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Militants Attack Trucks Carrying Food Relief in Somalia

September 3, 2022September 3, 2022Abdi Latif DahirComments Off on Militants Attack Trucks Carrying Food Relief in Somalia

The attack in central Somalia comes even as the country faces a devastating drought that has left almost half its population hungry.

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Scientists Boost Soy Crops Through Improved Photosynthesis

August 18, 2022August 18, 2022Raymond Zhong and Clare ToeniskoetterComments Off on Scientists Boost Soy Crops Through Improved Photosynthesis

Researchers increased yield in soy plants by making them better at photosynthesis, the process that powers life. The findings hold promise for feeding a warming world.

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Ukraine’s First U.N. Grain Ship Prepares to Depart for Africa

August 14, 2022MICHAEL SCHWIRTZComments Off on Ukraine’s First U.N. Grain Ship Prepares to Depart for Africa

The Brave Commander, a freighter, is expected to carry 23,000 metric tons of wheat to Ethiopia, which World Food Program officials said was “on the verge of famine.”

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Three More Grain Ships Have Been Cleared to Leave Ukraine

August 4, 2022August 5, 2022Farnaz Fassihi and Sophie DownesComments Off on Three More Grain Ships Have Been Cleared to Leave Ukraine

The ships are carrying a total of about 64,000 tons of corn from Ukraine’s desperately needed stores.

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G7 Leaders Pledge $4.5 Billion for Food Security Amid Ukraine War

June 28, 2022June 28, 2022Michael D. ShearComments Off on G7 Leaders Pledge $4.5 Billion for Food Security Amid Ukraine War

The planned commitment, more than half of it from the U.S., reflects worldwide alarm at shortages in wheat and sunflower oil caused by Russia’s invasion.

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Russia Seeks Buyers for Plundered Ukraine Grain, U.S. Warns

June 5, 2022June 6, 2022Declan Walsh and Valerie HopkinsComments Off on Russia Seeks Buyers for Plundered Ukraine Grain, U.S. Warns

American diplomats have alerted 14 countries, most in Africa, that Russian ships filled with stolen Ukrainian grain could be headed their way, posing a dilemma to countries facing dire food shortages.

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Russia Needs Friends. Africa, Needing Food, Isn’t Turning Its Back.

June 3, 2022June 4, 2022ELIAN PELTIERComments Off on Russia Needs Friends. Africa, Needing Food, Isn’t Turning Its Back.

A meeting between President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia and the head of the African Union, President Macky Sall of Senegal, showed that Africa is not prepared to cut ties to Russia.

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Do Swedish People Feed Their Guests?

June 2, 2022Amanda HolpuchComments Off on Do Swedish People Feed Their Guests?

After a Reddit post brought an unusual Swedish dining custom to light, Nordic people are trying to explain why they won’t share the pickled herring.

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The Race to Free Ukraine’s Stranded Grain

June 1, 2022June 2, 2022Andrew Higgins and Erika SolomonComments Off on The Race to Free Ukraine’s Stranded Grain

An operation to bring grain out from Ukraine through Lithuania, with considerable political hurdles, is just one option being considered amid warnings of mass starvation around the world.

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Russia Is Accused of Using Food as ‘Blackmail’ in Ukraine War

May 24, 2022Mark Landler, Matina Stevis-Gridneff and Patricia CohenComments Off on Russia Is Accused of Using Food as ‘Blackmail’ in Ukraine War

The West is reluctant to risk a direct military confrontation with Russia, and the world’s food distribution network is already creaky because of pandemic-related supply disruptions.

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