Tuesday, August 4, 2026
News and Views from the Global South
Food Security
CLIMATE CHANGE: Waiting for the “Heavens to Weep”
Duduzile Sibanda takes a break from preparing her long stretch of land for her maize crop in rural Mberengwa, in Zimbabwe’s Midlands province. She wipes her brow under the scorching sun and looks upwards. The sparse clouds are a cause of concern as she studies the sky and wonders aloud when the "heavens will weep."
Q&A: “Investing in the Fight against Hunger Brings Extraordinary Returns”
The man who played a key role in the design of Brazil's successful food security policies believes it is possible to eradicate hunger in the world, and intends to try by promoting "a simple idea."« Previous Page
Food security is a condition related to the sustainable availability of food. The Food and Agriculture Organisation defines food security as "existing when all people, at all times, have physical, social and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food which meets their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life." Established as a formal concept in 1974 at the World Food Conference, statistics are produced every year by the FAO, World Food Programme and International Fund for Agricultural Development in The State of Food Insecurity in the World. Food security is notably a concept around which severe global disparities exist. Sub-Saharan Africa is the region with the highest hunger rates, and it has shown only modest improvements in recent years. IPS brings you stories from around the world focussed on the importance of maintaining good agricultural and political practices to reduce hunger sustainably.
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