May 19 Foodie Economist: How To Find Great Eats By Elizabeth Shell When economist Tyler Cowen finishes his day job at George Mason University and dinner time rolls around, he gets to sink his teeth into his hobby: blogging about -- and eating -- ethnic food in and… Continue reading
Mar 25 Watch North Korea, Normally Coping With Chronic Hunger, Faces Massive Food Shortage A UN report said more than 6 million people in North Korea urgently need food aid. Continue watching
Mar 23 Watch Elevated Radiation Levels Detected in Tokyo Tap Water Japanese officials warned Tokyo residents to avoid giving tap water to infants after tests revealed radiation levels exceeded safe limits. Tom Clarke of Independent Television News reports on the latest problem stemming from the damaged Fukushima nuclear plant. Continue watching
Feb 16 Malnutrition Plagues Guatemala’s Children By Talea Miller Guatemala has the highest rate of chronic malnutrition among children in Latin America, and the health consequences continue on through adulthood. Continue reading
Dec 22 Watch Food Safety Bill Focuses on Prevention, Creates Recall Power A new food safety bill was among the last-minute actions in Congress this week. Jeffrey Brown gets details on what's in the bill and how it could impact farmers, food processors and regulators. Continue watching
Nov 26 Watch Around the Globe, Many Still Hungry Despite Recent Advances This year's World Food Prize winner, David Beckmann, talks to Ray Suarez about feeding the hungry in the United States and abroad. Continue watching
Nov 25 Watch America’s Cornucopia of Recipes Food columnist and cookbook author Molly O'Neill has spent the past decade traveling cross-country in search of America's recipes. Jeffrey Brown talks to O'Neill about the result of her travels: a cookbook. Continue watching
Oct 18 Watch Pakistani Flood Victims Face Malnutrition, Disease as Winter Nears Special correspondent Jeffrey Kaye reports on Pakistani flood victims' continuing needs for food, medicine, agricultural help and other aid as winter nears. Continue watching
Oct 12 Watch U.S. Effort to Aid Pakistan Flood Victims Confronts Challenges As the need for food, water and shelter continue in flood-ravaged areas of Pakistan, American aid groups are running into difficulties in getting supplies to victims. Special Correspondent Jeffrey Kaye reports from Pakistan. Continue watching
Sep 29 Watch For Many Pakistanis, Flood Relief Still Not Arriving Quickly Enough It's been two months since widespread flooding left parts of Pakistan submerged in water, killing more than 1,500, but humanitarian aid is still hard to come by for some. Jonathan Miller of Independent Television News reports from the northwest region… Continue watching