Productivity must increase by 70% to feed the world

A UN report has found that 25% of all land is highly degraded and warns the trend must be reversed if the world's growing population is to be fed.

UN: World food prices hit new record

World food prices hit a new record high in January after rising for a seventh consecutive month, the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation says.

UN: Global hunger declines for first time in 15 years

The number of undernourished people around the world has declined by nearly 10% in the last year, the UN food agency said on Tuesday.

UN: Global crisis pushes 100-million into hunger

The global economic crisis will help push 100-million people into poverty this year through lost jobs and lower earnings, a UN agency said on Friday.

Just a spoonful of fertiliser ...

A technique pioneered by African agricultural scientists has helped boost crop yields in exhausted and ancient soils.

Rising prices tip another 75-million towards starvation

Global numbers afflicted by acute hunger rose from 850-million to 925-million by the start of 2008 because of rising prices, the UN's FAO says.

Watering Malawi's farms

Malwi's irrigation programme, which began in January, is already showing signs of success and is encouraging crop diversification.

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