food Systems Summit. They note progress in research and national plans, but rising conflicts, climate extremes and funding limits put progress at risk. A stocktake will take place in Ethiopia this month.
10 Jun 2025
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20 Sept 2023
India's rice export ban prompts push for hybrid rice
India's ban on exports of non-basmati white rice aims to protect local supplies but has tightened global food stocks. Experts and some countries are turning to hybrid rice and investment in farming, while programmes in Asia and Africa expand.