Gavin Wall Hunger is not only due to a lack of production; it is also a result of human-made policy choices. Efforts to reduce hunger will require a review of the way society is organised, its economic and social policies, the functioning of institutions and the allocation of resources.
Lester R Brown As the number of hungry people rise, so too has the number of failing states If China can no longer grow enough wheat and rice to feed its 1.3 billion people and goes shopping for massive quantities of grain, global food costs will rise dramatically
Washington: The number of Americans who lived in households that lacked consistent access to adequate food soared last year, to 49 million, the highest since the government began tracking what it calls
MEDIA organisations in wealthy countries regularly send forth reporters to find
Gargi Parsai NEW DELHI: Much like late Indian Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri
He Changchui The Third World Summit on Food Security will be held next week in Rome -- from November 16 to 18 NEVER IN THE history of mankind have so many people been so hungry. Despite rapid development, modern technology and burgeoning international trade, today an estimated 1.02 billion people around the world are wanting for food.
The media will have to serve as sources of early warning in relation to the emerging food crisis.
Oct. 28: A severe food crisis looms large over the state with the government deciding to declare a crop holiday for 75 per cent irrigable area in the Godavari delta in the forthcoming Rabi season. The delta, with over 10 lakh acres in East and West Godavari districts and considered to be the rice bowl of the state, produces 27 lakh tonnes of paddy annually.
Subir Roy / New Delhi October 28, 2009, 0:37 IST
Addis Ababa: Ethiopia appealed on Thursday for 159,410 tons of emergency aid to feed 6.2 million people, 25 years after more than a million perished in the country
