The Latest Breaking News on Food Insecurity

One year after the appalling collapse of Afghanistan in August last year into the hands of the Taliban insurgents, the humanitarian crisis in that beleaguered South Asian country has gone from bad to worse.

Eight Houthi-controlled governorates in Yemen suffer from severe food insecurity, according to a household survey released this week by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) through the Data in Emergencies Monitoring System. “Nearly 54 percent of the households experienced hardships due to food shortages and adopted…

SINGAPORE: India’s decision to curb rice exports is expected to lift world prices and trigger a rally in wheat and corn markets, deepening concerns over food inflation.

Food shortages are worsening in Tunisia with empty shelves in supermarkets and bakeries, adding to popular discontent at high prices and risking unrest as the government tries to stave off a crisis in public finances.

India highlighted that the impact of the Ukraine conflict is not just limited to Europe, adding that it has exacerbated concerns over food, fertilizer and fuel security, especially in the developing countries. Read more on Dynamite News:

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Reports from North Korea reveal a grim tale from the widely condemned labour camps in the country. A total of 35 women in the camps are believed to have starved to death in recent months