New temperature records, food security threats likely as El Niño looms
El Niño and La Niña are natural phenomena which WMO describes as “major drivers of the Earth’s climate system”. After a three-year La Niña spell, which is associated with ocean…
Around 258 million need emergency food aid: UN-backed report
Roughly 258 million in 58 countries faced acute hunger at crisis levels or worse, and people in seven countries faced potential starvation, according to the latest Global Report on Food…
In India, the elephant that killed 6 people for its favorite food was captured
— Photo: AFP New Delhi: In the Indian state of Kerala, the war elephant that killed 6 people to get the popular food ‘rice’ and ‘dals’ was captured. According to…
Insect powder in foodstuffs, important statement of Saudi Food Authority
Riyadh: The Saudi Food Authority has strongly denied the permission to use insect powder in food products. According to the details, the Saudi Food and Drug Authority has said that…
West Africa and Sahel: Food insecurity, malnutrition, set to reach 10-year high
For the first time in the Sahel, 45,000 people are at risk of experiencing catastrophic levels of hunger, or one step away from famine, they said. The majority, 42,000, are…
The best food to improve the mental health of a person
File photo Diet plays a very important role in maintaining the mental and physical health of a person. If the diet is healthy and good, it will have positive effects…
Gender inequalities in food and agriculture are costing world $1 trillion: FAO
Over one third of the world’s working women are employed in agrifood systems, which include the production of food and non-food agricultural products, as well as related activities from food…
How is the food during the fasting month?
Ramadan has become a shadow. Women’s houses take special measures regarding this holy month. Women actively participate in these special initiatives and try their best to complete all the necessary…
The bail application of the journalist who declared the prices of food items to be false was rejected
Photo courtesy of AFP Bail application of journalist Shamsul Zaman Shams arrested in Bangladesh was rejected. According to foreign media, local newspaper journalist Shamsul Zaman was detained from his house…
Türkiye, Syria quake response continues, food security threat rising
OCHA Spokesperson Jens Laerke, told reporters in Geneva that the current phase was still “a humanitarian emergency where we look at, ‘What do the survivors need? How can we support…