<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" xmlns:activity="http://activitystrea.ms/spec/1.0/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>Newsvine - food-security</title><link>http://www.newsvine.com/food-security</link><description>Newsvine - food-security</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2013</copyright><lastBuildDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 16:21:57 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 20:29:42 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>Obama touts $3B in pledges to help feed Africa</title>
<description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama on Friday said the United States has a "moral imperative" to lead the fight against hunger and malnutrition in Africa despite shrinking national budgets around the world.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Julie Pace]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Julie Pace]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/18/11754036-obama-touts-3b-in-pledges-to-help-feed-africa</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/18/11754036-obama-touts-3b-in-pledges-to-help-feed-africa</guid><category>us</category><category>politics</category><category>united-states</category><category>obama</category><category>barack-obama</category><category>food-security</category><pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 10:01:26 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=f6a08a98-4209-409e-a95a-0678e131079c.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="326" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=f6a08a98-4209-409e-a95a-0678e131079c.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="98" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;President Barack Obama speaks at the Symposium on Global Agriculture and Food Security at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, Friday, May 18, 2012, at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=7aaab82a-114a-4e4a-aeca-3eabe300e206.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="233" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=7aaab82a-114a-4e4a-aeca-3eabe300e206.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="70" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;President Barack Obama joins African leaders and aid organizations to address hunger and poverty in Africa, during the Symposium on Global Agriculture and Food Security in Washington, Friday, May 18, 2012.   (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Annan calls global food crisis a moral failing</title>
<description><![CDATA[Former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan criticized world leaders Thursday for failing to take bold action on climate change, which he said threatens to worsen the food crisis that has already left a billion people hungry.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Brooke Donald]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Brooke Donald]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/11/10/8742051-annan-calls-global-food-crisis-a-moral-failing</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/11/10/8742051-annan-calls-global-food-crisis-a-moral-failing</guid><category>us</category><category>security</category><category>health</category><category>annan</category><category>secretary-general-kofi-annan</category><category>us-news</category><category>food-security</category><pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 23:14:33 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>G-20 announces measures to stabilize food prices</title>
<description><![CDATA[The largest economies in the world agreed Thursday to a series of measures to stabilize world food prices after recent fluctuations caused global instability, especially in poorer countries.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Schemm]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Paul Schemm]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/06/22/6924674-g-20-announces-measures-to-stabilize-food-prices</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/06/22/6924674-g-20-announces-measures-to-stabilize-food-prices</guid><category>business</category><category>eu</category><category>world-news</category><category>food-security</category><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2011 00:12:30 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/cd068b19-8ac9-45b3-bbdf-bb707e1b8094.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/cd068b19-8ac9-45b3-bbdf-bb707e1b8094.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;French Agriculture Minister Bruno Le Maire, left, welcomes his U.S counterpart TomVilsack as part of the G20 farming meeting, in Paris, Thursday June 23, 2011.  France hosts agriculture ministers from all Group of 20 (G20) nations, which provides a forum for international economic discussions on development key issues related to global economic stability. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/99e9edad-81b2-4c7e-b5aa-cd32bfdd43ef.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/99e9edad-81b2-4c7e-b5aa-cd32bfdd43ef.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;French Agriculture Minister Bruno Le Maire, second from left, poses with his US counterpart Tom Vilsack, left, Mexican counterpart Francisco Mayorga Castaneda, second from right, and his German counterpart Ilse Aigner, right, as part of the G20 farming meeting, in Paris, Thursday June 23, 2011. France hosts agriculture ministers from all Group of 20 nations. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/6ffe47ae-e620-4b49-a7ba-ff2371fc12c7.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/6ffe47ae-e620-4b49-a7ba-ff2371fc12c7.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;French Agriculture Minister Bruno Le Maire, right, poses with his Chinese counterpart Changfu Han, left, and US counterpart Tom Vilsack, center, as part of the G20 farming meeting, in Paris, Thursday June 23, 2011. France is hosting a meeting for agriculture ministers from all Group of 20 nations. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Italian agriculture chief blasts food speculation</title>
<description><![CDATA[Italian Agriculture Minister Luca Zaia called Thursday for a ban on speculation in the financial markets on the price of food.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[John Heilprin]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[John Heilprin]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/10/22/3413956-italian-agriculture-chief-blasts-food-speculation</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/10/22/3413956-italian-agriculture-chief-blasts-food-speculation</guid><category>un</category><category>world-news</category><category>food-security</category><category>luca-zaia</category><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 23:54:00 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/1d822a5a-1463-4f37-a859-9df8d5aa0513.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="404" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/1d822a5a-1463-4f37-a859-9df8d5aa0513.jpg" width="120" height="121" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Demonstrators, dressed in black with  empty plates, lie on the steps of the Paris Opera, Thursday Oct. 15, 2009, as part of a protest to focus people's attention on hunger in the world.  The banner at right reads &quot;Hunger is not a fatality&quot; (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>UN urged to move on hunger</title>
<description><![CDATA[U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Saturday led calls for quick action to ensure global food security as millions suffer from hunger due to the economic crisis and climate change.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Matthew Lee]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Matthew Lee]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/09/26/3320233-un-urged-to-move-on-hunger</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/09/26/3320233-un-urged-to-move-on-hunger</guid><category>un</category><category>security</category><category>politics</category><category>ban-ki-moon</category><category>food-security</category><category>state-hillary-rodham-clinton</category><pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2009 22:43:52 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>China to ensure grain self-sufficiency</title>
<description><![CDATA[China is aiming to produce virtually all the grain it needs for at least the next decade despite a growing population and declining farmland because of urbanization, climate change and other factors.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Henry Sanderson]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Henry Sanderson]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/11/13/2107475-china-to-ensure-grain-self-sufficiency</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/11/13/2107475-china-to-ensure-grain-self-sufficiency</guid><category>china</category><category>security</category><category>world-news</category><category>as</category><category>food-security</category><pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:05:10 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Asian officials worried about food security</title>
<description><![CDATA[Southeast Asian countries are concerned the global economic meltdown may hurt agricultural investment, sparking massive layoffs that could make access to food even more difficult for the poor, diplomats said Tuesday.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jim Gomez]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jim Gomez]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/11/10/2099547-asian-officials-worried-about-food-security</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/11/10/2099547-asian-officials-worried-about-food-security</guid><category>asia</category><category>southeast-asian</category><category>world-news</category><category>food-security</category><pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2008 00:08:14 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item></channel></rss>