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News & Articles By Divina Ramirez
05/10/2021
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By Divina Ramirez
80 Groups blast US for interfering with Mexico’s bans on glyphosate and GM corn
Mexico plans to ban genetically modified (GM) corn and glyphosate by January 2024. And agrochemical giants operating in the United States where Mexico gets over a quarter of its corn are not happy about it. Emails revealed companies like Bayer AG, along with U.S. officials, are pressuring Mexico to drop the ban. In a letter sent Thursday, April 29, […]
04/23/2021
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By Divina Ramirez
Indigenous communities are tackling food security and protecting the environment by saving seeds
The Wuhan coronavirus pandemic has upended the global food supply chain, revealing a fragile global food system strained in large part by agrochemical companies’ privatization of seeds. But at the same time, it’s also showed how seed banks can help combat hunger in times of crisis. Indigenous seed banks, in particular, may have a key role to play in […]
03/15/2021
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By Divina Ramirez
Over 250 million people faced food insecurity in 2020 amid pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic that rocked the globe last March has since dramatically altered the global economy, society and even humans’ very perception of time. Worse, it has driven up to 265 million people to the brink of starvation. Writing for the nonprofit organization Truthout, Johannesburg-based journalist Robin Scher drew from recent reports to shed light on food insecurity […]
02/24/2021
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By Divina Ramirez
Meat prices rise as food inflation worsens, pushing many Americans to a tipping point of food shortages
The coronavirus pandemic has severely tested global supply chains like no other event in recent world history, resulting in large shocks to both demand and supply. And it’s only about to get worse. According to a report from Bloomberg, hog, cattle and poultry raisers are struggling amidst the highest prices of corn and soybean that […]
02/01/2021
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By Divina Ramirez
China faces surge in food prices ahead of Lunar New Year due to lockdowns
The Chinese government is under pressure over rising food prices ahead of Chinese New Year festivities, with a combination of new outbreaks and a colder than usual winter straining supplies. Meat, vegetable and oil prices have risen in recent weeks as families across China prepare to celebrate the most important event of the year. Economists suggested […]
01/24/2021
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By Divina Ramirez
Bee-killing pesticides threaten the global food supply
Neonicotinoids, better known as neonics, are a class of insecticides with a chemical structure that resembles nicotine – a nitrogen-containing compound present in tobacco plants. Farmers across the United States use pesticides with neonics to protect their crops from pests. But experts find that the use of neonics has disastrous consequences for food production for humans. Daniel Raichel of the […]
12/11/2020
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By Divina Ramirez
Rising demand for edible insects amid lack of industry regulations could lead to “biological invasions”
Cheap, nutritious and sustainable, edible insects are fast becoming a popular food source worldwide. However, the burgeoning insect industry is inadequately regulated. In fact, several edible insects are already regarded as invasive pests. It is this lack of regulation that heightens the risk of invasive insect species being accidentally released into the wild, where they might […]
11/22/2020
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By Divina Ramirez
More than 1 million New Yorkers have turned to food banks amid worsening pandemic lockdowns
With the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic lockdowns being used to crush the economy, hunger has driven tens of thousands of New Yorkers to line up outside food banks and soup kitchens. In a recent report, the New York Times said that the number of people facing hunger in New York City (NYC) could be upwards of 1.5 million. Food […]
10/27/2020
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By Divina Ramirez
Food prices soar as countries rush to hoard food amid worsening pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed many things: from people buy groceries to even how countries secure their food supplies. In particular, with an uncertain fourth quarter ahead, many countries have increased their purchases of staple crops — driving demand and price in the process. World food prices have been on the rise for the fourth month […]
10/14/2020
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By Divina Ramirez
Massive locust swarms threaten parts of southern Africa
Migratory locust swarms are poised to tear across the nations of Botswana, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe, according to a recent report from CTV News. These swarms are smaller and less detrimental than the billions of desert locust swarms from two months ago that damaged crops in Ethiopia, Yemen and parts of India. Nonetheless, authorities from […]
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