Tag: Food Shortages
New protein-based biosensor detects potato and tomato crop disease
Researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have developed a new molecular sensor system that detects harmful diseases in plants and food crops, including potatoes and tomatoes.
Potatoes have become the world’s third major food...
Israeli-based company seeks approval to ease US shortage of baby formula
An Israeli-based company hopes to fill the void as the baby-formula shortage in the United States continues with parents continuing to find store shelves bare, particularly for those seeking specialty formulas.
Three weeks ago, the...
Like rest of nation, Jewish families grapple with baby-formula shortage
For months now, stores have been struggling to stock enough baby formula, even as manufacturers insist that they are producing at full capacity. In February, the Food and Drug Administration shut down a formula...
War in Ukraine sparks food-security fears, experts say Israel needs national strategy
The problem of national food security, which formerly preoccupied specialists, began to penetrate the world’s consciousness with COVID-19 supply disruptions, but it’s Russia’s war with Ukraine that has given governments a jolt. Ukraine, together...
Food supplies in Arab world strained due to Ukraine war
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has sent food and energy prices soaring across the Middle East, as the two countries account for a third of global wheat and barley exports.
“Even bread is not something we...
Fearing shortages due to Ukraine war, Israel prioritizes grain, fodder shipments
Citing concerns regarding possible food shortages due to the Ukraine crisis, Israel’s transportation minister has instructed that cargo ships carrying grain and fodder be given priority in unloading at the country’s ports for the...
Kosher soup kitchen joins with DoorDash in New York to help feed families
A Jewish-run and kosher-certified soup kitchen and food pantry operating in New York City has partnered with the food-delivery service DoorDash to provide meals and groceries to families in need in the boroughs of...
A quiet crisis in Ukraine
As the pendulum continues to swing between diplomacy and possible conflict in Ukraine, a quiet crisis of human need is spreading out across the country. While not the dramatic stuff of front-page news, it’s...
Jews in Nigeria to distribute 250,000 meals in five cities during Ramadan food rush
Amid food shortages among the poorest and most vulnerable in Nigeria as Ramadan comes to an end for the majority Muslim population, Chabad Lubavitch of Nigeria has launched its annual food drive to distribute...
Hezbollah steps up preparations for Lebanon’s collapse
Lebanon’s Hezbollah terror organization is advancing its preparations for the possibility that the state may collapse, Reuters reported on Friday.
The group is expanding its food ration card system, importing medicine and preparing storage for fuel to...