THERE has been a significant diffusion of production occurring in the world economy. Many call this phenomenon a shift from a US-led world economy to a “multipolar world economy”, but no matter what one thinks of this description, the...
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has issued a grave warning regarding the escalating food crisis in Sudan. The ongoing conflicts and economic downturn are causing significant damage to the nation, making urgent and intensified...
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RUSSIA and Ukraine together account for 30 per cent of the world’s wheat exports. Many African countries, in particular, are heavily dependent on them for their food supplies, which are now getting disrupted because of the...
Food and Agricultural Organization
Concerning humanitarian crisis and the importance of agriculture
The war in Ukraine has pushed 15.7 million people to be in need of humanitarian assistance and forced massive population displacement. Over 5.1 million people have fled the...
by Ramzy BaroudPhotograph Source: Marcin Monko – CC BY 2.0A friend, a young journalist in Gaza, Mohammed Rafik Mhawesh, told me that food prices in the besieged Strip have skyrocketed in recent weeks and that many already impoverished families...
