Global Issues
News headlines for “Food and Agriculture Issues”, page 13
Zanzibar’s Blue Economy Offers Hope Amid Rising Seas and Gender Inequity
- Inter Press Service
JAMBIANI, Zanzibar, August 25 (IPS) - At dawn on the white-sand shores of Jambiani, 45-year-old Saada Juma braces herself against the pull of the tide, wrangling ropes laced with seaweed. Her hands, hardened by decades of labor, move instinctively as she secures her aquatic crop.
Feminist Electrification: the Power Africa Needs
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON DC, August 25 (IPS) - Chad is one of the most extreme examples of energy poverty, with just 10% of the population connected to electricity, a rural electrification rate below 2%, and a global per capita electricity consumption rate that’s just 18% of the global average. This hinders its economic development.
IPC Officially Declares Famine; More than Half a Million Starving in Gaza
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, August 22 (IPS) - The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) has officially declared that there is famine in Gaza. The world’s biggest food monitoring system raised its classification to Phase 5, the highest level on its food insecurity scale.
Who Should Lead the UN Development Programme?
- Inter Press Service
SAN FRANCISCO, California / APEX, North Carolina, US, August 22 (IPS) - In June this year, UNDP bade farewell to Achim Steiner. The ninth Administrator in UNDP’s history had completed a second four-year term in office.
Boosting Trade in the World’s Least Developed Countries – The Power of Technology
- Inter Press Service
GEBZE, Türkiye, August 22 (IPS) - Artificial intelligence and the use of frontier technologies are already transforming trade and boosting prosperity, particularly for developed and some developing countries. This ranges from the digital exchange of documents, the digitalisation of trade processes and leveraging online platforms to fast-track cross-border trade.
Seeding Strength: Farmer Cooperatives and the Future of Food Systems
- Inter Press Service
KATHMANDU, Nepal / NEW DELHI, India, August 21 (IPS) - “The future of agriculture lies not in the hands of a few giants, but in the joint hands of many.” This quote captures the spirit of farmer cooperatives—values-driven, collectively run enterprises rooted in solidarity and self-help. As global food systems grow more fragile and inequitable, cooperatives offer a compelling model: putting people before profits, and communities before corporations, while advancing social equity, economic empowerment, and environmental sustainability.
Swept Away: Flash Floods, Failed Systems Bane of Pakistan’s North
- Inter Press Service
KARACHI, August 20 (IPS) - Intense rainfall over small areas in Pakistan’s mountainous regions caused massive destruction, sweeping away entire villages. On August 15, the district of Buner in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province experienced a weather anomaly in which glacier melt and intense monsoon rains caused floods that buried villages under mud and rock.
Green Jobs on the Rise in the Arab Region
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, August 18 (IPS) - In the Arab region, a thought-to-be oil oasis, green jobs constitute 29 percent of energy sector roles, and 23 percent of the oil and gas sector. These numbers signify a push towards sustainable business and practices, with the Arab region striving to get away from oil, in their advancement towards the completion of the SDGs on time for 2030.
UN Security Council Confronts South Sudan’s ‘Compounding Crises’
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, August 18 (IPS) - The UN Security Council convened today (August 18) to discuss South Sudan and the “interlinked challenges of climate change and conflict” affecting the region.
Africa’s Moment: From Addis to the World, Food Systems Must Change Now
- Inter Press Service
ROME, August 18 (IPS) - The global food system is under pressure from every direction – climate, conflict, inequality, and economic instability. But in Addis Ababa this July, something shifted. At the UN Food Systems Summit +4 Stocktake (UNFSS+4), over 3,500 people from 150 countries came together to confront the lack of progress and push forward solutions that can no longer wait.
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