RPT-UPDATE 2-India may import rice from Thailand, Vietnam
Reuters India, 18 November 2009

Traditional rice exporter India is looking at importing rice from Thailand and Vietnam through diplomatic deals, Trade Minister Anand Sharma said on Tuesday. More...

China, US to promote clean energy development
China Daily, 18 November 2009

Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang said Tuesday that he hoped China and the United States would strengthen dialogue on policies and seek a more effective cooperative mechanism to promote clean energy development. More...

Two Efforts Seek to Increase Food Security in Africa
Voice of Africa, 17 November 2009

For the past year, the World Food Program has operated a project to prevent hunger in twenty-one countries in Africa. In the project, the United Nations agency works with small farmers to grow more and better produce. More...

A number of human rights activists working on right to food issues in fourteen districts came to Jaipur, Rajasthan in order to discuss the current food insecurity as well as the upcoming enactment of the National Food Security Act. More...

'Join hands to fight climate change'
The Economic Times, 11 November 2009

India has raised concerns over climate change issues facing the world and called for a collaborative approach to tackle the problem. climate change is a global problem and its solution should come through collaboration between the developed and the developing countries.  More...

Poor Countries Still Face High Food Prices
Voice of Africa, 11 November 2009

The poorest countries continue to face very high food prices, even though prices have dropped elsewhere in the world. That's according to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization's new Crop Prospects and Food Situation Report, released prior to next week's World Summit on Food Security in Rome. More...

Are we meeting the Millennium Development Goals?
Business Line, 03 November 2009

Since the Millennium Development Goals have unfortunately become the framework for international development discussion, it is worth noting how far they are being met. C. P. Chandrasekhar and Jayati Ghosh examine the progress with respect to the first goal, that of reducing extreme hunger and poverty. More...

After falling for decades, the number of hungry people in the world is rising again, and melting glaciers and falling water tables in some of the world's biggest grain-producing nations threaten to dramatically worsen the problem, food security experts said on Monday. More...