With the world’s population expected to reach ten billion by mid-century, agriculture must produce more with less – every season, everywhere. Read More Here Also Read: Africa’s food markets are more dynamic than commonly thought
China and Russia are filling the gap after the United States ceded its role as the world’s default responder to hunger crises for the first time since World War II by replacing emergency aid with systems designed to create permanent dependencies. Read More Here
President Vladimir Putin’s decision to launch a full-scale re-invasion of Ukraine one year ago was a global shock which marked an abrupt end to 30 years of globalization and all the international co-operation that made that possible, Read More Here
With a third of the country underwater, experts warn of spreading waterborne diseases and food shortages. Read More Here
Russia’s blockade of Ukraine’s Black Sea ports is strangling the country’s economy and also threatening to spark a global food security crisis by preventing Ukrainian agricultural exports from reaching international markets. Unless this issue is addressed, it will cause famine around the world in the coming months. Read More Here
The global agricultural system as it exists today is a manifestation of 100 years of geopolitical competition. The world produces enough food to feed everyone, but hunger is rising, people are getting fatter, and we waste 40% of the food we produce. The future of the world will be determined by changes happening in global […]
The war in Ukraine could not have come at a worse time for the global economy—when the recovery from the pandemic-induced contraction had begun to falter, inflation was surging, central banks in the world’s largest economies were gearing up to hike interest rates, and financial markets were gyrating over a formidable constellation of uncertainties. Read More Here
Xi is promoting a new vision to tackle long-standing problems like the rural-urban divide, food security, and poverty. Read More Here
Sustainable food self-sufficiency is unattainable for the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). Domestic production meets only a small proportion of needs, yet consumes significant economic resources and almost monopolizes water use Read Here – Chatham House
For decades, long-range forecasters have been predicting that water – and a lack of it – loomed as the biggest threat to regional security. Booming populations, food security, the occasional drought and competition among neighboring countries for dwindling resources made for a pessimistic outlook. Read Here – The Diplomat
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