Tag: food security
Asian activists call for sustainable food systems, climate action
"We demand sustainable food systems that prioritize domestic food needs and ensure an ample supply of nutritious food for all"
In bid to boost childbearing, North Korea offers sporadic extra food
North Korea’s birth rate is about 1.8 children per woman – just below the replacement level of 2.1 births, according to 2020 World Bank data
Photos: ‘Pay with onions’
A retail store in the Philippine capital launched a promotional campaign, accepting one piece of onion in exchange for a product
Eye-watering onion prices make Philippine staple a luxury
As onion memes spread on social media, the humble vegetable has become a symbol of wealth in the poverty-afflicted country
Photos: ‘No to food price hikes’
Philippine women farmers and their supporters stage a demonstration to demand an immediate solution to the rising prices of food
Caritas Philippines calls on gov’t to address economic woes, food security...
The government “should not be blind to the woes of its citizens and should implement programs to mitigate the situation”
Hunger continues to plague India, Church response found wanting
In the latest 2022 Global Hunger Index, India has slipped six positions from 2021 when it was ranked 101
Farmers, workers, climate activists call on Philippine government to address ‘food...
The protesters said the rising prices of basic commodities has forced 2.9 million Filipino families to go hungry in the past three months
School gardens a lifeline for hungry Cambodian children
Remote schools in Siem Reap province use the gardens to teach pupils life skills such as cultivation and cooking
Southeast Asian MPs urge ASEAN economic ministers to immediately tackle food...
“It is necessary to put in place a coordinated effort to protect the most vulnerable from a potentially devastating economic downturn”
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