News, comment and features on food security, food insecurity and food scarcity in the developing world
July 2024
Seascape: the state of our oceans
‘We sell it in secret, like drugs’: Brazil’s appetite for shark meat puts species under threat
Despite curbs on certain species, trade in the cheap fish is booming. But worried conservationists say most people do not even realise they are eating shark
Weatherwatch: Buckwheat, miracle crop for a future of extreme heat
It’s not a grain, but the seed of a plant related to rhubarb, and is gluten-free, insect friendly and tolerant of drought
Child malnutrition crisis in Nigeria amid rural violence and soaring food inflation
MSF says it is overwhelmed in country where 31.8 million people are suffering from hunger
June 2024
The Guardian view on the climate crisis and heatwaves: a killer we need to combat
Editorial: Britain may be chilly, but from Greece to India, people are dying due to record temperatures. The death toll will grow without urgent action
May 2024
A common condition
‘There was no other option’: the aid packages feeding diabetes and heart disease in the Pacific islands
Increasingly frequent natural disasters leave islanders reliant on processed foods for months on end – with deeply concerning knock-on effects to health
‘If they see a Syrian, they beat them up’: the refugees living in fear in Lebanon
The death of a Christian political leader has sparked a wave of vigilante attacks on Syrians, fuelled by political scapegoating
Southern frontlines: Latin America and the Caribbean
Colombia’s Wayúu people live on land rich in resources. So why are their children dying of hunger?
State failures in La Guajira have compounded water shortages that bring malnutrition and death
April 2024
UK facing food shortages and price rises after extreme weather
Covid pandemic made poorest countries even worse off, World Bank warns
March 2024
Southern frontlines: Latin America and the Caribbean
‘Children were dying. We didn’t even have aspirin’: the Indigenous Venezuelans forced far from home
Fresh blow for Rwanda deportation plan as report shows extreme poverty and hunger
Onions sell for 50 times usual price in Gaza as Palestinians scramble for food
The alternatives
Seven times size of Manhattan: the African tree-planting project making a difference
Southern frontlines: Latin America and the Caribbean
‘My dream is to buy a piece of land’: the ‘outsiders’ farming at the Amazon’s last frontiers
Southern frontlines: Latin America and the Caribbean
‘There aren’t seasons any more’: a childhood without water in north Colombia
February 2024
‘Fight waste to fight hunger’: food banks embrace imperfection to feed millions in Brazil
More than 40% of produce in the country is lost or wasted but new research highlights how it could be a key tool in fighting rising food insecurity. One charity is leading the charge
Israel is deliberately starving Palestinians, UN rights expert says
Exclusive: UN special rapporteur on the right to food Michael Fakhri says denial of food is war crime and constitutes ‘a situation of genocide’
English farmers to be offered ‘largest ever’ grant scheme amid food security concerns
‘Symbol of polarisation’: EU scraps plans to halve use of pesticides
We must act on Ethiopia food crisis, says UK minister
