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Monday 30 November 2020
The swarms have damaged half a million acres of cropland.
Large-scale livestock farming is out of step with food-production needs and the effect of climate change, writes food writer and lecturer Frank Armstrong.
There has been an up to 50 per cent increase in the price of staple crops since June alone – these are just some places which are being hit the hardest.
Children mine for gold in home-made pits, while parents risk their lives for food – Jim Clarken describes the harrowing scenes as a crisis unfolds in west Africa.
Ten million people are at risk from a growing food crisis in Burkina Faso, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, Chad, Cameroon and Nigeria.
Modified seeds are touted as the answer to a growing global population – but they come with sinister consequences, writes Kevin Downey.
Child mortality at a camp in Ethiopia has reached an “alarming” level, according to the UN Refugee Agency.
Families at makeshift camps say that once photographers leave, they are forced to hand over their food aid.
In its latest report, Human Rights Watch says that government troops,
IT’S THE LAST day of November, so it’s safe to say the Christmas countdown has well and truly begun.
With everything that has happened in 2020 so far, many people have chosen to bring a bit Christmas cheer into their lives earlier than usual this year, and decorations have been going up in households around the country for a number of weeks now.
But others are still sticking to their usual traditions and waiting until December to put the tree up.
So, today we want to know: When are you putting up your Christmas tree?
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