As Climate Change Accelerates, So Does Global Hunger, Report Reveals

Alex Kirby / Climate News Network Mar 31, 2019 After years of decline, a warming planet makes food insecurity worse, says the World Meteorological Organization. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Food Shocks and Mass Famine Are Our Shared Future

Tim Radford / Climate News Network Feb 3, 2019 More than ever, the world’s ways of keeping hunger at bay are taking a pounding as food shocks become more frequent Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

We Can Feed the World and Halve Emissions—but There’s a Catch

Alex Kirby / Climate News Network Oct 14, 2018 Scientists say “rapid and far-reaching changes in all aspects of society” will have to be made and that what we eat is high on the list. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

One Man Could End World Hunger, but He Won’t

Lee Camp / Truthdig Oct 3, 2018 How far would Jeff Bezos’ $150 billion fortune go if it were used for the common good? Pretty far, as it turns out. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Forget Organic Food, Go for Growth

Tim Radford / Climate News Network Sep 27, 2018 Using less land and having more high-yield farms could be the best answer to the planet’s needs. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

How Economic Inequality Fuels Starvation Throughout the World

Vijay Prashad / Independent Media Institute Sep 5, 2018 Our fixation on efficiency and markets is destroying whole swaths of the planet. Only a genuine people's movement can offer a remedy. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

A Hotter World Could Also Be a Hungrier One

Tim Radford / Climate News Network Jun 20, 2018 A warmer world could mean shrinking harvests and a more meager diet for millions of people, according to two new studies. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Wizard and the Prophet—Dueling Scientific Visions to Shape Tomorrow

Fred Pearce Feb 9, 2018 A new book unpacks the polar opposites of extreme pessimism and optimism about the future of humanity, through the lives of two of their earliest and most compelling advocates. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

One in Four at Risk of Hunger in Silicon Valley

Donald Kaufman / Truthdig Dec 27, 2017 The tech-gilded region is home not just to the uber-wealthy but also to a population that needs help just to get adequate food. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Will Donald Trump Escalate the Devastating War—and Worsen the Resulting Food Shortage—in Yemen?

Staff / Truthdig Mar 28, 2017 Without an urgent effort to find a political solution and get massive food aid into the country, almost 7 million people may face starvation. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Mexico’s Zapatista Movement May Offer Solutions to Neoliberal Threats to Global Food Security

By Levi Gahman / The Solutions Journal Aug 21, 2016 The indigenous group has built an autonomous, locally based food system that escapes corporate programs and practices that are fostering unprecedented poverty, hunger and suffering. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Race Is On to Feed a Warming World

By Tim Radford / Climate News Network Jun 24, 2016 As global temperatures rise, scientists warn that plant breeders will need to accelerate development schedules if they are to ensure the ever-growing population can be fed. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )