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Food
Agriculture, Science, Drought, etc
A collection of AlJazeera as of September 2012 reporting on food around the world
Burgess COMMENTARY
Peter Burgess
Feeding the World
Hunger Games: The price of feeding the world
http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/insidestory/2012/09/20129372724728397.html
Feeding global hunger
http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/insidestory/2012/01/20121483514442758.html
US farmers turn food waste into fertiliser
Average American throws out about 180kg of food every year, even as global food prices soar.
Last Modified: 23 Sep 2012 11:29 GMT
http://www.aljazeera.com/video/americas/2012/09/201292384748832898.html
Rising prices leave UK students hungry
http://blogs.aljazeera.com/blog/europe/rising-prices-leave-uk-students-hungry
In pictures: Hunger stalks Niger
http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/inpictures/2012/09/201291172249987573.html
Drought leaves US crops in a poor state
http://www.aljazeera.com/video/americas/2012/09/2012912201547965938.html
High price to pay for rising corn costs
http://blogs.aljazeera.com/blog/americas/high-price-pay-rising-corn-costs
In Depth
Food for thought
As the US drought drags on, a localised problem is having global implications for food prices.
http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/countingthecost/2012/09/20129167591879452.html
Corn lobby outgrows US farm subsidies
Despite drought, corn growers say $5bn in controversial annual direct payments are unnecessary given US debt levels.
http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2012/08/2012826114433916589.html
Biofuels 'causing high food prices'
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/europe/2008/07/200874121855279727.html
More News
Rising food prices hit Nairobi slums
Communities in the slums of Kenyan capital are surviving on food that is hardly fit for consumption.
Last Modified: 06 Sep 2012 23:35 GMT
http://www.aljazeera.com/video/africa/2012/09/201296195748591887.html
Jordanians grapple with rising food prices
The fourth poorest Arab country has a high cost of living, and rulers worry about potential unrest and food riots. Jane Ferguson
Last Modified: 23 Aug 2012 17:08 GMT
http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2012/08/2012823163232322514.html
Food security tops Somalia election agenda
Nearly one year after a famine killed tens of thousands of people in Somalia, millions are still in need of aid.
Last Modified: 09 Sep 2012 08:39 GMT
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/africa/2012/09/20129955735959464.html
World Bank: Food costs at record levels again
Prices now one per cent higher than previous peak in Feburary 2011 'threatening the health and well-being of millions'. Carey L Biron
Last Modified: 31 Aug 2012 12:58 GMT
http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2012/08/201283112331806512.html
Struggling to put food on the table in China
Amid rising food prices, poor families in urban areas are finding it hard to put together a square meal.
Last Modified: 31 Aug 2012 17:16 GMT
http://www.aljazeera.com/video/asia-pacific/2012/08/2012831161348575813.html
South Sudan refugees running out of food
In the latest feature in our 'Feeding the World' series, Al Jazeera visits the struggling Yida refugee camp.
Last Modified: 25 Aug 2012 17:03 GMT
http://www.aljazeera.com/video/africa/2012/08/2012825153748826769.html
Drought to reduce US corn crop yield
Fears of decimated crop causing food crisis and affecting greenhouse gases.
Last Modified: 22 Aug 2012 15:54 GMT
http://www.aljazeera.com/video/americas/2012/08/201282195148482507.html
Banks joining in food speculation
Driven by pressure, several German financial institutions have stopped allowing investors to speculate on food prices.
Last Modified: 22 Aug 2012 15:51 GMT
http://www.aljazeera.com/video/europe/2012/08/2012822141548934911.html
Balkans hit by worst drought in decades
After suffering a harsh winter, region faces severe drought that could cost hundreds of millions of dollars.
Last Modified: 23 Aug 2012 15:46 GMT
http://www.aljazeera.com/video/europe/2012/08/201282314323371449.html
Drought wreaks havoc on Indian farmers
A punishing drought in western India is hurting livestock farmers as the region experiences water shortages. Chaitra Arjunpuri
Last Modified: 22 Aug 2012 13:02 GMT
http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2012/08/201282114048913295.html
Opinion
From the republic of hunger to the land of plenty
Stan Cox
http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/06/20126128249726897.html
Processed food and coronary capitalism
Kenneth Rogoff
http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/02/20122384633401456.html
The seed emergency: The threat to food and democracy
Vandana Shiva
http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/02/201224152439941847.html
What can be done in the drought-stricken Sahel?
Antonio Guterres
http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/06/2012627121736972363.html
Egypt: Food for a revolution
Sandy Tolan
http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2011/12/20111219143454601107.html
Drought fears loom in India as monsoon stalls
Meteorological department predicts at least 10 per cent less rain this year affecting millions of farmers across nation.
Last Modified: 05 Aug 2012 07:19
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia/2012/08/2012845225626683.html
India awaits monsoon rain
Pre-monsoon rains hint at what is to come across the country.
Last Modified: 13 May 2012 07:01
http://www.aljazeera.com/weather/2012/05/201251293126303731.html