Food security

A new initiative aims to help boost food security and tackle growing hunger around the world. It builds 60 years of experience that the IAEA and FAO have jointly developed in supporting countries to use nuclear and…

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Food security

Multiple overlapping crises are impeding global efforts to tackle hunger, according to the 2023 Global Hunger Index, which shows that hunger are at “serious” or “alarming” levels in 43 countries.

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Food security

The consequences of wars, armed conflicts, climate change and price rises have worsened the food situation for countless people over the last few years. It is all the more important not to relent in combating global…

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Food security

The food security and nutrition situation remained grim in 2022, while food insecurity affects more people living in rural areas, this year’s edition of the annual UN SOFI report states.

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Food security

The ongoing war has damaged Ukraine’s agriculture and food production, disrupted supply chains and exports, increased production costs and caused widespread mine contamination. A new programme aims to help smallholder…

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Food security

The development of global food prices and their short-term volatility are viewed with concern, as price increases indicate shortages and can have a direct impact on countries' food security, which is a problem not only…

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Food security

Food prices are soaring across the world. The causes are a complex mix of global and national factors and are not only related to disruptions through the Covid-19 pandemic and the Ukraine war. Policy-makers and central…

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Food security

The Agricultural Market Information System (AMIS) was launched in 2011 by the Group of Twenty (G20) to prevent turmoil in international food markets. Looking back at more than ten years of operation, has the system…

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Food security

High agricultural prices affect developed and developing countries alike, but the problem is aggravated for the latter through the lack of or inadequate resilience measures. Our authors explain what can be done to…

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Food security

The consequences of the Russian invasion of Ukraine have enabled many countries to open up new export markets for their agricultural goods. However, smallholder farms have been largely left out. Drawing on his experience…

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