Agriculture

A new U.K. bill is a chance at food security—if Britain can get past unfounded fears.

Russia is a pivotal actor in global markets—and its president is willing to destabilize them for political gain.

But the devil is in the details, including how ships can navigate offshore minefields and Russia’s shifting will.

Ertharin Cousin, the former chief of the World Food Program, outlines a step-by-step plan to feed a warring—and warming—planet.

It is possible to protect nature and provide nutrition for all. Here’s what the U.S. needs to do to make it happen.

Russia’s grain blockade is a global catastrophe. It can be broken without NATO intervention.

Creative storage and transport of the new harvest can undercut Russia’s weaponization of global hunger.

A “perfect storm” in agriculture is contributing to a global economic unwinding.

Lithuania’s call for a naval coalition to break Russia’s stranglehold on Ukraine’s exports hasn’t been taken up—yet.

Rising wheat, fuel, and fertilizer costs amid a historic drought could lead to mass hunger and instability throughout the Horn of Africa.

Haitian collaborative groups affirm that “every human is human.”

The loss of Ukrainian and Russian wheat can be made up elsewhere.

The knock-on effects of Russia’s war on Ukraine are hammering wheat-dependent countries such as Afghanistan.

Curtailed harvests and scarcer fertilizer all but promise hunger and hardship for tens of millions.

The International Monetary Fund’s two top leaders discuss the global economic ramifications of Russia’s invasion.

A nationwide experiment is abandoned after producing only misery.

Vulnerable countries, especially in the Middle East, rely on grain imports that are now under threat. It’s a recipe for disaster.

The impact of a zero-tolerance COVID-19 policy goes beyond rotting fruits.

Beware of food price spikes and revolutions if Ukrainian grain deliveries are disrupted.