World Feb 17 ‘We have reached the end of our rope.’ Why farmers around the world are protesting By Ali Rogin, Claire Mufson
World Aug 27 Watch 6:12 How climate change is disrupting the global food supply The effects of climate change have been hard to miss across North America and Europe this summer: record heat, wildfires and warming oceans. There are also other, less obvious consequences that affect both the quantity and quality of food crops. By John Yang, Harry Zahn
World Jun 06 Global wheat prices jump following collapse of major dam in southern Ukraine The destruction of Kakhovka dam and hydroelectric power station, which sits on the Dnieper River in an area that Moscow controls, raised anxiety about a potential disruption to global supplies. By Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Associated Press
Economy Mar 22 Watch 6:43 Russia’s war in Ukraine disrupts worldwide food prices and supply The Black Sea region straddling Russia and Ukraine is known as the “breadbasket of Europe” because of the bounty from its fertile soil. But since the Russian invasion farmers have left those fields for safety or to take up arms,… By Stephanie Sy, Maea Lenei Buhre
Nation May 01 Some meat plants reopen, but Trump order may not be cure-all Meatpackers still have a workforce likely to be depleted by illness or unwillingness to risk illness. Even plants that keep the production lines moving will have to do so more slowly, renewing concerns about whether Americans will get as much… By Stephen Groves
Mar 15 How the New York pizza slice became universal By Nsikan Akpan, Jamie Leventhal A new book explains how simple inventions, like the New York City pizza oven, allow certain food producers to dominate their global supply chains. Continue reading
Jan 25 5 ways drones could change the way America eats By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International, a trade group, says agriculture could account for 80 percent of all commercial drone use, once government regulations allow it. Continue reading
Sep 13 Watch How will China feed its growing middle class? By PBS News Hour China consumes half of the world's pork. And the country's growing middle class — bigger than the population of the United States — wants more meat. Nathan Halverson of The Center for Investigative Reporting looks at how China plans to… Continue watching
Apr 15 Watch In Nigeria, Scarce Water Supply and High Food Prices Leave Families Hungry NewsHour special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on how a scarcity of water and high supply costs are hindering efforts to improve Nigeria's food supply. Continue watching
Jul 03 Watch Asian Carp Disrupts Life in Illinois Rivers The Asian carp, first brought to U.S. waterways to eat overabundant algae, is becoming a major menace to fishermen in states such as Illinois by gobbling up plankton and depriving other fish of food. Continue watching