http://foodcrisis.foreignpolicyblogs.com Examining the Challenges to Global Food Security Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:06:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Reuters reports that the UN’s World Food Programme has resumed food aid to Bhutanese refugees in Nepal, a month after withdrawing rations due to financial difficulties stemming from the global financial crisis. The shortage of aid available caused food assistance to be halved by the World Food Program in October. Approximately ... http://foodcrisis.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2009/11/10/wfp-restores-food-aid-to-bhutan-refugees-in-nepal/ Reuters reports rapidly melting glaciers and falling water tables in the world's largest grain-producing nations pose a significant threat to food security. Meeting in Barcelona this week to flesh out details of the looming Copenhagen climate summit in December 2009, negotiators and participants must also taken into account the scientific ... http://foodcrisis.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2009/11/04/weighing-climate-changes-effect-on-food-supply/ The Wall Street Journal reports the Ethiopian appeal for massive amounts of foreign aid, as a severe drought in the country puts the East African nation on the border of a potentially drastic humanitarian crisis concerning low levels of food and water. Paul Lomas, Oxfam International’s regional director for East ... http://foodcrisis.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2009/10/28/ethiopia-on-the-brink-of-famine/ The Financial Times reports that according to a UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), foreign direct investment (FDI) flows in agriculture jumped to $3bn (€2bn, £1.8bn) annually in the 2005-2007 period, up from $600m during the 1990s. Though at first glance the numerical increase appears quite significant,  on the ... http://foodcrisis.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2009/10/26/investing-in-a-stable-food-supply/ The BBC reports on the Mozambican government's agricultural program designed to permit inmates of its burgeoning prison population the ability to grow their own food.  The idea of producing and varying the current diet of beans, rice, and porridge to include potatoes,  pumpkins, lettuces, and other vegetables, and allowing inmates ... http://foodcrisis.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2009/10/22/novel-solution-for-food-shortages-in-mozambiques-prisons/ Plant scientist Dr. Gebisa Ejeta was awarded the 2009  World Food Prize for his development of drought resistant sorghum seeds, which have helped African farmers increase their crop yield.  The $250,000 prize is awarded each year by the World Food Prize Foundation, which was established by Norman Borlaug, known as ... http://foodcrisis.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2009/10/16/dr-gebisa-ejeta-wins-world-food-prize/ October 16th is World Food Day, an opportunity for education and action on food issues, both globally and locally.  Throughout the past year, the Global Food Crisis blog has posted about a variety of issues including the security, availability, safety, trade and organizations that deal with food.  We invite you ... http://foodcrisis.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2009/10/16/what-you-can-do-on-world-food-day/ Another important meeting taking place during World Food Week is the World Food Prize symposium taking place in Des Moines, Iowa.  With leaders from business and government agencies, the symposium has been discussing how public-private partnerships can increase sustainable production of food. Read more about the proceedings of today's symposium by ... http://foodcrisis.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2009/10/15/news-from-the-world-food-prize-forum/ A new edition of the annual The State of Food Insecurity in the World 2009 report was  released jointly today by the UN Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) and World Food Programme (WFP).  Subtitled "Economic Crises - Impact and lessons learned," the report looks at the convergence of the recent ... http://foodcrisis.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2009/10/14/impact-of-economic-crisis-on-food-security/ During the first day of the Food and Agricultural Organization's (FAO) High Level Expert Panel on "How to Feed the World in 2050" on Monday, the organization's Director General Jacques Diouf said that in order to keep up with a population that is expected to increase from 6.7 billion currently ... http://foodcrisis.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2009/10/13/fao-ensuring-food-security-for-2050/