food insecurity

Food insecurity is haunting our poor

The soaring food prices, coupled with falling real income, pose a serious challenge for the poor in terms of accessing adequate and nutritious food.

The political origin of hunger in Bangladesh

Historical evidence suggests that almost every year before independence in 1971, present-day Bangladesh consistently grappled with a widespread shortage of food grains.

The vulnerable need food support

Why cut back on public food distribution programmes when they are needed the most?

Climate change to fuel humanitarian crises in 2023

Climate change will accelerate humanitarian crises around the world in 2023, adding to the issues created by armed conflict and economic downturns, according to a study by the NGO International Rescue Committee (IRC).

Food crisis again in the spotlight

FAO warning sums up a troubling time marked by a rise in food insecurity, poverty

Coping with the twin shocks of inflation and depleting forex reserves

Dealing with these two major challenges is essential for macroeconomic stability

Economic and political reforms must go hand in hand

All our institutions are crumbling because of politicisation, inefficiencies, and corruption.

On the verge of starvation

Govt must check food inflation, ensure food security for all

How do third world countries dodge the looming economic crisis?

While the participants in the Ukraine war are spending billions of dollars each day on weapons and other destructive arsenals, millions of people and the leaders in South Asia and Africa are passing days in anxiety with rising external debt, a strong dollar, lingering supply chain disruptions, and food shortages.

October 29, 2023
October 29, 2023

Food insecurity is haunting our poor

The soaring food prices, coupled with falling real income, pose a serious challenge for the poor in terms of accessing adequate and nutritious food.

September 25, 2023
September 25, 2023

The political origin of hunger in Bangladesh

Historical evidence suggests that almost every year before independence in 1971, present-day Bangladesh consistently grappled with a widespread shortage of food grains.

January 25, 2023
January 25, 2023

The vulnerable need food support

Why cut back on public food distribution programmes when they are needed the most?

December 14, 2022
December 14, 2022

Climate change to fuel humanitarian crises in 2023

Climate change will accelerate humanitarian crises around the world in 2023, adding to the issues created by armed conflict and economic downturns, according to a study by the NGO International Rescue Committee (IRC).

December 5, 2022
December 5, 2022

Food crisis again in the spotlight

FAO warning sums up a troubling time marked by a rise in food insecurity, poverty

December 4, 2022
December 4, 2022

Coping with the twin shocks of inflation and depleting forex reserves

Dealing with these two major challenges is essential for macroeconomic stability

November 1, 2022
November 1, 2022

Economic and political reforms must go hand in hand

All our institutions are crumbling because of politicisation, inefficiencies, and corruption.

October 28, 2022
October 28, 2022

On the verge of starvation

Govt must check food inflation, ensure food security for all

October 1, 2022
October 1, 2022

How do third world countries dodge the looming economic crisis?

While the participants in the Ukraine war are spending billions of dollars each day on weapons and other destructive arsenals, millions of people and the leaders in South Asia and Africa are passing days in anxiety with rising external debt, a strong dollar, lingering supply chain disruptions, and food shortages.

September 28, 2022
September 28, 2022

Confronting Asia’s triple threat: climate change, biodiversity loss, food insecurity

Emerging from the Covid-19 pandemic, it’s clear how ill-prepared the world was for such a crisis. We can see how our inability to deal with decades-old existential threats – notably the degradation of ecosystems, climate change, and food insecurity – has exposed us to pandemics, disasters triggered by natural hazards, and now worsening hunger.

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