North Korea's Kim demands more farmland to boost food production
South Korea has warned of an exacerbating food crisis in the isolated North, including a recent surge in deaths from hunger in some regions.
IMF says Ukraine war prompts worst global food crisis since at least 2008
The IMF calls for eliminating food export bans and other protectionist measures, citing World Bank research that these account for as much as 9% of the world wheat price increase.
Vegetable prices spike in flood-hit Pakistan as food crisis looms
Damage to homes and infrastructure will run into billions of dollars, while losses in the key farming sector have yet to be fully assessed.
Malaysia not facing food crisis, ministry assures
The agriculture and food industries ministry says there is still enough supply in the country, notwithstanding several issues regarding chicken and wheat.
How ready is Malaysia for a global food crisis?
The question has gained new urgency in light of the continuing war in Ukraine, which has affected food supplies around the world.
More than half of Afghans face ‘acute’ food crisis, say UN agencies
More than 22 million Afghans will suffer food insecurity this winter as a drought driven by climate change adds to the disruption caused by the chaotic Taliban takeover of the country.
