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Hunger, fear and death: an Ethiopian migrant family's story
Singapore's Shiok Meats hopes to hook diners with lab-grown shrimp
Swapping grape varieties could keep wine flowing as climate warms
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Food and climate change
As threats rise, African scientists dig into climate health risks Nellie Peyton
Sainsbury's targets 2040 for net zero emissions Reuters
UN seeks more aid for Afghanistan as poverty grows Reuters
Trump administration scales back U.S. water protections Reuters
Trump environmental agency to scale back U.S. water protections Reuters
Zimbabwe says grain stocks running out after drought Reuters
Nigerian rice farmers fall short after borders close Reuters
Britain must change how land used to meet climate goal: advisers Reuters
analysis
Whatever the weather: Southern Africa tries new hunger fixes Kim Harrisberg
Desert locust invasion spares India a big hit Reuters
Last decade most expensive for natural disasters Reuters
Guatemala's children bear brunt of prolonged drought, rising heat Anastasia Moloney
Banana ban and meatless menus, but how green is Davos summit? Belinda Goldsmith
Namibia looks to import cattle as drought decimates local herds Reuters
Greenpeace warns over climate cost of 'eco-friendly' chicken Sonia Elks
In Zimbabwe, a backyard hydroponic farm beats drought to grow veg Reuters
Millions go hungry in wealthy Canada -and some die young as result Thin Lei Win
Colombian farmers face pressure from climate-induced frosts Reuters
Locust plague devastates crops in Horn of Africa Reuters
Asian palm oil buyers lag behind in global green push: survey Michael Taylor
UK plans to green its fields in post-Brexit shakeup Thin Lei Win
Record 45 mln people across Southern Africa face hunger: UN Reuters
In quake-hit Puerto Rico even the bees are fleeing their homes Reuters
Farming family faces bleak future after Australian bushfires Reuters
Women step forward in push to nurture African climate scientists Busani Bafana
Green algae adds to fears over health of Southeast Asia's Mekong Reuters
Kenya warns locust swarm is spreading, threatening food security Reuters
factbox
From solar cars to fake pork: best new tech for good Sarah Shearman
U.N. resumes grain milling in starvation-threatened Yemen Reuters
Kenya starts spraying of locusts seen as threat to food security Reuters
Veganism is a belief protected under UK law, tribunal rules Sonia Elks
Digging up dirt - could soil contain answer to food shortages? Thin Lei Win
Britain to decide if veganism should be protected as a belief Sonia Elks
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About our Food coverage

We explore the challenges of ending hunger and malnutrition as food production adjusts to a warming world.

Opinion

Annabelle Bladon International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)

Scrap fishing subsidies to help save the ocean and climate

This year is a watershed for tackling the climate emergency and the biodiversity crisis, and reforming fisheries subsidies would be a significant step forward on both
Jayashree Balasubramanian M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation

Smart tech makes for smarter fishing in India

Smart phone technology is making fishing safer for climate change threatened communities in India
Peter Gubbels Groundswell International

How women hold the power to end malnutrition in the Sahel

Under-nutrition prevails because those with the most power to change it have been overlooked
Agnes Kalibata Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa

For farmers, climate change brings a winter of discontent

Our farmers in East Africa are currently reeling from wild swings in extremes, from yet another drought followed by intense rains

In Depth

analysis
Whatever the weather: Southern Africa tries new hunger fixes
Digging up the dirt - could soil contain the answer to food shortages?
Rising heat knocks the crown off Tunisia's 'queen of dates'
Uganda's refugee farmers sow seeds of change

Videos & Pictures

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Japanese mothers don lab coats to measure Fukushima radiation
Female farmers are Tanzania's latest TV celebrities
Shaking up farming in rural Nepal
Food Sustainability Media Award - London Launch
Battling weather extremes in Ethiopia
VIDEO: The refugees cooking up a storm in New York

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