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Food Security

Agri-business

Global Food Prices Drop for Fifth Month on the Trot

World food prices have fallen for a fifth consecutive month but are still nearly eight per cent higher than a year ago. The UN’s food...

OWSA Contributor - 5 September 2022

Agri-business

Bangladesh Plans for Food Security; Set to Import Rice from India, Vietnam; Wheat from Russia

Officials say that the exports are to replenish reserves and cool domestic prices. The country anticipates a fall in the production of rice following...

OWSA Contributor - 1 September 2022

Food Security

Farming and Fertilizers: How Ecological Practices Can Make a Difference

“We found that ecological intensification can partly replace fertilizers to support crop yields, because both ecological intensification and fertilizers increase soil nutrients. So farmers could use ecological...

OWSA Contributor - 31 August 2022

Accountability

The Crisis for Sri Lankan Children Is a Cautionary Tale for SouthAsia

More reports are already emerging of an increase in abuse, exploitation and violence against children due to the mounting economic pressure. There are already...

OWSA Contributor - 27 August 2022

Bio-diversity

Chinese Fleet Threatens Latin America’s Fish Stocks

Only artisanal fishing is allowed in the waters surrounding the Galapagos Islands, where it is possible to catch large, valuable fish. The area is...

Inter Press Service - 26 August 2022

Food Security

Rice Fortification – One Year On

151 districts in 24 states lifted fortified rice the government has said, adding that the number of rice mills having blending infrastructure for fortified...

OWSA Staff - 13 August 2022

Food Security

Food Rights Group Says Buying Tricolour for Food Entitlements a Matter of Concern

Imposition of any kind of compulsion to buy flags to receive food grains is inhuman and a dangerous step against those struggling to survive,”...

OWSA Staff - 12 August 2022

Agriculture policy

2022 State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World Report: Repurpose Subsidies to Reduce Rising Hunger

The report projects that if current trends continue, nearly 670 million people or eight per cent of the world population will still be undernourished...

OWSA Contributor - 8 August 2022

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