North Korea's Kim demands more farmland to boost food production

South Korea's rural development agency estimated the North's crop production fell nearly 4% last year from the year before.

3 March 2023

U.N. food-agency chief tells of 'apocalyptic' scenes in Turkey

He stressed the urgency of scaling up food deliveries to Syria "through all routes - without any restrictions", and called for "all parties to facilitate access

26 February 2023

Green Fund used to address coconut shortage

The agriculture ministry has since brought in 5,000 coconut palms to the Maldives from the Indian state of Kerala.

9 April 2023

Onion price hike to MVR 400 linked to India's price controls

India is the world's largest exporter of onions.

31 October 2023

Maldives signs pact with Turkey to import staple food

While the president said that he would end dependence on a particular country, Maldives currently imports essential food as well as many medicines from India.

13 January 2024

No shortage of staple foods: STO

When asked about it, STO spokesperson Yusuf Shah said that there is no shortage of foodgrains.

30 March 2023

India imposes major rice export ban, triggering inflation fears

China and the Philippines, who generally buy Vietnamese and Thai rice, will be forced to pay substantially higher prices.

22 July 2023

World food prices rise for first time in a year, UN says

The Rome-based agency said the April rise reflected higher prices for sugar, meat and rice.

6 May 2023