Agriculture

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.

Bonded laborers, many of whom belong to the Dalit community, are owned by their landlords and work for little or no pay.

Yams mean wealth, power, and the holidays—if you can afford them.

Don’t abandon big agriculture, make it work (even) better.

Actually, big isn’t best.

Like its blatant vaccine nationalism, the administration’s unchecked stimulus policies are hurting the world—especially the global poor.

The United States’ industrialized food system moved millions of people out of poverty and is better for the environment, too.