In mid-May, the United States sent a warning to 14 countries (mostly African) that Russian ships were trying to sell “stolen Ukrainian grain”, According to the publication, in the letter, the US administration indicated the names of three cargo ships that allegedly left the Black Sea ports with grain on board. The State Department, in […]
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Greece: emergency measures to ensure food security
Emergency measures to ensure food security will be introduced in the country. Enterprises will announce their stocks of grain, flour and animal feed. What does the amendment introduced to the law provide for, as well as what penalties threaten violators. An amendment submitted to parliament calls for companies to declare their stocks of animal feed, […]
France wants to introduce grocery checks
French President Emmanuel Macron allows the introduction of food checks in the country to support vulnerable citizens. According to RIA News, the French president wants to introduce food checks to help under-the-poverty households and the middle class cope with the crisis. Emmanuel Macron on the radio station France bleu explains his intentions: “We will face […]
UN warns of "hurricane of hunger"
UN Secretary-General António Guterres warns of the threat of a “hurricane of hunger” due to the war in Ukraine. It has already disrupted supply chains and caused a sharp rise in prices – for food, fuel, transport. In a tweet on Saturday, the NATO Secretary General notes that war could cause the collapse of the […]
Scientists predicted when hunger will begin on the planet
German edition Frankfurter rundschau talks about the findings of scientists after a large-scale study, citing the most important from their report: “Agriculture will be hit hard by climate change, according to NASA. Oddly enough, the researchers say corn will be hit first. This unpretentious plant is one of the most important agricultural crops: “In the […]
The number of hungry people in the world is growing rapidly, the UN notes
UN experts are concerned about alarming data on the increase in the number of hungry people in the world. Experts associate the shortage of food, among other things, with the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a report posted on the organization’s website. Apart from UN experts, other authoritative organizations also worked on the report: UNICEF, IFAD […]
DPRK: first starvation deaths recorded, leader calls to prepare for the worst
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, speaking at a party conference, appealed to the citizens of his country to prepare for the “Difficult March”, according to the BBC. The leader compares the current situation with the period of the 1990s, when, according to various sources, from 600,000 to 2 million North Koreans died of hunger in […]