MPs call for Right to Food to be enshrined in law for England
The UK government should consult on how a Right to Food could be introduced in England, according to a new ...
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WHO Covid report leaves many stones unturned
The BBC looks at the joint WHO-China report on the origins of Covid-19, saying a lack of access to blood samples from ...
Lessons of hunger: new players in US food aid
Reuters reports that hunger in the US, the world’s richest country, has intensified in urban and rural areas where residents do ...
British public says government should prevent hunger
A Food Standards Agency report finds most UK people want the government to prevent hunger, and that food insecurity estimates ...
Less barley, more deer: Covid is changing rural Britain
The Economist says, climb a rural hill in Britain this summer, and the view will be subtly different. Some of ...
Plant-based food sector grows 49 per cent across Europe
A new report shows plant-based consumer choices rose in record numbers across 11 European countries, attracting sales worth €3.6 billion ...
Intensive farming and climate change are reducing food security
The 2020 Global Food Security Index, compiled by The Economist, finds global food security is continuing to deteriorate across the world, ...
WFP: school meals were best safety net in history, pre-Covid
More than 370 million children have missed their only nutritious meal of the day since schools closed in the face ...
World Food Prize Laureates Open Letter to US President Joe Biden
Dear Mr President, As World Food Prize Laureates from across the globe, we have dedicated decades to driving change in food ...
The WTO has a new chief. Is it time for new rules?
An article in The Economist says fixing the World Trade Organisation is not enough for Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the first woman ...
Class action against chocolate giants could win damages for 50,000 child slaves
The world’s chocolate giants could face punitive damages of US$50 million for each of eight former child slaves leading a...
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