As Cars and People Compete for Grain, Price of Grain and Oil Move Together
World's poorest 2 billion people have new risk of hunger By Lester R. Brown At a time when excessive pressures on the earth’s land and water resources are of growing concern, there is a massive new...
View ArticleChina's Ability to Feed Its People Questioned by UN Expert
37% of its soils are already degraded and climate change is expected to increase price volatility and cut agricultural productivity by 5% to 10% by 2030 by Jonathan Watts, GuardianChina's ability to...
View ArticleOn the Frontlines of a Warming World, 925 Million Undernourished People
Because of global warming and trends in population, dramatic movements in the food economy are likely here to stay By Stacy FeldmanThe rapid surge in staple food prices in 2008 that sparked global...
View ArticleChina Readies $1 Billion to Fight Worst Wheat Drought in 60 Years
The world's biggest wheat producer resorts to emergency measures, as this year's harvest is under threat and the UN warns of already-soaring wheat prices By Jonathan Watts, GuardianChina has announced...
View ArticleUSDA Experiments Aim to Help Farmers Cope with Warming Climate
Scientists are hanging heaters over crop fields to simulate temperatures in 2050. Their goal: to understand climate impacts on food and help farmers adapt By Catherine M. CooneyFarmers fed up with...
View ArticleDroughts to Worsen in East Africa, With Implications for U.S. Food Aid
USAID says findings will influence food program for Horn of Africa; IPCC author says panel will consider the results in next climate assessment By Katherine BagleyRising global temperatures could...
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China Readies $1 Billion to Fight Worst Wheat Drought in 60 Years
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Droughts to Worsen in East Africa, With Implications for U.S. Food Aid
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