Global Trends

Food Insecurity

A collection of stories about how food insecurity is affecting different regions around the world.

Sri Lanka

As Famine Looms, Sri Lankans Turn to Home Gardens

By Vetrichelvi Chandrakala

Democratic Republic of Congo

Food Crisis in Goma as M23 Fighting Intensifies

By Noella Nyirabihogo

Zambia

Food Production Dwindles as Fuel Costs Skyrocket

By Prudence Phiri

Democratic Republic of Congo

As Wheat Prices Rise, Students Reimagine a Breakfast Staple

By Zita Amwanga

Uganda

Dearth of Wild Mushrooms Becomes an Opportunity for Farmers

Mongolia

Fewer Women Say ‘I Do’ to Herding Life

By Dolgormaa Sandagdorj

Mexico

Supply Chain Disruption Threatens Flower Industry

By Adriana Alcázar González

Democratic Republic of Congo

‘I Watch My Children Starve’: Conditions Deteriorate at Displacement Camp

By Noella Nyirabihogo

Uganda

Where Crops Grow, but Children Go Hungry

By Patricia Lindrio

Mexico

On Jalisco’s Small Farms, Avocado Boom Signals Disaster

Uganda

Food Is Scarce These Days, and the Refugees Keep Coming

By Apophia Agiresaasi

Mongolia

As Grasslands Die, Herders Turn to Agriculture

By Odonchimeg Batsukh

Sri Lanka

Slashed School Lunch Funding Fuels Hunger Crisis

By Vijayatharsiny Thinesh