Global IssuesNews headlines for “World Hunger and Poverty”, page 49
Food Worries Rise in China
- Inter Press Service
In China, a country with a history of famine and where rural dwellers still use the greeting 'have you eaten?', food is close to sacred. Feeding the country’s massive population remains one of the biggest threats to future economic growth and social stability, experts warn.
Malnutrition Has an Indigenous Face in Peru
- Inter Press Service
Indigenous children under five in Peru's highlands regions still bear the brunt of chronic malnutrition, even though local authorities in those areas received millions of dollars worth of taxes between 2006 and 2010 from the mining companies operating there.
Arab Regimes Fear Bread Intifadah
- Inter Press Service
'Break my heart but don’t come near my bread,' goes an old Arabic proverb. Failure to observe it has often come at a high political price.
FOOD: The Rats Have It
- Inter Press Service
While floods and droughts are often highlighted in the media for devastating the world’s rice production, a lesser-known culprit has been able to scurry away without being fingered for causing damage - rats.
SRI LANKA: Extreme Weather Changes Could Follow Floods
- Inter Press Service
Weather experts warned Sri Lankan to be prepared for extreme weather changes with hardly any notice following devastating floods here that have affected over one million people.
MALI: Cotton and Food Security Closely Linked
- Inter Press Service
Many Malian farmers are boycotting cotton this year, instead planting cereals. Cotton isn't edible, but observers say that the shift could weaken food security.
In Corrupt Global Food System, Farmland Is the New Gold
- Inter Press Service
Famine-hollowed farmers watch trucks loaded with grain grown on their ancestral lands heading for the nearest port, destined to fill richer bellies in foreign lands. This scene has become all too common since the 2008 food crisis.
Climate Change Could Be Aggravating Effects of El Niño, La Niña
- Inter Press Service
The strongest La Niña weather system in 50 years has brought historic flooding to Australia and drought to Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay, driving up food prices.
Latest Food Crisis Brewing for Months
- Inter Press Service
The United Nations, which is trying to reach out to nearly a billion undernourished people, some living in perpetual hunger, is anticipating another food crisis later this year.
PERU: Storm in a Glass of Milk
- Inter Press Service
During his nearly five years in office, Peruvian President Alan García has earmarked 620.5 million dollars to the 'Glass of Milk' Programme (PVL), the backbone of the policies aimed at reducing malnutrition levels in the country. But the results of the nutritional supplement programme are poor.
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