food

Global food prices fall again but wheat soars

World food prices fell slightly for the second consecutive month in May but wheat prices rose again as Russia's war…

Putin ready to help overcome food crisis if West lifts sanctions

Moscow is ready to make a "significant contribution" to averting a looming food crisis if the West lifts sanctions over…

British retailer Marks and Spencer exits Russia

British clothing-to-food retailer Marks and Spencer on Wednesday announced a full exit from Russia following the country's invasion of Ukraine.…

UN chief warns of famine, urges Russia to free Ukrainian grain

UN chief Antonio Guterres warned Wednesday of years of mass hunger and famine if a growing global food crisis goes…

Wheat prices hit record high after Indian export ban

  by Sofia BOUDERBALA Agence France Presse Wheat prices surged to a new record high in European trading on Monday…

Baby formula shortage sends US parents into panic

by Delphine TOUITOU It's a nightmare for parents. The United States is in the grip of a severe shortage of…

World needs food system ‘transformation’ to tackle climate: expert

by Kelly MACNAMARA Food is fundamental to the efforts to tackle climate change, according to a scientist who has spent…

40 million more faced acute hunger in 2021: UN

  The number of people facing hunger rose to 193 million last year as conflict, climate change and economic crises…

UN Chief: Ukraine war unleashing a ‘perfect storm’ of crises

UN Secretary-General António Guterres presented the first detailed policy brief issued by the Global Crisis Response Group on Food, Energy…

International agencies call for urgent aid to address food insecurity

Major international organizations issued an appeal Wednesday for urgent measures to deal with rising food insecurity in poor countries, including…

Thai… caviar? Farm produces delicacy in tropical climate

  by Pathom Sangwongwanich © Agence France-Presse BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) -- At his upmarket Bangkok restaurant, Michelin-starred chef Thitid "Ton"…

Ukraine war rattles EU green farming plan

by Laure FILLON Agence France-Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) - Scientists are urging Europe not to delay the transition to greener…

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