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• Diplomat Calls for End to Drunkenness at U.N.

  A culture of heavy drinking among delegates at the world council likely will not change despite the “modest proposal” by Joseph M. Torsella, a diplomat from the United States. Read More... Posted Mar 07 2013, 10:11 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Alcohol Abuse, United Nations, United States International Relations, Joseph M. Torsella, Diplomatic Service, Embassies and Consulates

• Mark Bittman: Sustainable Farming Can Feed the World?

  A new report proposes agro-ecology as a way to feed the world. Read More... Posted Mar 09 2011, 05:35 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: United Nations, Mark Bittman, sustainable farming, agro-ecology

• The Food Chain: To Counter Problems of Food Aid, Try Spuds

  Food scientists are proposing a novel solution for the global food crisis: Let them eat potatoes. Read More... Posted Oct 26 2008, 02:26 AM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Grain, Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates), International Trade and World Market, Potatoes, China, India, United Nations, Peru, Food Aid

• Mediterranean Diet Declines, and Weights Rise

  The Mediterranean diet, which has been associated with longer life spans and lower rates of heart disease and cancer, is in retreat in its home region. Read More... Posted Sep 23 2008, 06:59 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Cooking and Cookbooks, Food, Spain, Italy, Weight, Medicine and Health, Children and Youth, Greece, United Nations, Obesity, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Food and Agriculture Organization, Crete (Greece), World Health Organization

• Shortages Threaten Farmers’ Key Tool: Fertilizer

  Population growth, shrinking world grain stocks and a growing appetite for meat, particularly in the developing world, has collided with a shortage of fertilizer. Read More... Posted Apr 29 2008, 09:48 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates), Agriculture, Economic Conditions and Trends, Environment, Corn, Biofuels, Fertilizer, Vietnam, Sachs, Jeffrey D, United Nations, Iowa, World Food Program