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 ...
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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, ...
Ecuador’s Indigenous peoples: we are protecting our territories
Indigenous protestors in Ecuador remain wary, despite the agreement which has ended 18 days of strikes in which at least...
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