The European Commission proposed Friday donating one billion euros (1.6 billion dollars) in unused EU funds to farmers in poor countries as a one-off measure to help them tackle spiralling food prices.
July 19 (Bloomberg) -- China, the world's biggest grower and consumer of grains, must boost crop yields by at least 1 percent a year to ensure the country has enough food to feed its 1.3 billion people, the Minister of Agriculture said.
Several big fast food chains say they have finally begun obeying a new rule requiring some New York City restaurants to post calorie counts right on the menu.
Millions of Iraqis displaced by sectarian conflict are still struggling to get sufficient food, shelter and basic services like water and health care, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) said.
