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Food Security

Hunger Stalks the Poor

Hunger hit the headlines in 2008 as high food prices threatened hundreds of millions of poor households in developing countries. On World Food Day, October 14, the 2008 Global Hunger Index revealed which countries are most vulnerable.

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The Food Price Rollercoaster

In 2008, record high food prices were followed by a massive fall. Agricultural fund manager Bryan Agbabian from Allianz RCM talks about the trends that shaped the markets.

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Agriculture and Climate: Saving the Soil

Agriculture is severely threatened by global warming, yet it is also a major contributor to the problem. More sustainable farming and a new type of soil could spare farmers some of the expected ravages of climate change.

Essentials from the UN Global Warming Report

The latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report delivered a huge blow to global warming skeptics. See various scenarios that show where global warming could take us by the end of the century.

Carbon Dioxide - Endless Warming

Carbon dioxide is the number-one reason for man-made climate change. But what is carbon dioxide, actually? Where does it come from? And why are governments and businesses now scrambling to reduce their carbon dioxide emissions?

Food Crops Gallery

The crops that feed the world

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Crop Insurance: Saving for a Rainy Day

It takes a financially stable agricultural sector to guarantee food security. Leonid Golovanov explains how Allianz Rosno protects food supplies in Russia with a new crop insurance.