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These vitamin-rich ocean plants could be the answer to food shortages

Eating microalgae could be the answer to food shortages, scientists say

Afghanistan

$12.3 million 'found stashed' at former Afghan leaders' homes

"The money found came from senior leaders of the previous government, such as Amrullah Saleh" according to the statement of the Afghan Central Bank.

Living

This Argentinian city is turning vacant land into urban food gardens

The municipality of Rosario has just won an award for its sustainable food programme.

Living

Your chocolate Easter egg could be fuelling deforestation

Is palm oil in all kinds of chocolate? And why is it so bad for the environment?

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World News

Brexit red tape is leading to shortages in some UK supermarkets

British freight traders say European truck drivers could simply choose not to deliver to the UK over post-Brexit red tape.

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Maryland volunteers distribute food as pandemic creates rising hunger

People queuing to get food from distribution centres has become an increasingly common scene across the US as people struggle to feed themselves amid the ongoing pandemic.

World

Spanish NGO eases poverty crisis by collecting millions of pesatas

The crisis created by the coronavirus pandemic will push over a million people into poverty acording to Oxfam. In Spain, food banks are serving 40% more people than last year. Now a charity is converting million worth of Spain's former currency into food for those who need it the most.

Green News

Cara Delevingne on how to solve the food crisis with Vandana Shiva

The pair explore the connections between food, climate and health in a live interview to be streamed online.

Green News

Over a million airline meals rescued to feed disadvantaged families

One social enterprise has been salvaging food to support the most vulnerable people amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Green News

Scientists are growing mustard and strawberries to survive on Mars

Scientists in Prague are growing food in Aeroponic conditions to survive the extreme weather on Mars.

Green News

My eco job: saving ugly fruit and veg from landfill

Two city workers decided to give up their high flying careers and do their bit to tackle food waste locally.

Green News

The future of sports nutrition: protein powder made from food waste

The company leading the way in nutrition by making sustainable food supplements and protein powders from household and grocery food waste.

Living

Who's the Boss? You.

The initiative that aims to bring back transparency and sustainability into our plates.

Australia

Melon listeria kills three, 12 hospitalised in Australia

New South Wales' food authority said on its website that the listeria outbreak came from a rockmelon grower in the eastern state.

France

Nutella price cut sparks fights in supermarkets across France

"They fought like animals. A woman had her hair pulled, an elderly lady had a cardboard box put on her head, another had a bloody hand, it was terrible," a witness told French media.

Venezuela

Caracas stores mobbed as Maduro forces price cuts

One major supermarket in the Venezuelan capital didn't open for hours. When it finally did, only crackers and washing liquid were discounted, just as millions cannot eat three proper meals a day.

World News

France ranks highest in Europe for food sustainability

A national commitment to recycling saw France named Europe's 'global top performer' in the Food Sustainability Index 2017.

Yemen

First food and aid arrives in Yemen after almost three-week-long blockage

A ship carrying some 5,500 tonnes of flour has docked in Yemen's Red Sea port of Hodeidah. It's the first commercial ship to enter the port since a Saudi-led coaltion imposed an air, land and sea blockade in a bid to halt the flow of weapons into Yemen.

France

Supermarket shelves empty as French butter shortage hits

Signs explaining shortage in shops an increasingly common sight

New Zealand

'Chipocalypse' now as New Zealanders face up to a crisp crisis

A winter of unprecedented rainfall has devastated the country's potato crop