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WASHINGTON, April 8 (Reuters) - The World Bank, International Monetary Fund and the U.N. World Food Programme warned on Wednesday that sharp increases in oil, natural gas and fertilizer prices ...

Iran’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz could have a devastating effect on the world’s food supply, driving up grocery prices and sending impoverished countries into food insecurity. The main focus of ...

Huub Lelieveld speaks at the National Chung Hsing University in Taichung, Taiwan, in 2019. (World Food Prize Foundation via AP) (Uncredited) DES MOINES, Iowa – A scientist who pioneered the modern ...

Huub Lelieveld speaks about food safety and standardization technology at a conference. (WFPF photo) Huub Lelieveld, a Dutch scientist who led a global food safety movement and dismantled barriers to ...

A humanitarian and food safety expert from the Netherlands is being named the winner of the 2026 Des Moines-based World Food Prize. Huub Lelieveld is being recognized for leading a global food safety ...

Students attend SUBOG’s World of Food event at the Student Union Ballroom on March 22, 2026. The menu included Brazilian, Greek, Korean, Mexican and Nigerian cuisine, and the first 100 people to ...

In an increasingly unstable world, food can often equal power. Because whether it’s the economic warfare of tariffs, conflict in the Middle East, or an increasingly fragile climate, a country’s access ...

The Food City grocery store at 3801 Tennessee Ave. in St. Elmo is closing permanently April 6 at 5 p.m., according to signs posted at the store. “They don’t want to pay the lease, and since the Broad ...

The Big Apple is the No. 1 food destination in the US, according to a perplexing new survey from SIXT, a premium car-service provider based in Germany. But New York City ranked a middling No. 7 in the ...

The focus of this year’s World Food Safety Day has been revealed by the World Health Organization (WHO) and UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Food Safety News is nonprofit and reader-funded.

Cindy McCain announced Thursday she will step down as executive director of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), citing health issues. McCain, who had a mild stroke in October and returned ...