June 20th, 2022
Via the Hurriyet Daily News, a report on Turkey’s plan to lease farmland in foreign countries such as Venezuela and Sudan: Turkey plans to lease farmlands in several counties in Africa and Latin America to grow crops to boost agricultural production amid growing global concerns over food security. Authorities have been exploring such opportunities in 10 nations, besides Venezuela and[…]
Read more »Sudan, UAE Sign MoU For Large Farm Project
June 20th, 2022
Via Farmland Grab, a report on a MoU signed between Sudan and the UAE for a large farm project: Sudan recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the United Arab Emirates for a large agricultural project linked by a road to a new port to be built on the Red Sea, the Sudanese Finance[…]
Read more »June 8th, 2022
Via WWF, commentary on how fish and fisheries are frequently at the center of conflict, and how saving fish stocks can build peace: Imagine a future where people and countries are fighting over fish. Communities, together made up of hundreds of millions of people, have lost sources of food and income because the climate crisis has[…]
Read more »Call To (F)arms: Climate Change Will Impact Maize and Wheat Production by 2030
June 4th, 2022
Via NASA, an article on how climate change may affect the production of maize (corn) and wheat as early as 2030, according to a new NASA study: Climate change may affect the production of maize (corn) and wheat as early as 2030 under a high greenhouse gas emissions scenario, according to a new NASA study published[…]
Read more »June 2nd, 2022
Via The Atlantic Council, a report on the global food security impact of Russia’s war on Ukraine: Russia has blocked and mined all of Ukraine’s Black Sea ports and hindered nearly all of Ukraine’s exports, notably of grain. Russia’s blockade of Ukraine’s grain exports may cause starvation of up to 47 million people. Opening Ukraine’s[…]
Read more »World Leaders Accuse Russia of Using Ukraine’s Food Supply as a Weapon
May 24th, 2022
Courtesy of the New York Times, an article on global leaders’ accusations that Russia is using Ukraine’s food supply as a weapon: Fears of a global food crisis are swelling as a Russian blockade of Ukrainian seaports and attacks on its grain warehouses have choked off one of the world’s breadbaskets, deepening fears that President[…]
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