Center for Investigative Reporting

January 23rd, 2012

The Philippines’ swelling population is causing fishing villages to embrace birth control for the first time. And not just as a means to plan their families: They also see it as a path to long-term food security, ensuring that future generations enjoy the same abundance of fish.

December 12th, 2011

As Egyptians move into the second phase of elections this week, Sandy Tolan explores the debate over food policy in the wake of what some are calling the “revolution of the hungry.”

The Food for 9 Billion series is a collaboration with the Center for Investigative Reporting, Homelands Productions, PBS Newshour and American Public Media’s Marketplace.

Listen here.

November 30th, 2011

Anger over food prices helped contribute to the toppling of Egypt’s former President Hosni Mubarak. Through the story of one migrant family, we explore how displaced farmers, angry about agricultural policies that favor “crony capitalists,” now struggle to put food on the table.

This story is the beginning of a new series: “Food for 9 Billion,” a year-long project of the Center for Investigative Reporting, Homelands Productions, PBS NewsHour and Marketplace.

July 20th, 2011

UN declares famine in parts of Somalia

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United Nations says 3.7 million people “now in crisis” and more than 10 million affected by worst drought in decades.

Reblogged from The Al Jazeera English Tumblr

June 29th, 2011

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Did you read Ted Genoways’ article on the horrific conditions at Minnesota’s SPAM factory? Our food blogger Tom Philpott did, and he’s got some must-read thoughts on the subject as well.

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Reblogged from Mother Jones magazine on Tumblr

June 14th, 2011

Apples top environmental group’s list of pesticide-laden produce

Hopefully, you’re a fan of onions, corn and pineapple – and not so sweet on apples, celery and strawberries.

That’s because the Environmental Working Group, a Washington, D.C.-based advocacy group, released its annual Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce.

According to its research, apples, celery and strawberries are covered with toxic pesticides, while onions, corn and pineapple are pretty clean.

The group ranked 53 fruits and vegetables using pesticide analyses conducted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Food and Drug Administration between 2000 and 2009.

The result: the “Dirty Dozen” and the “Clean 15.” [PDF] Read the full article.

May 5th, 2011

Nearly 1 million Californians live in “food deserts” where there is no nearby supermarket or large grocery store, according to data released this week by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Nearly 1 million Californians living in ‘food deserts’ | California Watch (via californiawatch)

The data shows that nearly 13.5 million people – 46 percent of whom are classified as low-income – live in food deserts nationwide.

Reblogged from California Watch

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