STWR - Share The World's Resources

As world leaders met for the latest summit on progress towards the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), ActionAid released a report to highlight how rich countries have contributed to the current food crisis. At the same time, Christian Aid and War on Want highlighted the negative impact of liberalisation and corporate abuses on the goals to eradicate global poverty.

The inability of world leaders to face up to the root causes or policy contradictions of a food crisis is nothing new, but the resultant crisis of faith in neoliberal economic orthodoxy is a sign that the world direction is changing course, writes Adam W. Parsons.

The first genetically modified food crop – Bt Brinjal – will soon be served up across India, carrying a toxin that is a thousand times more potent than what is used to kill insects. Spine chilling, isn’t it? By Devinder Sharma.

The number of food-insecure people in 70 developing countries rose from 849 million to 982 million in 2006-07, USDA’s Economic Research Service estimates.

Waste plays a central role in the ongoing food crisis as immense amounts of food are lost to processing, transport, sale, and consumption, says a report  released during World Water Week.

It's easy to scoff at the Prince's latest 'green' intervention, but if you really look at what he's saying, it's completely cogent, argues John Vidal.

Reforming the economics of food production and supply would be beneficial for a number of environmental and social problems, and a key issue is to understand the energy involved in putting food on your plate, argues Peter Baker.