Food Shortage

North Korea's Kim Jong Un holds rare meeting on farming amid food shortage

Recent unconfirmed reports have said an unknown number of North Koreans have died of hunger. But observers have seen no indication of mass deaths or famine in North Korea

Suspected jihadists abduct roughly 50 women in northern Burkina Faso, say sources

Residents in Arbinda said two groups of women were taken as they were out gathering leaves and wild fruits because of a severe food shortage

Sri Lanka crisis: Three candidates in the fray to replace former president Rajapaksa

The winner will take charge of a bankrupt nation that is in talks with the IMF for a bailout, with its 22 million people enduring severe shortages of food, fuel and medicines

Ukraine War: Russia tightens it's economic grip on southern parts of the pro-Western country

Ukraine has accused Russia and its allies of stealing its wheat, contributing to a global food shortage caused by grain exports blocked in Ukrainian ports

Sri Lanka crisis: India and Japan to provide relief supplies worth millions as threat of severe food shortage looms

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe announced this week that Sri Lanka would be facing a severe food shortage and advocated the use of unused state land for cultivation as a mitigation measure

Rajapaksa dynasty crumbles as Sri Lanka economy tanks

With soaring prices, fuel and food shortages and lengthy power cuts, Sri Lankans have been protesting for weeks, calling for both the Rajapaksas to step down. Mahinda resigned on 9 May

Explained: How Sri Lanka's economy went into a tailspin

Months of lengthy blackouts and acute shortages of food, fuel and medicines have infuriated the public, with huge protests demanding the government's resignation turning violent this week

India extends additional $500 million credit line to help Sri Lanka purchase fuel

Sri Lanka has been struggling to pay for imports after its foreign exchange reserves plummeted sharply in recent times, causing a devaluation of its currency and spiraling inflation

US warns of 'arbitrary' COVID-19 measures in China as Shanghai fights a surge of infections

Shanghai's roughly 25 million inhabitants were locked down in phases last week, prompting complaints of food shortages and viral videos of disgruntled residents scuffling with officials

Onion prices not 'extraordinarily high', no case for banning exports, says Food Secretary

Market intervention has already been initiated to check prices of onion, but the rates have not reached anywhere close to the level that necessitates further immediate action as per the Essential Commodities Act, says Sudhanshu Pandey