World Aug 18 Grain shipments increase out of Ukraine, potentially helping to ease global food prices By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi
World Aug 07 1st grain ship to leave Ukraine delayed before reaching Lebanon The scheduled arrival Sunday of the first grain ship to leave Ukraine and cross the Black Sea under a wartime deal has been delayed, a Lebanese Cabinet minister and the Ukraine Embassy said. By Bassem Mroue, Associated Press
World Aug 03 First grain ship to leave Ukraine passes inspection but no sign of more The first grain ship to leave Ukraine under a Black Sea wartime deal has passed inspection in Istanbul and is heading on to Lebanon. By Zeynep Bilginsoy, Associated Press
World Aug 21 Watch 6:35 After Beirut blast, Lebanese must turn to each other to avoid crisis It has been nearly three weeks since an enormous explosion at Beirut’s port tore through the city. With Lebanon already suffering from food scarcity, economic collapse and the coronavirus pandemic, the blast turned a grim situation to dire crisis. In… By Jane Ferguson
World Jun 22 Watch 9:31 Venezuelans suffer deadly scarcity of food and medicine With the economy in freefall, Venezuelans face nationwide shortages of food at runaway inflation prices, and children are suffering the most: severe malnutrition among kids is rising at an alarming rate. Special correspondent Nadja Drost and videographer Bruno Federico report… By PBS NewsHour
Jul 27 Column: What we need to do to prevent food shortages on a global scale By Vikram Mansharamani In the coming decades, we’ll need to produce a lot more food or expect to see shortages on a global scale. Continue reading
Jul 03 Watch 3:04 What’s behind Venezuela’s economic crisis? By PBS NewsHour Venezuelans are struggling with shortages of food, medicine and other necessities, with increasing finger-pointing at the leadership of President Nicolas Maduro. For more on the challenges facing the country, Nicholas Casey of The New York Times joins Hari Sreenivasan from… Continue watching
Jun 21 Watch 5:03 Venezuelans face collapsing economy, starvation and crime By PBS NewsHour Plummeting worldwide fuel prices have damaged several economies, but perhaps no country has been hit harder than Venezuela. Once flush with oil money, the nation now faces a collapsing economy, skyrocketing inflation and a wave of looting and crime driven… Continue watching
Apr 20 Watch How Are Libyans Coping With Food, Medicine Shortages? Food, Medicine Shortages Among Woes in Libya… Continue watching
Nov 27 Watch Food Banks Face Shortages in Economic Downturn Food banks and charities around the country are experiencing shortages as the economy continues to slide. In a two-part report, Tom Bearden examines how food banks are faring and Ray Suarez talks to analysts about the rising number of Americans… Continue watching