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  • July 2008

    • Haitians Turn to Mud Cakes to Fill Empty Bellies

      Guardian (UK)  |  Jul 29, 08 6:08 AM CDT

      Haitians Turn to Mud Cakes to Fill Empty Bellies

      (Newser) - Impoverished Haitians have been reduced to living off mud cakes, the Guardian reports. The cakes of clay and water—long eaten by poor pregnant women seeking calcium—are increasingly the only food many families can afford. The global fuel and food crisis has hit Haiti, and half the population is malnourished. More »

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      hunger  • Caribbean  • Haiti  • food shortage  • food supply  • malnutrition

    • G8 Leaders Chew on Global Food Crisis Over Caviar

      Independent (UK)  |  Jul 8, 08 5:12 AM CDT

      G8 Leaders Chew on Global Food Crisis Over Caviar

      (Newser) - The global food crisis tops the agenda at this year's G8 summit—and the talks seem to be hungry work, reports the Independent . The 18 dishes at the eight-course luxury dinner served to the leaders last night included caviar, sea urchin, and Kyoto beef—followed by a "G8 fantasy dessert" for those who still had room after the dinner feast and the six-course working lunch. More »

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      Japan  • G8 summit  • food shortage  • Group of Eight  • summit

  • June 2008

    • Export Bans Push Food Costs Even Higher

      New York Times  |  Jun 30, 08 7:23 AM CDT

      Export Bans Push Food Costs Even Higher

      (Newser) - Alarmed by high food prices and shortages worldwide, some 29 countries are banning or reducing exports of foods to make sure they have enough at home. Such limitations pose a threat to countries that rely on imports, forcing prices up further, the New York Times reports. What’s more, the restrictions are in turn fueling private hoarding. "People are in a panic, so they are buying more and more—at least, those who have money are buying,” a Philippine rice vendor tells the Times. More »

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      food prices  • exports  • food shortage  • rice  • World Trade Organization.  • food scare

    • Poor Crops Threaten to Worsen Food Crisis

      New York Times  |  Jun 10, 08 7:14 AM CDT

      Poor Crops Threaten to Worsen Food Crisis

      (Newser) - Amid fears of looming food shortages around the world, this year’s crops aren’t providing much hope, the New York Times reports. While farmers in America have been hit with too much rain, Australian farmers are battling the effects of drought. US farmers planted 4 million more acres this year than last, but drenched fields are preventing good results. “The anxiety level is increasing,” says a grains analyst. More »

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      weather  • farmer  • crops  • drought  • food shortage  • harvest

    • Food vs. Fuel Battle Flares at UN Summit

      BBC  |  Jun 4, 08 10:57 AM CDT

      Food vs. Fuel Battle Flares at UN Summit

      (Newser) - The battle over biofuels is raging at the UN’s food summit in Rome, with nations bitterly divided over whether growing corn and sugar cane for ethanol production is pushing food prices up and helping create disastrous global food shortages. On one side: Food experts who call diversion of crops to fill the fuel tanks of wealthy nations immoral. On the other: the US, Brazil, and the EU, the main players on the biofuel stage. More »

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      United Nations  • food prices  • biofuel  • ethanol  • food shortage  • food aid  • food production

    • Leaders Rip Mugabe's 'Obscene' Trip to Food Talks

      BBC  |  Jun 3, 08 3:06 AM CDT

      Leaders Rip Mugabe's 'Obscene' Trip to Food Talks

      (Newser) - British and Australian ministers have blasted Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe's attendance at a world food summit in Rome, charging him with turning his nation from the breadbasket of Africa into a country plagued by food shortages, reports the BBC. They also criticized him for using food aid given to ZImbabwe to further his own political goals. More »

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      United Nations  • Zimbabwe  • Robert Mugabe  • food shortage  • World Food Program  • food aid

  • May 2008

    • World Bank Offers $1.2B in Food Aid

      BBC  |  May 30, 08 6:46 AM CDT

      World Bank Offers $1.2B in Food Aid

      (Newser) - The World Bank is offering an emergency $1.2 billion in aid to several nations in a desperate bid to stave off starvation for millions of people, reports the BBC. The money is being offered to Haiti, Liberia, Djibouti, Togo, Yemen and other nations identified as at immediate risk from rising food prices. The bank will pour another $2 billion into agricultural programs next year. More »

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      United Nations  • food prices  • World Bank  • food shortage  • Robert Zoellick  • world food summit

    • Make Dams and Food, Not War and Ethanol

      Wall Street Journal  |  May 22, 08 4:55 PM CDT

      Make Dams and Food, Not War and Ethanol

      (Newser) - Ethanol is among the "poor solutions to high-profile problems" researcher Bjorn Lomborg blasts in the Wall Street Journal . According to calculations by his Copenhagen Consensus, “carbon mitigation policies” return only 90 cents for every dollar spent; in contrast, he writes, $1 billion spent on tuberculosis would result in an “annual economic benefit” of $30 billion. More »

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      Iraq war  • carbon emissions  • Iraq war spending  • philanthropy  • civil war  • food shortage  • environmental impact  • international aid

    • As World's Belly Rumbles, Gluttonous US Tosses Food

      New York Times  |  May 18, 08 11:06 AM CDT

      As World's Belly Rumbles, Gluttonous US Tosses Food

      (Newser) - Americans throw out roughly a quarter of all food available for consumption, even as grocery prices skyrocket and global riots break out over food shortages, the New York Times reports. That works out to about a pound of food every day for every American—from grocery stories tossing spoiled produce to restaurants scrapping uneaten dishes to home cooks pitching uneaten leftovers in the fridge. More »

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      food  • food prices  • donation  • food shortage  • waste  • landfill

    • 'Big Dry' Killing Aussie Farms

      BBC  |  May 2, 08 8:33 AM CDT

      'Big Dry' Killing Aussie Farms

      (Newser) - The worst drought in a century has forced a tenth of Australian farmers off the land, reports the BBC. The "Big Dry" has led to parched farmland across the nation over the last seven years, accelerating the exodus from rural areas. The number of farming families in Australia has dropped by a third over the last 20 years. More »

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      Australia  • farming  • farmer  • drought  • food shortage  • wheat  • farm

    • Bush: $770M Needed For Food Aid

      Reuters  |  May 1, 08 3:40 PM CDT

      Bush: $770M Needed For Food Aid

      (Newser) - Amid rising food prices and overtaxed international reserves, President Bush proposed a new $770 million aid package today, Reuters reports. The money is part of a supplemental $70 billion measure that also includes Iraq war funding and would require a vote in Congress. More »

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      George W. Bush  • Congress  • food prices  • food shortage  • food aid  • press conference  • food supply

  • April 2008

    • Humble Spud Could Solve Food Crisis

      Reuters  |  Apr 15, 08 2:39 AM CDT

      Humble Spud Could Solve Food Crisis

      (Newser) - Sharp hikes in the prices of staples like wheat and rice are sending shockwaves around the world and convincing governments to rediscover the virtues of the potato, Reuters reports. Spuds are nutritious, will grow just about anywhere, and they yield up to four times more food per acre than other staples. Peruvians, faced with soaring wheat prices, have been switching to potato bread. More »

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      food  • food prices  • farming  • Peru  • crops  • food shortage  • food supply  • potato

  • January 2008

    • US Slump, Oil Trouble Could Rock World: Report

      Associated Press  |  Jan 9, 08 8:48 PM CST

      US Slump, Oil Trouble Could Rock World: Report

      (Newser) - The world economy may be in for some shocks this year because of a potential US recession, record-setting oil prices and food shortages, warns a report by the World Economic Forum. Worries about terrorism, disease, and natural disasters have taken a back seat to world business leaders' concerns about an economic implosion. Slower growth in China and Middle East volatility are also on the watch list this year. More »

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      recession  • oil  • food shortage

    • Odinga Rejects Unity Rule; Kenya Health Crisis Looms

      Associated Press  |  Jan 6, 08 8:32 AM CST

      Odinga Rejects Unity Rule; Kenya Health Crisis Looms

      (Newser) - Opposition leader Raila Odinga today rejected President Mwai Kibaki's offer of a unity government and demanded an international mediator, AP reports. "We want a properly negotiated settlement, not a coalition government," Odinga said, warning that his party would stage more rallies, threatening a new burst of violence after this weekend’s relative peace. Aid officials, meanwhile, warned that the continuing chaos threatens a national health crisis. More »

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      United Nations  • Kenya  • Mwai Kibaki  • Raila Odinga  • food shortage  • ethnic conflict  • crisis  • political factions  • water shortage

    • Afghans Facing Food Crisis

      BBC  |  Jan 6, 08 5:28 AM CST

      Afghans Facing Food Crisis

      (Newser) - Afghanistan is facing a critical food shortage and is appealing to the world to send extra wheat, the BBC reports. "The situation is serious," warned the nation's commerce minister. Afghanistan relies on food imports, and the rising price of grain on world markets is triggering a national hardship. In some places, the price of a loaf of bread has quadrupled. Unrest in Pakistan means wheat shipments from there have also been cut. More »

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      Afghanistan  • food shortage  • Helmand province  • opium  • wheat prices

  • November 2007

    • Aid Finally Reaches Bengalis

      AFP  |  Nov 21, 07 5:54 PM CST

      Aid Finally Reaches Bengalis

      (Newser) - Bangladesh’s army has finally reached most parts of the southern coastline devastated by Cyclone Sidr six days ago, delivering small amounts of aid to most affected areas, the AFP reports. With relief efforts thus far stymied by the devastation, any aid was welcomed: "We spent the last six days cooking rotten rice," said one survivor as the first consignment arrived. More »

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      World Bank  • cyclone  • Bangladesh  • food shortage  • Cyclone Sidr

    • World on Brink of Food Crisis

      Guardian (UK)  |  Nov 4, 07 6:30 AM CST

      World on Brink of Food Crisis

      (Newser) - Recent food riots and famine warnings in response to soaring world prices for food staples are only a taste of graver problems to come, the Guardian reports. Food price inflation is at record levels, and global food reserves are at their lowest in 25 years, according to a United Nations report. From Russia to Latin America, the threat of food-related political instability is escalating. More »

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      biofuel  • food shortage  • food riots  • Food and Agriculture Organization

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