In-Depth: A global food crisis

Ibrahima Yattara grows vegetables in his Gao garden on the river Niger

Hunger at crisis levels in northern Mali

BAMAKO/SÉVARÉ, 12 April 2013 (IRIN) - Hunger in Mali has reached crisis levels in the northern Kidal Region and has reached critical levels in Gao and Timbuktu regions, according to food security agencies and the government’s early warning body.

One in five households in Gao and Timbuktu are facing severe food shortages, while in Kidal one in five households faces severe malnutrition and increasing mortality. full report

FRONTLINE REPORTS

Increased hunger

Egypt's food security in peril as fuel crisis intensifies
Looming food crisis in the Central African Republic
Analysis: Syria and the regional food chain
PAKISTAN: Growing worries over food security

Where to watch prices

Against a global background of steadily climbing food prices, IRIN lists a selection of websites that offer some useful insights into how, why and where food is becoming more expensive.
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Rising aid costs

FOOD: Another crisis coming?
SAHEL: Act now to avoid another crisis, say aid agencies
LESOTHO: A mountain of challenges
BURKINA FASO: WFP expands food voucher distribution

Health affected

SWAZILAND: Diets downsized by financial crisis
MADAGASCAR: Stunted children means stunted lives
INDONESIA: No rice, no way
FOOD: Hunger dips but not by much

Reduced growth

PAKISTAN: Inflation hits food security
GLOBAL: Economic slowdown to push 100m into poverty
INDONESIA: Poor hit hard as fuel prices rise
NEPAL: Agricultural reform “would boost food security"

Threat of unrest

UGANDA: Government "won't budge on food prices"
EASTERN AFRICA: Consumers, traders feel the burn as prices skyrocket
CHAD: Prices hike, teachers strike
COMOROS: Concerns over possible social unrest

Film - Kenya's Unga Revolution

Throughout 2011, Kenyans have battled with rising prices of food and fuel, especially unga, or maize flour, the staple food for millions. IRIN's new film, Kenya's Unga Revolution, follows activist Emily Kwamboka as she takes to the streets to demand the government do something to help address the plight of ordinary Kenyans.

Government intervention