World food prices reach 18-month high in October, UN says
Paris, France Reuters World food prices rose in October to an 18-month high as vegetable oils led increases seen in most food staples, United Nations’ data showed on Friday. A price index compiled by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to track the most globally traded food commodities increased to 127.4 points last month, […]
A Sustainable Life: How sustainable is your weekly grocery shop? These small changes can have big benefits
In an article first published on The Conversation, MICHALIS HADJIKAKOU, CARLA ARCHIBALD, ÖZGE GEYIK, AND PANKTI SHAH report that swapping the most environmentally harmful foods for more sustainable options can significantly reduce carbon emissions…
A Sustainable Life: How do I keep my fruit, veggies and herbs fresh longer? Are there any ‘hacks’?
SENAKA RANADHEERA, in an article first published on The Conversation, provides some tips on keeping produce fresh for longer…
“Grave danger”: Millions of Sudanese go hungry as war disrupts food supply
NAFISA ELTAHIR, of Reuters, reports on the daily struggle Sudanese are facing to find food in a nation riven by war…
Health Insight: The Atlantic diet – how it compares to its Mediterranean counterpart, and what benefits it might have
UK-based dietitian TAIBAT (TAI) IBITOYE looks at what research shows about the so-called ‘Atlantic diet’…
North Korea’s Kim warns failure to provide food a “serious political issue”
Seoul, South Korea Reuters North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for ways to be found to improve economic development after saying that a failure to provide people with basic living necessities including food is a “serious political issue”, state media reported on Thursday. Kim made the remarks while discussing regional development in a […]
Gaza fishermen brave shells for tiny catches in struggle to feed families
Rafah, Gaza Reuters Gaza fisherman Abdul Rahim al-Najjar risks his life every day rowing a dinghy into the waves under Israeli military surveillance to net an occasional crab or fish – tiny morsels of food on which his hungry family has come to rely. The fishermen of the tiny Palestinian enclave have long been subject […]
Food and aid pile up at Niger’s border as sanctions bite
Malanville, Benin/Niamey, Niger Reuters The Malanville border crossing in northern Benin is one of the busiest in West Africa. Trucks with food, humanitarian aid and industrial materials usually flow freely into neighbouring Niger, one of the world’s poorest countries. Today it is at a standstill. Trucks carrying food, humanitarian aid, and industrial equipment wait due […]
Nagorno-Karabakh residents say “disastrous” blockade choking supplies
Tbilisi, Georgia Reuters Residents of Nagorno-Karabakh say it is getting harder to access food, medicines and other essential supplies as an Azerbaijani blockade of the breakaway region drags into its ninth month. The UN Security Council discussed the blockade on Wednesday, after a former International Criminal Court prosecutor this month said the blockade may amount […]
Table Talk: Do you need to wash rice before cooking? Here’s the science
In an article first published on The Conversation, EVANGELINA MANYZIORIS, program director of nutrition and food sciences at the University of South Australia, takes a look at the evidence…