Half of South Sudan facing food shortages, warns UN
BBC News

High-protein diet unhealthy for Sysco, Meat products grow costly
MarketWatch

East Africa: Greater Food Insecurity Forecast
allAfrica.com

Who will feed the next 2 billion?
The World Today of Chatham House

Drought cost Texas close to $8 billion in agricultural losses in 2011, study finds
Austin Statesman

Stubborn drought expected to tax Mexico for years
Reuters

USDA Approves Monsanto's Drought Tolerant Corn : TreeHugger

USDA Looks to Approve Monsanto's Drought-Tolerant Corn - NYTimes.com

Deficit Reduction Driving Farm Bill and Ag Program Discussions
Southwest Farm Press

Food Prices Rose Most in 11 Months, May Climb in February
BusinessWeek

Increasing climate warming may put food security at risk
News Track India

Somali Struggles After UN Ends Official Declaration of Famine
Agence France Presse

Argentine Corn Forecast Cut by Exchange on Drought Damage
Bloomberg

List of Worst Droughts and Famines in History

Eyeing greener acres, new farmers reap growing U.S. aid | Reuters

Singapore SMX to launch black pepper futures
MarketWatch

How Fear Drove World Rice Markets Insane
NPR

The buzz behind 7 billion people: A milestone and a warning
CNN.com

Wild weather draining fragile state budgets | Management content from Southwest Farm Press

Food Supply Under Strain on a Warming Planet
NYTimes.com

Oxfam: Food Prices to Double
Reuters

Shipping Rates Seen Dropping as French Wheat Cargoes Sink: Freight Markets
Bloomberg

Warming Dents Corn And Wheat Yields
Science News

U.S. Producer Prices Rise More than Forecast, Led by Food, Oil
Bloomberg

Predator fish in oceans on alarming decline, experts say
washingtonpost.com

Wine Growers Respond to Climate Threats
SolveClimateNews.com

How extreme weather could create a global food crisis
The Guardian

Study: Food System Needs Reform, Hunger and Prices Could Rise
AFP via Grist

Iran Cuts Fuel, Food Subsidies
BBC

Ocean Acidification Threatens Food Supply of World: UN
Reuters

Bluefin Tuna Tracking Flawed
BBC

USDA Cuts Global Wheat Forecast to 463 Million Tonnes
BBC

UN to Hold Talks in Wake of Mozambique Food Crisis
The Guardian

Global Players Heat Up Pursuit of Potash Corp.
Bloomberg

Calif. Solar Electric Plant to Take 30,000 Acres, Including Farmland
The New York Times

Temperature Rise has Cut Rice Yields, Threat Continues
Reuters

Russia Bans Wheat Exports, Prices Up 50% Since June
The Washington Post

Gulf Oil Slick Reaches Shore, Threatens Wildlife, Seafood
Reuters

French Firms Switching From Palm Oil to Locally-Grown Oils
Reuters

Trader Joe's Commits to Sustainable Seafood Marketing
The Washington Post

Grocery Gap Study Looks at Food Access for Low Income Areas
The Food Trust

'The Cove' Takes Oscar for Doc about Dolphin Hunting
findingDulcinea.com

Fisherman Respond to New Catch Limit Rules
AP via MSNBC

DC Food Expert Calls for Better Use of Industry's Surplus
FieldtoForkNetwork.org

Ethnic Foods Growing as Cash Crop in US
FieldtoForkNetwork.org

Loss of Species Puts Damper on Economy: UN
Reuters

Sugar Prices Double in 2009, Keep Rising
The Guardian

Video: New Oyster Techniques Examined
Mother Nature News

Freeze in Florida Cuts Harvest Yields 30%
wallstreetjournal.com

Biofuel Crops, Renewables May Cover 11% of Germany by 2020
bloomberg.com

Menhaden, a Vital Part of Marine Food Chain, Under Threat
NYTimes.com

Chinese Inflation Rises as Food Supplies Drop
Bloomberg.com

Drought May Push Argentina into Beef Imports
Bloomberg

Rising Food and Energy Costs Drive Up Consumer Spending Figures
nytimes.com

Oyster Revitalization Project Near the Chesapeake Bay Moves Forward
washingtonpost.com

New Market Names for Fish Propel Overfishing
washingtonpost.com

Brazilian Tribes See Fish, Food, Fiber Drying Up Because of Climate Change
nytimes.com

World Food Program: Behind Almost $5 Billion in Donations, Forecasts More Hunger Due to Higher Food Prices
Reuters via Alertnet

UC Santa Cruz: Mercury from Groundwater Flowing into Ocean
UP

UNICEF: Number of Hungry in South Asia Grows 100M to 400M People
BBC.co.uk

Wheat Jumps to Four-Month High
Bloomberg

Nature Conservancy Reports 85% of Oyster Reefs "Functionally Extinct"
AP

GlobalResourcesNews stories on the search term: food

Faithful Grapple With Economic Paths, Problems

Senate Holds Hearing on Ocean Acidification

Pulitzer Works Look at Environmental, Conflict and Natural Resource Issues

Obama to Open New Areas to Offshore Drilling

UN Security Council Resolution 1973
Establishing No-Fly Zone over Libya
and Authorizing All Necessary Actions to Protect Civilians in that Conflict

Index of UN Web sites

Links for the search term: food

Water Scarcity: The Real Food Crisis

Disaster Timeline, Famines, 21st Century

Cropland Datasets

Economic Impacts of Drought on Energy and Food

Center for a Livable Future of Johns Hopkins University

Global Agricultural Development Initiative of the Chicago Council on Global Affaris
The Global Agricultural Development Initiative provides information, resources, and policy analysis on international agriculture and food issues to the U.S. administration, Congress, and interested companies, experts, and organizations.

America The Beautiful Fund, Freeseeds.us

The Venezuelan Effort to Build a New Food and Agriculture System :: Monthly Review

Windowfarms, a low-cost hydroponics strategy that uses an air pump to distribute the nutrients

AP Investigation: Monsanto Seed Biz Role Revealed

SEC Investigates Monsanto's Dealings

Foodborne Illness Database

ffects of climate change on global food production under SRES emissions and socio-economic scenarios

Food Facts and Figures by Global Food Security

Global Hunger Index of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

FAO Food Price Index

Food Statistics

Creation of Global Food Safety Partnership

Discussion of Amartya Sen's work on Famine

“ENERGY-SMART” FOOD FOR PEOPLE AND CLIMATE issue pager of the FAO

Resource revolution report by McKinsey & Company

Dietary Supplement Fact Sheet: Vitamin B12

Sustainable 2nd Century Blog » Blog Archive » Campus Sustainability Map Launched

National Gardening Association Climate Zone data by ZIP Code

Search Foods for Nutritional Value

RDA and AIs_Vitamin and Elements.pdf (application/pdf Object)

Dietary Reference Intakes : Dietary Guidance : Food and Nutrition Information Center

Total energy expenditure - Ap that lets you dial in activities and see the kilojoules burned

Human energy requirements

Rising commodity prices and extreme weather events threaten global stability | Grist

RBG Kew: GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora

State Fact Sheets - agriculture income population food education employment unemployment federal funds farms top commodities exports counties financial indicators poverty farm income Rural Nonmetro Urban Metropolitan America USDA organic Census of Agriculture

The Environmental Defense Fund
From the mission statement: "Environmental Defense Fund is dedicated to protecting the environmental rights of all people, including future generations. Among these rights are access to clean air and water, healthy and nourishing food, and flourishing ecosystems. Guided by science, Environmental Defense Fund evaluates environmental problems and works to create and advocate solutions that win lasting political, economic and social support because they are nonpartisan, cost-efficient and fair. Environmental Defense Fund believes that a sustainable environment will require economic and social systems that are equitable and just. We affirm our commitment to the environmental rights of the poor and people of color."

Commodity Online
Provides market and price information from an international perspective.

Chemical Nitrogen Is Exceeding the Earth's Carrying Capacity, Essay Says
The application of chemical nitrogen fertilizer is boosting the growth of invasive species in the water and on land. Of the 80 million tons of chemical fertilizer used, only 17 million is actually absorbed to the benefit of crops; the rest erodes to nourish pest plants on land or algae in the water. Both of these invasive types starve off native plants and reduce biodiversity.

USDA: Price Spreads from Farm to Consumer
From the Web site: ERS compares the prices paid by consumers for food with the prices received by farmers for corresponding commodities. This data product has two components: 1) the marketing bill and 2) at-home foods by commodity group.