Insights and Stories on Food Security

Worsening global food security needs Ukraine, Russia production, UN chief says

May. 4, 2022 at 8:07 pm CDT

Abuja | Reuters — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Wednesday the problem of global food security could not be solved without restoring Ukrainian agricultural production and Russian food and fertilizer output to the world market. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February has added to volatility in financial markets, sending commodity […]

U.N. to roll out global early-warning systems for extreme weather

Mar. 23, 2022 at 8:43 pm CDT

By Gloria Dickie

Ukraine war already impacting food security, U.N. agency warns

Mar. 18, 2022 at 2:09 am CDT

By Maytaal Angel

G7 ag ministers urge end to food export curbs as prices surge

Mar. 11, 2022 at 6:43 pm CST

By Reuters

Conservatives’ Barlow to return as federal ag critic

Nov. 9, 2021 at 8:16 pm CST

By Dave Bedard

U.N. looks for recipe to tackle global food dysfunction

Sep. 23, 2021 at 8:05 pm CDT

Reuters — Billions of people are overweight, millions are hungry, one third of food is wasted and the way the world produces, processes and consumes food generates one-third of greenhouse gas emissions, U.N. chief Antonio Guterres said on Thursday at the first global summit on the future of food. The […]

By Michelle Nichols

Federal NDP introduces soil health bill

Apr. 30, 2021 at 7:59 pm CDT

The federal New Democrats propose to set up a plan they say could help build up Canadian agriculture from the ground down. The NDP’s agriculture critic, British Columbia MP Alistair MacGregor, on Monday introduced a private member’s bill in the Commons to create a national soil health strategy for Canada. […]

By D.C. Fraser

Pulse weekly outlook: World Pulses Day celebrated

Feb. 16, 2021 at 7:41 pm CST

MarketsFarm — The United Nations celebrated the annual World Pulses Day on Feb. 10, highlighting the contribution of pulse crops to world agriculture and nutrition. “Pulses are more than just nutritious seeds – they also contribute to achieving the goals of the 2030 Agenda of Sustainable Development,” the UN said […]

By MarketsFarm Team

Argentina suspends corn exports to ensure domestic food supplies

Dec. 30, 2020 at 3:08 pm CST

Buenos Aires | Reuters – Argentina will suspend corn exports until March 1, the agriculture ministry said in a statement on Wednesday that announced the surprise move as part of the government’s effort to ensure ample domestic food supplies. “This decision is based on the need to ensure the supply […]

By Maximilian Heath

Federal surplus food program now taking applications

Jun. 15, 2020 at 8:12 pm CDT

A federal program to get food to those who need it, using stockpiles of perishables created by the COVID-19-related shutdown of the dining sector, is now taking applications. The $50 million Surplus Food Rescue Program — which Prime Minister Justin Trudeau telegraphed in a funding announcement May 5 — will […]