Poverty

Even doubled income for farmers won’t make cocoa sustainable: Mars

27-Jun-2016 By Oliver Nieburg

Cocoa living income may need to quadruple to secure the long term future of the crop, says Mars’ global procurement head.

FAO asks: Could quinoa become a worldwide staple?

14-Jun-2013 By Caroline SCOTT-THOMAS

Quinoa’s relatively high price compared to staple grains may restrict consumption to health-conscious consumers in high-income countries for now – but it could play an important role in food security in the long term, according to the FAO.

Rome Food Security Summit

Boost production to ease the food crisis, says UN chief

04-Jun-2008 By Laura Crowley

Stepping up food production and ending trade restrictions could
lift millions out of poverty while helping bring down soaring
prices, said UN secretary-general Ban Ki-Moon.

Weekly comment

No quick fix to the food price crisis

28-Apr-2008

The food crisis is neither new nor sudden. The several underlying
causes have been independently, steadily gathering speed and have
collided in a perfect storm not seen for generations. It is going
to take a coordinated, long-term...

Weekly comment

Food prices and the death of the productionist model

04-Sep-2007

Last week saw a string of communications about food price rises:
first warnings were aired about wheat, then meat, then dairy. It's
a vertiginous view from the heights of the commodity markets, and
it's clearer than ever...