Food Shortage
Venezuelan Government Says It Will Finally Distribute Food to Its Hungry Citizens
President Nicolas Maduro’s wildly unpopular regime is taking measures to appease a very hangry population.
Venezuelans Are Fighting Their Government With Photos of Their Empty Fridges
Attacking government policy with hashtags and empty fridge pics has been dubbed “the opposite of food porn,” but it is also far more than that.
This Is How Bad Venezuela’s Food Shortage Has Become
Take away a people’s beer and bread with poor monetary policy, and be prepared to deal with the consequences.
Time Is Running Out to Battle Climate Change for Africa's Food Supply
A study has taken the unusual route of producing a timeline of how and when climate change will adversely affect Africa’s ability to produce food.
Boko Haram Is Starving in a Food Crisis of its Own Making
Boko Haram’s actions are now catching up with its members. The group has been terrorizing the region for so long that Boko Haram itself is now suffering from a food crisis that it largely created.
A Venezuelan Governor Is Telling Hungry People to Eat Fried Rocks
So, what in the hell are patriotic Venezuelans to eat in desperate times? Why, rocks of course. Lots and lots of fried rocks.
In Photos: North Korean Farmers Face Parched Fields as Drought Stokes Fears of Famine
On a recent visit to a normally fertile area an hour’s drive north of Pyongyang, a photographer witnessed cracked, dry fields instead of flooded rice paddies.
Food Crisis in Eastern Ukraine: Russian Roulette (Dispatch 103)
Deliveries of food bound for separatist-held areas of eastern Ukraine aren’t making it past Ukrainian checkpoints. VICE News correspondent Simon Ostrovsky travels to the front lines in the Donbas to gauge the seriousness of the growing food crisis.
Animal Feed Made from Maggots Might Save the World
Most factory farm animals are raised on soy and fishmeal, but a UK outfit is trying to change that with a sustainable and easy-growing source of protein: maggots.
VICE News Capsule - Friday, September 5
Ebola to cause food shortages in Liberia, fast food protestors arrested across the United States and more.
Venezuela Wants to Put Fingerprint Scanners in Grocery Stores
Due to a massive food shortage in Venezuela, President Nicolás Maduro has come up with a level-headed solution to ensure that everyone has access to basic goods: electronically fingerprint every shopper in the country.
Patacon de Pernil Recipe
This Venezuelan sandwich replaces bread with fried green plantains, stuffed with pork and wasakaka sauce.