Nine cargo ships have left Ukraine
The Economist reports that a cargo vessel fully loaded with Ukrainian grain set sail from Odessa on August 1st. The ...
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Ukraine grain tycoon killed in Russian shelling
The BBC reports that according to local officials, Oleksiy Vadatursky, 74, and his wife Raisa have died after a missile ...
Fertilisers: going cold turkey in a time of crisis
Farmers across the world began shunning fertiliser in late March as prices skyrocketed, so much so that now stockpiles are ...
US quietly urges Russia fertiliser deals
Bloomberg reports that the US government is quietly encouraging agricultural and shipping companies to buy and carry more Russian fertiliser. ...
Food vs fuel: Ukraine war sharpens crop use debate
The Financial Times reports that soaring food prices caused by the war in Ukraine have increased the risk of famine, ...
The Economist: The coming food catastrophe
The Economist reports that Russia's war on Ukraine is set to cause hundreds of millions more people to fall into poverty. ...
Export controls could worsen food crisis: WTO
Governments are risking a repeat of mistakes in previous food crises by imposing export controls amid spiralling commodity and energy ...
We may be headed for global food cost crises in 2022
The past year saw significant increases in international food prices. Will extreme weather, spiralling prices of natural resources and war ...
Syria deploying hunger as a weapon of war
The Guardian writes that a briefing published last month by the Damaan Humanitarian Organization reveals in detail how the Syrian government, ...
Free, prior and informed consent required as clean energy threatens Indigenous Peoples
A new coalition of Indigenous Peoples is calling for free, prior and informed consent to be negotiated without exception as...
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