Katherine Connor, The Daily Transcript

JUSTIN GILLIS

Climate change will pose sharp risks to the world’s food supply in coming decades, potentially undermining crop production and driving up prices at a time when the demand for food is expected to soar, scientists have found.

Busani Bafana, Sep 08, 2013

Africa currently imports almost 40 billion dollars worth of food a year, but it should implement measures to attract private sector investment in agriculture in order to reduce its food import bill and increase its self-reliance, experts in the sector tell IPS.

Olivier De Schutter

July 22 , 2012

Growing crops for food and fuel together can work but farmers and policymakers must prioritise hungry people and think local

This image gives the reader some basic information about Engineers Without Borders, an organization with active chapters all over the world. EWB employs engineers to design and implement sustainable projects in developing countries. There are chapters at both the university and professional levels.

This image gives the reader some basic information about Future Generations, a human-centered international development organization working to alleviate global poverty.

This picture gives the reader some basic information about two organizations working to ensure global environmental sustainability.

This is a combination of two images. The top chart shows the increase in the prices of rice, wheat, and maize from 2005 to 2011. These three crops are the major food staples in most developing countries. The graph underneath depicts the World Food Price Index, which measures the increase in world food prices over time. Since 2007, world food prices have increased dramatically, contributing to the cycle of poverty in the developing world.