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Almost 1 billion people are starving: Why is world hunger spiraling out of control?

Posted on January 5, 2024January 5, 2024By Editor

On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Dr. Joseph Glauber, Senior Research Fellow at the International Food Policy Research Institute and former Chief Economist at the US Department of Agriculture. … Read More >Almost 1 billion people are starving: Why is world hunger spiraling out of control?

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Hunger games: How the world’s farmers have become collateral victims of sanctions against Russia

Posted on June 3, 2022June 3, 2022By Editor

Already on the rise, fertilizer prices skyrocketed amid trade disruptions over the conflict in Ukraine. … Read More >Hunger games: How the world’s farmers have become collateral victims of sanctions against Russia

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1 in 10 people malnourished in 2020, UN says, with pandemic stalling chances of eradicating world hunger by 2030

Posted on July 13, 2021July 13, 2021By Editor

A United Nations (UN) report has revealed how the Covid-19 pandemic has exacerbated world hunger, raising concerns that the organization’s goal of ensuring no one is starving by 2030 is now unattainable. … Read More >1 in 10 people malnourished in 2020, UN says, with pandemic stalling chances of eradicating world hunger by 2030

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Nobel Peace Prize awarded to United Nations World Food Programme for ‘efforts to combat hunger’

Posted on October 10, 2020October 10, 2020By Editor

The United Nations World Food Programme has received the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize for its contribution to feeding the world and for acting as a driving force in “efforts to prevent the use of hunger as a weapon of war and conflict.” … Read More >Nobel Peace Prize awarded to United Nations World Food Programme for ‘efforts to combat hunger’

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Russia offers to set up ‘grain OPEC’ to ensure stability & solve problem of world hunger

Posted on October 7, 2019October 7, 2019By Editor

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Aleksey Gordeyev has suggested creating an organization of grain exporters similar to the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). … Read More >Russia offers to set up ‘grain OPEC’ to ensure stability & solve problem of world hunger