Survey highlights severe nutrition deficiencies in West Bengal tea workers
Study carried out following death of a tea worker due to starvation
Thousands may face starvation from February to May in ‘hunger hotspots‘: UN agencies
Ethiopia, Nigeria, South Sudan and Yemen are on the highest alert
50 million a step away from starvation: Civil society seeks urgent funds
Non-governmental organisations wrote a letter to global leaders urging support
As told to Parliament (March 25, 2022): Central hub to provide quality seeds to farmers
All that was discussed in the House through the day
Global Hunger Index: Why is India trailing?
India ranked 94 in global hunger index 2020 among 107 countries
Food prices are expected to rise more, and cost may be too heavy to bear for many
Climate crisis may undo last century’s achievement in curbing extreme hunger
Acute food insecurity: 4 African countries remain at highest concern level
Burkina Faso, Mali, South Sudan and Sudan remain at the highest level of concern, finds report by FAO, WFP
Simply Put: Wretched of the earth
Starvation deaths in Odisha: Here are some recommendations to address it
Most of the government’s social security and safety nets have failed miserably to address the immediate needs of the starving population
COVID-19, climate crisis: 7.8 million across east Africa pushed to starvation
Floods and locust outbreak in east African region lead to increased food shortages, where 34 million people are acutely food insecure
An Adivasi’s demise brings forward the outrageous gaps in India’s food security
Denied dignity in both life and death, a tribal man from Bengal is now receiving the blame for his own death
Starvation, disease: Tribes of Lower Omo bear the brunt of development projects
Oakland Institute report looks into condition of Ethiopian Indigenous communities displaced for dams, sugarcane plantations
Will COVID-19 lead to global famine
Around 0.3 million people can starve daily over three months in the absence of the aid, says UN report
COVID-19 makes a basic meal unaffordable in sub-Saharan Africa
A basic plate of food now costs 186% of a person’s daily income in South Sudan
Dietary diversity can help stamp out child malnutrition in India
Relying solely on food supplements and fortification may not be sufficient to effectively tackle malnutrition caused by micronutrient deficiencies
Acute hunger set to rise in over 20 countries, warns UN
Yemen, South Sudan and northern Nigeria topped the list with populations facing catastrophic levels of acute hunger and starvation
Climate resilient agriculture systems: The way ahead
Climate resilient agriculture practices can help reduce hunger and poverty in the face of climate change
‘Starvation deaths’ resurface in Jharkhand
At least 30 people purportedly died of starvation in Jharkhand since September 2017, according to a report
More than 19 mln people can face food insecurity in west, central Africa: Report
People more likely to die of starvation caused by the economic fallout of COVID-19 pandemic than the disease itself, says the report
COVID-19, war and hunger: Yemen’s humanitarian crisis is becoming worse
Over 10 million are on the brink of famine; as many as 400,000 children are at the risk of dying, according to UN
Why India needs climate resilient agriculture systems
Temperature rise is likely to show serious effects on crop yields. High temperatures may reduce crop duration, permit changes in photosynthesis, …
COVID-19 pandemic, repeated weather shocks drove 122 million more to hunger since 2019: UN
If trends remain as they were, the UN-mandated Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) of ending hunger by 2030 will not be reached
As told to Parliament (March 29, 2023): No report of starvation deaths from states, UTs, claims minister
IPES report highlights global hunger crisis amid high debt
World’s poorest countries saw the costs of servicing their debt increase by 35 per cent in 2022
COVID-19: Asia-Pacific countries must act against recession-induced hunger
Sub-Saharan Africa, home to the world’s highest hunger rates, must now brace for its first recession in a quarter of a century
