Global Food Supply and Production...

Graphics that summarise some of the key issues!

In the News...

Ban on GM terminator seeds to be lifted in Brazil - why does it matter?

Land Grabs extend to Europe

Food Waste reduction could help feed the starving?

Is half the world's food thrown away? BBC news

our focus is global - but give a thought to food poverty in the UK - watch.

Climate change will worsen global food crisis...

Global Food Crisis - An Interactive Guide. Start with Paraguay and follow the links to explain the impact of changing diets. Then describe the impact of the growing demand for biofuels on poorer countries.(click on KENYA to get started)

Food Security - The Guardian's pages  - worth a look - up to date articles relating to our topic

Who's hungry?

World Agricultural Trade Flows - take a look!

A new world map of food security risk

The Geopolitics of food- a report from Guatemala word doc

Global food prices at a high - Jan 2011... find out why... and more here (spot the journalist!!!)

FAO: world food situation

A 70% increase in global food production is estimated to be required by 2050 - how and why?  This Radio 4 Broadcast includes some interesting answers (start listening approx 12 mins in).  BBC  page on the cost of food and lots of links to follow!

UK Food Production:  The Common Agricultural Policy  Should we import from abroad or grow more food at home - a newsnight report worth watching?

The FAO    Interactive map for world agricultural trade flows

 The World Trade Organisation  and criticisms it faces e.g this older article from The Guardian... and more links from here...

The Global Land Grab? ... in Ethiopia  ... Tanzania fights back?  LOTS of examples linked on this page from The Guardian.

BBC radio report - debating Land Grabbing in Africa.

Kenyan Green Beans - Iceland volcano and its impact.

The Guardian's environment section - food, agriculture, GM, biofuels.... you can search their articles here. 

outline map of the World