-Newsclick.in The war is exacerbating the food crisis, but to end it, the United States must first realise no military solution to the conflict in Ukraine will bring about the defeat of Russia it seeks. There is a world food crisis spanning the realms of production and distribution. According to the Global Report on Food Crises 2022, acute food insecurity afflicted approximately 193 million people in 2021. They were based in 53...
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"Beg India To Reconsider Wheat Export Ban As Soon As Possible": IMF Chief
-NDTV.com India banned wheat exports earlier this month as an intense heat wave hit output and domestic prices hit a record high. Davos: International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Kristalina Georgieva on Tuesday implored India to reconsider its ban on wheat exports, saying the country could play a key role in international food security and global stability. "I do have an appreciation for the fact that India needs to feed nearly 1.35 billion people...
More »food security does not need this ‘surgical strike’ -Madhura Swaminathan and Deepak Johnson
-The Hindu India’s flip-flop on the export of wheat is an example of the Government lacking a coherent policy of food security The Government of India announced a sudden ban on export of wheat on May 13, 2022, a few days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi had stated that “at a time when the world is facing a shortage of wheat, the farmers of India have stepped forward to feed the world”....
More »Under pressure on wheat, India brings up Covid vaccines
-The Telegraph V. Muraleedharan stresses the need for all countries to appreciate the importance of 'equity, affordability and accessibility' when it comes to foodgrains Under pressure to reconsider the wheat export ban, India on Wednesday sought to turn the tables on the West by urging it to not hoard the foodgrain the way Covid vaccines were cornered by the developed world and maintained that there were food security exceptions to the restrictions...
More »Wheat Shouldn't Go The Way Of Covid Jabs: India Calls Out West On Exports
-PTI/ NDTV.com Global food crisis: At the high-level meeting, India spoke about the issue of the wheat export ban for the first time in the UN since its May 13 announcement. United Nations: Calling out the West, India on Wednesday said that food grains should not go the way of the Covid-19 vaccines as it voiced concern over hoarding and discrimination amid the "unjustified increase" in food prices. It stressed that its decision...
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