- 17 May 2013 00:00 - Sarah Wild
- Malnutrition is killing South Africa's children, yet half of the country's fresh produce is wasted.
- 05 Mar 2013 13:12 - IRIN News
- A major maize shortage has sent the price of maize meal spiralling in Zimbabwe, prompting traders to lobby government to consider importing GM maize.
- 25 Jan 2013 13:21 - Tracy van der Heijden
- A new approach that favours justice, equity and access is required
- 11 Jan 2013 13:17 - Guardian Reporters
- The UN has warned it is unable to deliver food to up to a million hungry and desperate Syrians because of spiralling violence and a lack of fuel.
- 14 Oct 2012 06:26 - John Vidal
- World grain reserves are so dangerously low that severe weather in the US or other food-exporting countries could trigger a hunger crisis next year.
- 10 Oct 2012 10:28 - Matthew Newsome
- According to a scientific study, Africa is capable of satisfying its wheat demand, relying less on imports, if it increased production of the crop.
- 05 Oct 2012 00:00 - John Vidal
- Biofuel producers have taken over land around the world that could feed nearly one billion people, says international charity Oxfam.
- 27 Aug 2012 06:32 - John Vidal
- Water scientists say mankind may have to switch almost completely to a vegetarian diet over the next 40 years to avoid catastrophic shortages.
- 25 Jul 2012 14:23 - Sapa
- SA has been ranked 40th out of 105 countries in the Global Food Security Index, with the US on top and the Democratic Republic of Congo at the bottom.
- 20 Jul 2012 08:40 - Fiona Macleod
- A plan to alert consumers to ecofriendly products has ended with the closure of a government agency, writes Fiona Macleod.
- 15 Jun 2012 12:26 - Jacques Peretti
- Our inadvertent addiction to sugar has made us 19kg heavier than in the 1960s, writes Jacques Peretti
- 24 May 2012 21:52 -
- With the backing of the G8 and the private sector, smallholder farming will take Africa forward, writes Jane Karuku.
- 15 May 2012 11:31 - Sapa-AFP
- Sub-Saharan Africa posts economic growth rates higher than the worldwide average but has the planet's greatest food security problems, the UN says.
- 13 May 2012 08:08 -
- At this week's G8 summit, leaders have a great opportunity to take the lead in tackling poverty.
- 02 May 2012 13:50 - Phillip De Wet
- The issue of genetically modified foods has resurfaced, especially with the food shortages in Africa and many countries have embraced the idea.
- 11 Oct 2011 16:05 - Staff Reporter
- G20 ministers meeting this week must take action to stop speculation on commodity markets that is fuelling food prices and hunger, say economists.
- 13 Sep 2011 08:57 - Mark Tran
- While policymakers hope small-scale farmers can drive Africa's development, there are clear obstacles to greater productivity.
- 09 Sep 2011 00:00 - Kwanele Sosibo
- Pockets of food insecurity are plaguing areas in Southern Africa where floods or prolonged mid-season dry spells have reduced harvests.
