Food | Public Radio International

July 15, 2018

A global crop failure could have catastrophic consequences. Right now, such an event seems unlikely. But if the world continues to warm at its current pace, it becomes ever more possible.

Business, Economics and Jobs

Philadelphia ice cream is a luxury in China ... with a scoop of import tax

PRI's The World

July 11, 2018

What's it like to deal with a tariff? Ask a Philadelphia ice cream maker who exports to China.

Food

Black churches, powerful cultural forces, set their sights on food security

Civil Eats

July 11, 2018

The Baltimore-based Black Church Food Security Network is building a community-centered food system to combat "food apartheid" by connecting black farmers with historically African American churches.

Food

In Mexico City, if you want cheese in your quesadilla, you have to ask

PRI's The World

July 10, 2018

What do you mean, a quesadilla doesn’t always come with cheese? What else is a quesadilla if not a tortilla plus cheese?

Food

As demand for organics grows, the US relies more on imported products

Living on Earth

July 08, 2018

Organic foods are becoming more popular every year in the US. But when it comes to basic commodity grains like corn and soy, American farmers have been slow to go organic, so imports are meeting the demand.

Food

Inside the New Zealand kitchen empowering women refugees

GlobalPost

June 27, 2018

Pomegranate Kitchen is an organization in Wellington, New Zealand’s capital city, that employs women refugees. They provide catering services — from light snacks and office lunches to sit-down dinners and large celebrations.

Food

Food insecurity rising in Argentina, sparking protest and food-emergency bill

Global Press Journal

June 20, 2018

As inflation continues to spiral higher in Argentina, hungry people are increasingly turning to food banks for help. Lawmakers are considering a food emergency bill that would support soup kitchens.

Economics

Two South Dakota cattle ranchers, two opinions on NAFTA

PRI's The World

June 19, 2018

US beef exports to Canada and Mexico are way up since NAFTA came into effect in 1994. But so are imports to the US.

Science

Texas researchers seek to redefine what it means to make whiskey in the US

Reuters

June 17, 2018

The project could change whiskey production by providing new types of corn, reshaping the industry's reliance on grain not specifically bred for making into spirits.

Conflict

In northern Uganda, these women move past insurgency by baking cakes

GlobalPost

June 15, 2018

Today, the group has 61 members — women who are HIV-positive, widows, single mothers, women who face domestic abuse, former abductees who lost their limbs or still live with bullet wounds and women whose children were abducted during the conflict, with some of them never returning.