food shortages
Trippy Satellite Imagery Could Forecast Food Crises Before They Happen
New machine learning algorithm from Descartes Labs is like ‘Minority Report,’ but for corn.
Massive protests against Venezuelan President Maduro have no end in sight
Weeks of marches amid rising political tensions have underlined how fed-up Venezuelans are with triple-digit inflation and chronic shortages of food and medication.
Jamaica is paying its oil debts to Venezuela with food
The barter agreement comes at a time when Venezuela is suffering from acute shortages of basic products amid a major economic and political crisis.
120,000 desperate Venezuelans poured into Colombia to buy food but now the border is closed again
The border between the two countries was closed last August. Days after its Sunday opening, Colombia’s government said it will close the border again.
There’s no sign of an end to Venezuela’s food crisis
This month seven people died, and 37 were injured, in violent protests and looting related to desperation to obtain food, and bungled police efforts to control the situation.
Mexico’s army is airlifting food because striking teachers are causing shortages
The authorities say the airlifts will restock state-subsidized stores in 300 poverty-stricken communities in the southern state of Oaxaca that it says are running out of food because supplies cannot get through teachers’ roadblocks.
FEMA Contractor Predicts 'Social Unrest' Caused by 395% Food Price Spikes
A FEMA contract predicts “social unrest” caused by a global food crisis.
Venezuela sends in the army to deal with food shortage protesters
The stepped up military presence in the coastal city of Cumaná comes the day after 400 people were arrested during protests over food shortages and looting that spun out of control.
Venezuela in Crisis: Families Are Fed Up With Going Hungry
A national survey found 12 percent of Venezuelans skipped at least one meal a day last year and the economic situation has deteriorated since then. Last week a woman died from wounds she received when police shot into a food riot.
Hungry Venezuelans Are Holding Protests and Hijacking Food Trucks
With the price of a dozen eggs now at $150, the food shortages in Venezuela are only getting worse.
Liverpool FC Came to the US in 1946 to Beat Americans at Soccer and Eat
Every summer, European clubs come to the United States seeking mega-profits from friendly matches, but in 1946 Liverpool came to America looking to stuff a very different region: their players’ stomachs.
Venezuela Rising
On March 8, thousands gathered in the center of Caracas yet again to protest the food shortages in Venezuela, which they hold the government responsible for.