Beyond Somalia's food crisis

Urgent aid is needed and relief agencies want more durable solutions.

Five staple foods hit by the crisis

Extreme weather and market forces have affected the price of food worldwide, from tomatoes in Israel to cabbage in South Korea.

Niger: Animal graveyards and a struggle for survival

Tens of thousands of animals across Niger have died in the last few months; literally starving to death.

Human catastrophe looming

Millions of dollars are needed to help those facing starvation in the Sahel region.

World wakes to African hunger

In a disaster predicted months ago by aid agencies, Africa's Sahel region is lurching towards a food crisis which the world has only weeks to avert.

Make small scale farming a priority, Ifad meeting hears

One in six people across the world are hungry, the International Fund for Agricultural Development has revealed.

Seeds of the future

Workshops highlight pros and cons of genetically modified agriculture, writes Jacklynne Hobbs.

World urged not to forget food crisis

As governments pour trillions into shoring up banks, World Food Day will be marked on Thursday by calls to combat hunger and a price spiral.

Zim militia become 'nation builders'

The army was accused of leading militia loyal to Robert Mugabe in a brutal election campaign that the MDC says left more than 100 people dead.

Depriving Africa to feed Europe

A new European treaty will snatch food from the mouths of the world’s poorest.

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