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Exclusive: Inside Gaza's hunger crisis as aid falters and funding dries up

Community kitchens serving basic foodstuffs like lentils once a week are the last food source for hundreds of thousands in Gaza, as aid flows have dropped by 37% and only 10% of funding has been secured, Euronews learns on the ground in the Strip.

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Bottom trawling is scraping oceans of wildlife

Bottom trawlers extract one-quarter of the world’s fisheries catches by weight and raise significant ecological, economic and social concerns. Given that, you’d think there would be an answer to basic questions in fisheries: how many fish species are being caught, and what are they?

The Conversation

Rare Caucasian horse breed attracts renewed attention in Germany

Rare Karabakh horses, prized for their golden coats and stamina, are preserved through joint Azerbaijani and German conservation efforts, safeguarding a centuries-old equestrian heritage.

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Fertiliser crisis caused by Iran war sparks global food security fears

The Iran war and the consequent blockade of the Strait of Hormuz has triggered a severe "fertiliser squeeze" as soaring energy costs and export disruptions push farmers' affordability to a four-year low.

Euronews

UN warns of famine in South Sudan: ‘We are witnessing a deadly downward spiral’

A doctors also tells The Independent that there is no electricity at the hospital they work at because there is no fuel – and surgeons have performed caesarean sections with almost no medicines

The Independent UK

Extreme heat threatens global food systems, UN agencies warn

Farmers and fishers are struggling as heatwaves become more frequent and intense. Yields are falling, and harvests are failing. The United Nations warns of an uncertain future if climate change is not addressed.

The Economic Times

Middle East tensions drives global food prices higher for second month

The UN reported a second monthly rise in global food prices as the Middle East conflict drives up energy and fertilizer costs, threatening future harvests and yields despite currently stable market supplies.

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Oil, energy and food: Which countries in Europe are most exposed to higher food prices?

The crisis in the Middle East is driving up oil prices, affecting both energy and food costs. Experts agree that the Iran crisis will significantly impact food prices in Europe.

Euronews

A flesh-eating fly is advancing towards the US border – can it be stopped?

A flesh eating parasitic fly has spread north through Mexico to within a few hundred miles of the US southern border.

The Conversation

The Iran war cripples Asia’s supplies of fertilizer and helium, threatening farms and chipmakers alike

Agriculture is the backbone of many ASEAN economies like Indonesia, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Fortune

Gaza’s new border: The farmers who can’t get to their land beyond Israel’s ‘yellow line’

INDEPENDENT ARABIA: New data reveals 94 per cent of Gaza’s agricultural land is unusable, as Ezz Al Din Abu Eisha reports from across the ‘yellow line’

The Independent UK

Exclusive: How the meat industry is quietly keeping its emissions off the climate agenda

Euronews Green exclusive: Big Agriculture’s ‘hidden’ climate strategy has been exposed in a new report.

Euronews

How the climate crisis threatens our food — and the people that grow it

ANALYSIS: Data shows why NGOs, politicians, and businesses are urgently calling on the government to introduce legislation that will shore up supply chains as the climate crisis escalates, Nick Ferris writes

The Independent UK

Young Kenyans are turning their backs on farming as the climate crisis bites

ON THE GROUND: Young people in Kenya tell Nick Ferris why the agriculture sector – crucial to the national economy and to keep the country fed – is becoming less appealing as the impacts of climate change escalate

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How climate breakdown is putting the world’s food in peril – in maps and charts

From floods to droughts, erratic weather patterns are affecting food security, with crop yields projected to fall if changes are not made

The Conversation

Food insecurity is on the rise: a look at the world’s ‘hunger hotspots’

On November 12 2025, the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) published a joint report that raises alarm bells about the state of global food security. Both agencies warn of a “shrinking window to prevent millions more people from facing acute food insecurity”.

The Conversation

Between ‘breadbasket of the world’ and ‘guardian of the Amazon’, Brazil remains unable to solve its environmental dilemma

On the eve of COP 30, Brazil seeks to assert itself as an environmental and food power, but it carries contradictions that weaken this narrative. In a speech at the opening of the 80th UN General Assembly, President Lula declared that this will be the “COP of truth”, the moment…

International Business Times

Pope Slams 'Collective Failure' Of World Hunger Affecting Millions

Pope Leo XIV on Thursday condemned the world's failure to stop millions of people from going hungry, blaming a "soulless economy" and calling on others to rethink their lifestyles and priorities.

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First Thing: New Trump tariffs come into force against dozens of countries

Latest wave of US levies has left governments around the world racing to try to reach deals to avoid job losses. Plus, former Superman actor Dean Cain says he is becoming an Ice agent

The Guardian - US

Only 1.5% of Gaza cropland left for starving Palestinians due to Israel’s war, UN says

Figure down from 4% in April, suggesting Israel has continued to target farmland in once-abundant Gaza Strip

Radio France Internationale

Food security campaigners warn of uneven progress in fight against hunger

Campaigners fighting to reduce food insecurity across the planet have warned in a new report that certain regions must not be left behind as advances are made on other continents.

Al Jazeera

UN report reveals global hunger falls, but food insecurity rises in Africa

Global hunger fell in 2024 for a third year, but conflict and climate shocks deepened crises in Africa and Middle East.

The Independent UK

UN report reveals alarming rise in Africa's food insecurity despite global improvements

A United Nations report highlights rising food insecurity in Africa, with over 1 billion people unable to afford a healthy diet in 2024

International Business Times

Syria's Wheat War: Drought Fuels Food Crisis For 16 Million

Rival Syrian and Kurdish producers are scrambling for shrinking wheat harvests as the worst drought in decades follows a devastating war, pushing more than 16 million people toward food insecurity.

The Guardian - UK

Ancient maize v agribusiness: why Colombia’s ‘seed guardians’ are fighting the use of GM crops

Biotech companies say genetically modified plants give higher yields and reduce pesticide use. But in rural communities, questions are growing over who really benefits – and the threat to native varieties

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