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World food security at risk as variety of crops shrinks
Globalisation touches almost every aspect of life in the modern world, including the food we eat. Over the last 50 years, diets around the world have become more and more similar while the diversity of...
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U.N. warns food security a risk to Asia-Pacific
ULAN BATOR – The world must increase its food production by 60 percent by mid-century or risk serious food shortages that could bring social unrest and civil wars, the U.N. Food and Agriculture...
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Women bear the brunt of India’s erosion disaster
APAR LAUPANI, India – As the wind suddenly starts blowing, Madhumati Chettri rushes to save the rice spread to dry on open ground near the compound of her house, making sure that none is swept away....
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World food prices jump again in March
ROME – Global food prices rose to their highest in almost a year in March, led by unfavourable weather for crops and political tensions over Ukraine, the United Nations food agency said on Thursday....
View ArticleDrought could push millions more Syrians into hunger
A looming drought in Syria could push millions more people into hunger and exacerbate a refugee crisis caused by years of civil war, the United Nations said on Tuesday. Syria’s breadbasket northwestern...
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Pakistan has only 30 days of water reserves
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – Inadequate planning is exposing Pakistan to water-related threats from climate change and putting the country’s agriculture, industry and hydropower at risk, water experts say....
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California drought: Food banks drying up, too
The effects of California’s drought could soon hit the state’s food banks, which serve 2 million of its poorest residents. Fresh produce accounts for more than half the handouts at Bay Area food...
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California drought drives exodus of cattle ranchers to eastern states
For decades, ranchers from the east have brought their livestock to California, where mild winters and lush natural pastures created prime conditions for fattening beef cattle. No more. In the midst of...
View ArticleLake Mead water nearing a low point
Las Vegas – Lake Mead is expected to reach its lowest level ever next week. It’s a concern because Lake Mead is southern Nevada’s water source. The highest elevation the lake reached this year was...
View ArticleFood production shocks ‘will happen more often because of extreme weather’
Major “shocks” to global food production will be three times more likely within 25 years because of an increase in extreme weather brought about by global warming, warns a new report. The likelihood of...
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