Global Issues
News headlines for “World Hunger and Poverty”, page 81
BULGARIA: Govt Forced Down on Genetically Modifed Crops
- Inter Press Service
Campaigning by environmental groups and the general public has weakened the determination of the Bulgarian government to allow the cultivation of genetically modified (GM) crops in this country.
DEVELOPMENT: Free Hungry Mouths of Red Tape
- Inter Press Service
Developing countries must tone down the booming voice bureaucrats have in policies and target corruption if commitments to defeat hunger are to be turned into action, leaders and experts at a United Nations meeting said Wednesday.
HAITI: Food Crisis Looms
- Inter Press Service
Haiti's misery after last month's earthquake will be compounded by a food catastrophe if the international community continues to ignore the country's agricultural needs, the United Nations has warned.
ENERGY-ARGENTINA: Agrofuels Rev Their Engines
- Inter Press Service
In a measure that was delayed by supply problems, this year Argentina is beginning to require that gasoline be mixed with ethanol and diesel fuel with biodiesel, at a proportion of five percent, to possibly reach 20 percent by 2015.
COTE D'IVOIRE: Policy Changes Revive Poultry Industry
- Inter Press Service
Ivorian poultry producers are enjoying strong growth thanks to the imposition of a tax on imports of poultry products from the European Union and South America.
/CORRECTED REPEAT*/ICELAND: Questions Hang Over EU Membership
- Inter Press Service
Views within Iceland towards membership of the European Union (EU) are mixed. Though Iceland has officially decided to apply for EU membership this does not mean that it will join, even if invited to do so.
ENERGY: Planting New Seeds for the Take-Off
- Inter Press Service
A salty, crunchy salad herb known to gourmands as samphire could revolutionise agriculture in the Middle East by providing food, fodder and fuel without using a single drop of freshwater.
ICELAND: Questions Hang Over EU Membership
- Inter Press Service
Views within Iceland towards membership of the European Union (EU) are mixed. Though Iceland has officially decided to apply for EU membership this does not mean that it will join, even if invited to do so.
Q&A: The Two Faces of Agriculture
- Inter Press Service
The challenge of the 21st century is to transform agriculture into a good administrator of biodiversity and reverse its destructive capacity, without restricting its mission to feed a growing world population, said Achim Steiner, executive director of the United Nations Environment Programme.
RELIGION: Fighting Hunger - A Matter of Faith
- Inter Press Service
The world's major religions might disagree on theology and matters like the foods we ought to eat and the days we should rest on, but when it comes to fighting hunger, they see eye to eye.
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