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Afghan villagers face hunger as fighting cuts northern roads
Human vending machine dispenses 'slave-made' food in UK
Russian chefs offer soup for homeless on cold St Petersburg nights
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Rebooting food
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Food and climate change
Colour creeps back as Aral Sea emerges from the dust Umberto Bacchi and Claudio Accheri
Their waters wrested away, Colombia's fishermen lament - and learn Anastasia Moloney
In southern Ethiopia, herders join forces to revive rangelands Kizito Makoye
Kashmir's embattled apple growers buried by wild weather Ashutosh Sharma
The final frontier: who owns the oceans and their hidden treasures Zoe Tabary
Trendy avocados removed from UK menus amid environmental concerns Adela Suliman
In Louisiana, an appetite for oysters shields retreating shores Sebastien Malo
Poor man of Europe lures home wannabe millionaires Thin Lei Win and Inna Lazareva
Rising numbers of 'skeletal' children as CAR violence surges Inna Lazareva
Iceland harnesses hot springs to power year-round farming Thin Lei Win
Global temperatures on track for 3-5 degree rise by 2100: UN Reuters
'What we're eating is killing us' - global nutrition report Thin Lei Win
Breakfast at risk: Philippines tries to turn tide on fish losses Nastasha Alli
Governments told to step up effort to meet deadline on hunger Thin Lei Win
France is most food sustainable country, U.S. and U.K. faltering Thin Lei Win
Drought drives desperate Afghans to marry off children for money Jared Ferrie
Africa fishing communities face 'extinction' as blue economy grows Kevin Mwanza
Quandary for drought-threatened Zimbabwe: Grow maize or not? Lungelo Ndhlovu
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Buy green palm oil or forests will suffer, industry warns Michael Taylor
Pig out? Asia gets a taste of climate-friendly 'pork' Marianne Bray
Tens of thousands 'left to starve' as Mali conflict escalates Nellie Peyton
Rise in rural poverty reverses gains in Latin America Anastasia Moloney
More than 80,000 Yemeni children may have died from hunger Reuters
Bollywood's Bachchan becomes farmers' star after clearing loans Anuradha Nagaraj
New Kenyan coastguard to stop foreigners stealing 'our fish' Kevin Mwanza
Edible insects hit supermarket shelves in UK first Lin Taylor
Rio Tinto, Nespresso join forces to make coffee pods greener Reuters
Trying to make Yemen child smile 'like tickling a ghost': U.N. Reuters
Number of hungry children in Sahel hits 10-year high Umberto Bacchi
Finding fakes: Phones help find counterfeit seeds in Kenya Wesley Langat
Yemeni father mourns baby girl who died of starvation Reuters
Calls for end to Yemen war offer little hope for hungry children Reuters
World's top aid agency to promote resilience with new body Sebastien Malo
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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

Laurie Goering

From mangoes to maize, climate change threatens more hunger

A warming world raises "scary" prospects for poor food producers who face lower harvests and competition for land
Kathy Spahn Helen Keller International

Changing climate for zero hunger: Why nutrition matters

Ending malnutrition by 2030 will require a heroic effort from world leaders—and ordinary citizens everywhere. The challenges are daunting.
By Shenggen Fan International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Ending hunger by 2030 is possible, if we can accelerate progress

It’s time to invest in accelerators – policies, interventions, and innovations that can overcome barriers and speed progress toward ending hunger and malnutrition.
Sebastien Malo Thomson Reuters Foundation

Can climate resilience steal the global limelight in 2019?

As evidence builds on the benefits of bolstering communities against extreme weather, experts hope decision makers will act on it

In Depth

The final frontier: who owns the oceans and their hidden treasures?
Drought-threatened Zimbabwe faces a quandary: Grow maize or not?
Can a hungry Mali turn rice technology into 'white gold'?
Go fish! Minnow 'nutrient bombs' deployed to end malnutrition

Videos & Pictures

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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
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In southern Ethiopia, herders join forces to revive rangelands
Kashmir's embattled apple growers buried by wild weather
In Louisiana, an appetite for oysters shields retreating shores
Pig out? Asia gets a taste of climate-friendly 'pork'