The Guardian view on food and farming: climate chaos hits crops hard – and that should worry everyone | Editorial
Last year’s floods have been followed by heatwaves. Ministers must throw their weight behind resilient, adaptable agriculture
British farmers are, of course, not the only people who are suffering from the effects of this summer’s heatwaves. Across Europe and the Middle East, record-breaking temperatures are threatening lives as well as livelihoods. France has experienced its largest wildfire since 1949, while across Europe an estimated 500,000 hectares of land have burned.
But farmers are particularly vulnerable to extreme weather, which has a direct impact on crop yields. So reports of a second consecutive year in which food growers in parts of the UK are seeing dramatic falls in production should concern the British public. Access to food is frequently taken for granted in the world’s wealthiest nations. But increased food insecurity is among the dangerous effects of the climate crisis, as well as being worsened by Trump’s tariffs, and geopolitical instability including the war in Ukraine.
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Continue reading...ENSO conditions are neutral. Flooding occurs in parts of West Africa, Eastern Africa, Central America, and Northern South America; while dryness persists in areas of West Africa, Central America, Hispaniola, and Central Asia.
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16Are we facing a decade of record-high food prices? (BBC News Polska)
Are we facing a decade of record-high food prices? (BBC News Polska)
A recent media feature by BBC News Polska on global food price trends cites IFPRI’s Rob Vos, who warns “The era of cheap food is over."
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In Memoriam: Dr. Uma Lele
IFPRI mourns the passing of esteemed international agricultural economist and rural development expert Uma Lele.
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ASEAN and BIMSTEC experts convene in Jakarta for regional policy roundtable on agricultural transformation and market integration
The event formally launched a new regional initiative, Ensuring Inclusiveness, Sustainability, and Efficiency of Food System Transformation in the ASEAN and BIMSTEC countries.
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ENSO conditions are neutral. Abnormal dryness remains in many parts of West and East Africa, Central America, Hispaniola. Hot temperatures are likely in East Africa, Morocco, and Yemen. Many flood reports came from Central Asia and N. South America
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16New study finds behavior change communication and nutrition supplements can help prevent relapse from child wasting
The study, published in The Journal of Nutrition, used longitudinal data from two cluster-randomized trials in Burkina Faso and Mali, the PROMIS project.
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In Memoriam: Sir David Nabarro
In Memoriam: Sir David Nabarro
It is with deep sadness that we share news of the passing of Sir David Nabarro, 2018 World Food Prize laureate and tireless global health advocate. David dedicated his life to advancing health and nutrition for all, with an unwavering focus on reaching the most vulnerable.
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ENSO conditions are neutral. Abnormal dryness expanded in Central America and Hispaniola. Hot temperatures are likely in eastern Africa, western Yemen and northeastern Central Asia.
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16Israel tries to deflect blame for widespread starvation in Gaza
Official and ministers either deny that Palestinians are being affected by hunger or say it is not Israel’s fault
Israel is pursuing an extensive PR effort to remove itself from blame for the starvation and killing of Palestinian civilians in Gaza in the face of overwhelming evidence that it is responsible.
As dozens of governments, UN organisations and other international figures have detailed Israel’s culpability, officials and ministers in Israel have attempted to suggest that there is no hunger in Gaza, that if hunger exists it is not Israel’s fault, or to blame Hamas or the UN and aid organisations for problems with distribution of aid.
Continue reading...Rising food prices driven by climate crisis threaten world’s poorest, report finds
High cost of staples due to extreme weather could lead to more malnutrition, political upheaval and social unrest
Climate change-induced food price shocks are on the rise and could lead to more malnutrition, political upheaval and social unrest as the world’s poorest are hit by shortages of food staples.
New research links last year’s surges in the price of potatoes in the UK, cabbages in South Korea, onions in India, and cocoa in Ghana to weather extremes that “exceeded all historical precedent prior to 2020”.
Continue reading...How to reduce your food footprint: if it’s better for you, it’s better for the planet
Curbing waste, eating a plant-rich diet and limiting ultra-processed food (and sadly, coffee and chocolate) will dramatically reduce your carbon footprint
Change by degrees offers life hacks and sustainable living tips each Saturday to help reduce your household’s carbon footprint
Got a question or tip for reducing household emissions? Email us at changebydegrees@theguardian.com
Food production globally accounts for nearly 30% of greenhouse gas emissions, with the average Australian diet contributing more than 3kg of Co2 per person per day. And what’s worse, we waste about 35% of the food we bring home. If we keep this up, it has been estimated the already unsustainable environmental cost of the food system will nearly double by 2050.
Calculating the precise impact your individual food choices have on the environment isn’t simple, but research suggests the actions we can take to bring that impact down are – and they aren’t just better for the environment, they’re better for our health too.
Continue reading...ENSO-neutral is present. Abnormal dryness is present in the areas of central Africa, northern Central America, and northern Hispaniola. Hot temperatures and abnormal dryness hazards are in Central Asia and western Yemen.
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16Mining companies are pumping seawater into the driest place on Earth. But has the damage been done?
In Chile’s drought-stricken Atacama desert, Indigenous people say desalination plants cannot counter the impact of intensive lithium and copper mining on local water sources
Photographs by Luis Bustamante
Vast pipelines cross the endless dunes of northern Chile, pumping seawater up to an altitude of more than 3,000 metres in the Andes mountains to the Escondida mine, the world’s largest copper producer. The mine’s owners say sourcing water directly from the sea, instead of relying on local reservoirs, could help preserve regional water resources. Yet, this is not the perception of Sergio Cubillos, leader of the Indigenous community Lickanantay de Peine.
Cubillos and his fellow activists believe that the mining industry is helping to degrade the region’s meagre water resources, as Chile continues to be ravaged by a mega-drought that has plagued the country for 15 years. They also fear that the use of desalinated seawater cannot make up for the devastation of the northern Atacama region’s sensitive water ecosystem and local livelihoods.
Continue reading...How climate-induced conflict is shaping rural Nigeria (VoxDev)
How climate-induced conflict is shaping rural Nigeria (VoxDev)
Vox Dev published this article by Jeffrey Bloem, Amy Damon, David C. Francis, and Harrison Mitchell on herder-farmer conflicts in Nigeria.
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ENSO-neutral is present. Flood risk is present in the areas of central Africa, eastern Central Asia, Central America, Colombia and Venezuela.
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16‘We live on bread and tea. I’ve wished for death’: Yemen’s forgotten refugees
War has intensified poverty and hunger as aid is cut, with many families living in makeshift camps barely surviving
The pain of going to bed hungry is becoming familiar for Jamila Rabea. It’s hard to sleep. The meagre rations of bread, tomato paste and tea she spends much of her day trying to gather, she gives to her children. Five of them live with her in a shelter built from tarpaulin, cloth and scraps of wood.
Like many of the refugee families living here in a makeshift camp to the east of the Yemen port city of Al-Mukalla, she has had to leave home because of the bombs and fighting.
Continue reading...The 2025 Global Report on Food Crises sounds the alarm (MSN South Africa)
The 2025 Global Report on Food Crises sounds the alarm (MSN South Africa)
MSN South Africa cited research from IFPRI’s 2025 Global Food Policy Report: Food Policy: Lessons and Priorities for a Changing World in this article on the 2025 Global Report on Food Crises. “According to the IFPRI’s 2025 Global Food Policy Report, food systems are vital economic engines, providing livelihoods for nearly half the world’s population […]
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ENSO-neutral is present. Abnormal dryness conditions are present in central Africa, eastern Central Asia, western Yemen and northern Hispaniola.
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16Unlocking stronger food systems with African research (SciDev.Net)
Unlocking stronger food systems with African research (SciDev.Net)
Steven Omamo discusses the findings of the 2025 Global Food Policy Report and the urgent need for bold action to avert a looming food crisis in Africa.
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