Let Them Eat Ethanol and Cash
By Greg Lindsay Why have global food prices spiked not once, but twice in the last three years, raising the specter of famine and triggering worldwide food riots--including the Arab…
Food Security
Saudi Arabia: Central bank sees moderate inflation
Saudi Arabia imports the bulk of its food needs. Muhammad al-Jasser, the governor of Sama, the country’s central bank, has repeatedly said that inflationary pressures, caused mainly by an increase…
High Food Prices Threaten Poorest: World Bank
Food prices near record peaks and volatility in commodity markets are driving the lives of the world’s poorest people to the edge of survival, the World Bank warned on Monday.…
UAE: Halal industry ‘must make strategic global acquisitions’
The halal industry should be supported by Islamic finance and the two should go hand in hand. True halal is not only about a process but following Islamic rules. One…
Rice Set to Climb as Thailand Plans Curbs, U.S. Crop Drops
The smallest increase in rice stockpiles in five years means global grain inventories will extend a decline that already drove food costs to a record.
Oman: Food security vital
The Sultanate has attached great importance to food security and has set up a national committee for food security, besides developing strategies to ensure self-sufficiency and adequate availability of food.
Opinion: Could religion be used to address environmental issues?
Religion and the environment may at first seem to be two mutually exclusive phenomena; but looking at the history of the religion, as well as the way people govern their…
Opinion: Europe sleepwalking as global food prices set to double
Global food prices will more than double within 20 years as a new age of crisis forces the collapse of our broken global food system, said Oxfam today. The international…
USA: If You Eat Organic Food, Have You Just Been Betrayed?
Organic consumers and producers in the U.S. are facing betrayal. A self-appointed group of "Organic Elites", including Whole Foods Market, Organic Valley, and Stonyfield Farm, are surrendering to Monsanto. Top…
Women Farmers a Force in Fighting Global Food Shortages
Better investments in female farmers would prevent malnourishment in 100-150 million people, because of the ways women are likely to allocate resources in a food-shortage-threatened world.
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