Russia has emerged as a major supplier of wheat to global markets, participating regularly in the trading system. In recent years, authoritarian states have become the main customers of Russian agri-food exports
DHAKA, Bangladesh -- The guy walking across the parking lot is famous. That's easy to tell from the reactions. Crowds part for him. Security guards mirror his every step. Other cricketers who made this same trip to the locker room tiptoed around the puddles. He strides over them, head u...
Food security is a critical part of the Sustainable Development Goals and government policies in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The expression “food security” was introduced in 1974 following famines in the Sahel and Darfur (Gerlach,2015), and was initially focused on the production and availability ...
When it comes to produce, make sure you’re washing it before preparing and eating. Soap isn’t necessary, said Kowalcyk. What’s more important to getting rid of bacteria on the food item is friction under running water and then usi...
food demand, driven by the larger number of people and the growing appetites of wealthier populations, is expected to rise between 70 and 100 percent by midcentury. In particular, the rapid increases in rice and wheat yields that helped feed the world for decades are showing signs of slowing...
Maize is an important crop for food security and livelihood improvement in Nigeria and elsewhere in Africa. Maize varieties that enable farmers to increase their productivity and profitability, for example, can help them achieve these development outcomes. Contextual factors shape women’s and men’s...
The name of the problem is economic inequality, and it’s been on the rise for decades. It’s at the heart of the squeeze, and it’s a sign that something important is broken: the set of economic mechanisms and forces that used to broadly and fairly distribute the benefits of growth....
Explain why farmers are so important to people and businesses in cities. Economic activities: Economic activities refer to activities that individuals are associated with to make a livelihood. These activities generate incomes for both individuals and the country at large. The country gains...
Shortage of Food Grains Wheat and grain prices have decreased recently, allaying concerns about the affordability of some necessities. But getting enough calories daily is not enough; one should consume enough nutrients too. An important link between nutrition and food security is diet quality. M...
“Indian wheat exports areespecially important this year on the back of Russia-Ukraine crisis,” Oscar Tjakra, senior grains and oilseeds analyst at Rabobank, told CNN Business. The “ban will reduce the availability of global wheat for exports in 2022 and will provide support to gl...