Canada needs to work to reduce food trade barriers. Ottawa–Half of the global population will depend on foreign countries for their food supply by 2050 and international markets must function better to keep them from going hungry, says Claire Citeau, Executive Director of the Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance (CAFTA). Currently international markets for food often function poorly because of trade-distorting subsidies and various forms of government protection, she told the Commons agriculture committee. Food export restrictions can be highly damaging […]
International Food
Countries, charities — and Ukrainian farmers themselves — will fund roughly 15 million metric tons of additional grain storage in Ukraine to fix deficits caused by Russia’s invasion, the US Agency for International Development said Monday. The extra capacity to hold grain comes amid rising anxieties about potential food shortages caused by Russia’s war on one of the world’s top wheat-producing countries, which has exacerbated existing supply chain constraints linked to the pandemic. Researchers have warned grain storage shortages affect […]
Global leaders attend summit in particular person Summit coincides with memorial to Stalin-period famine Initiative is in addition to U.N. export prepare KYIV, Nov 26 (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy hosted a summit in Kyiv with allied nations on Saturday to start a strategy to export $150 million worthy of of grain to nations around the world most vulnerable to famine and drought. The “Grain from Ukraine” initiative shown world foods stability was “not just vacant words and phrases” […]
November 25, 2022 – Ottawa, Ontario – Global Affairs Canada Global food insecurity has been increasing dramatically over the past several years, and it is now being further and directly exacerbated by Russia’s illegal and unjustifiable invasion of Ukraine. Countries around the globe are experiencing the effects of insecurity on global and local food systems, and these effects are felt most strongly by the poorest and most vulnerable populations. Canada commends Ukraine on its commitment to donating grain to help […]
The new forecast of $1.94 trillion would represent an all-time high and a 10 per cent increase over the record level of 2021. However, the pace of increase is expected to slow down in response to higher food prices and the depreciation of currencies against the United States dollar, according to the latest Food Outlook report. ‘Alarming signs’ Food prices rose worldwide following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine but have somewhat decreased. Together, these countries produce around 30 per cent of all […]
The number of food safety incidents involving an international network has gone up in the third quarter of this year compared to the previous three months. The International Food Safety Authorities Network (INFOSAN) was part of 58 alerts from July through September compared to 46 in the second quarter of 2022. Thirty-two incidents fell into the biological hazard category which was dominated by Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella with 10 each. E. coli was behind with six, Clostridium botulinum and hepatitis A caused two each, and Bacillus cereus and Coxsackievirus […]
When the United Nation’s World Food Programme sets records, it does not bode well for the world. Since 2020, when the programme assisted 116 million people, each year has been record-breaking. This year it will assist over 150 million people. Acute hunger is driven by three things: conflicts, climatic shocks and the dramatic economic and social fallout from the Covid pandemic. These are exacerbated by structural weaknesses, such as inequalities and a glaring lack of social safety nets, which make […]
Food insecurity has been rising since 2018. Even before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the increasing frequency and severity of climate shocks, regional conflicts and the pandemic were all taking their toll, disrupting food production and distribution, and driving up the cost of feeding people and families. The situation took an even more dramatic turn with the war in Ukraine. This pushed the prices of food and fertilizers higher still—hurting importers and prompting several countries to impose export restrictions.The result is […]
WASHINGTON, Sept 30 (Reuters) – The Ukraine war’s disruptions to grain and fertilizer flows have prompted the worst food security crisis since at least the one following the 2007-2008 global financial meltdown, with some 345 million people now facing life-threatening shortages, the International Monetary Fund said on Friday. A new IMF research paper estimates that the 48 countries most exposed to food shortages face a combined increase in their import bills of $9 billion in 2022 and 2023 due to […]
AFP: According to Pakistani police, a Chinese national was shot dead in Karachi. Could you offer any information of the suspect? Does he have any connection with Baloch separatists? Wang Wenbin: We express condolences for the victim and sympathies to the injured. To my knowledge, the victim you mentioned was not a Chinese citizen. CCTV: Today is the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste designated by the UN. Can you talk about China’s measures, achievements and contribution […]
