News Overview

2022 State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World report: Repurpose agricultural subsidies to make healthy diets affordable, reduce rising hunger Swati Malhotra The world continues to lose ground in its efforts to end hunger, food insecurity, and malnutrition in all its forms by 2030, according to the recently-released 2022 State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) report.

Russia brands Ukrainian steel plant defenders terrorists (Washington Post) Washington Post published an article which quoted senior research fellow David Laborde, who said only 6 million tons of grain stuck in Ukraine is wheat, and just half of that is for human consumption. “Monday’s shipload is actually chicken feed. A few ships leaving Ukraine is not going to be a

First ship with Ukraine grain cleared to sail on to Lebanon (Newsy) Newsy published an article stating the first grain ship to leave Ukraine and cross the Black Sea under a wartime deal passed inspection Wednesday in Istanbul and headed on to Lebanon. Ukraine said 17 other vessels were “loaded and waiting permission to leave,” but there was no word

Ukraine’s breadbasket is (almost) open for business again (Foreign Policy) Foreign Policy published an article that discussed the plans for grain to begin shipping out of the Black Sea port in Ukraine. Whether Ukraine can safely export its grain has significant consequences for global food markets. Ukraine supplies more than 40 percent of the world’s sunflower oil, nearly 20 percent of the world’s

‘Day by day’: Trade bans, inflation send food prices soaring (Voice of America News)  VOA News published an article stating as inflation surges around the world, politicians are scrambling for ways to keep food affordable as people increasingly protest the soaring cost of living. One knee-jerk response has been food export bans aimed at protecting domestic prices and supplies as a growing number

Tamil Nadu rolls out ‘Chief Minister’s Breakfast Scheme’ at 1,545 government primary schools to benefit 1.14 lakh children (The Hindu)  The Hindu published an article reporting on a new government scheme that breakfast would be provided to students up to Class V in these government schools on “all working days,” a G.O. issued by Chief Secretary V. Irai Anbu said. As much as

Why gender-specific data is critical to manage disaster risk (Asia & the Pacific Society)   Asia & the Pacific Policy Society – Policy Forum published an article stating when disasters strike, men and women have distinct needs and feel their impact differently, and policymakers need gender-specific data to respond effectively. The frequency and intensity of disasters triggered by natural hazards are increasing worldwide, with

Confronting seismic shocks: New WQ article looks at “Russia’s war on natural resources” (New Security Beat – Wilson Center) New Security Beat published an article stating that only a day after Russia’s commitment to the shipping grain out of the Black Sea region port, the deal was thrown into question when its military launched missiles at the major port of