(Natural News) Export bans put in place by different nations across the globe risk worsening food inflation that has been burdening people as of late. A June 27 analysis by Reuters touched on this matter, particularly zeroing in on India’s wheat export ban. Back in April, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the country was […]

(Natural News) Indonesian President Joko Widodo warned that ongoing food inflation is dangerous and puts developing nations at risk. He also called for an end to the Russia-Ukraine war, which he deems as the biggest factor driving up food prices. Widodo issued the warning during a June 17 interview at the city of Serang in Banten […]

(Natural News) Indonesia recently lifted its ban on palm oil exports as it caused a nosedive in domestic cooking oil prices. Indonesian President Joko Widodo announced the ban’s lifting in a May 19 video statement. First announced on April 28, the ban saw Jakarta halting shipments of crude palm oil and several products derived from it. The […]

(Natural News) Food protection is increasing all around the world amid record inflation, persistent supply chain failures and growing food shortages. The latest country to make changes is Indonesia, which will no longer export any edible oils, according to reports. This is a huge problem for food producers everywhere that rely on inputs like palm […]

(Natural News) The price of soybeans has reached its highest level since 2008, which is the last time a major market crash happened. Record-high food prices could be imminent, experts are now warning after soybean oil futures also topped the charts, along with palm oil, a commodity used in thousands of food products that reached […]

(Natural News) Surging cooking oil prices is raising concerns that global food costs are heading for record highs as drought hampers production in South America, labor shortage hinders output in Malaysia and Indonesia bars exports to safeguard domestic supplies. Palm oil, the world’s most consumed cooking oil, soared to another intraday record in Kuala Lumpur […]

(Natural News) A new study revealed that demand for biodiesel in Europe came with a heavy price – disappearing forest land. It mentioned that ever since the EU introduced its green fuels law in 2010, forests the size of the Netherlands have been lost to fields for growing crops for biodiesel. The study called on […]

(Natural News) A group of multinational researchers has assessed the connection between trends in crop diversity and agricultural reliance on pollinators and found that the increasing reliance on pollinators, combined with an absence of crop diversity, may threaten agricultural stability. Worldwide agribusiness has expanded at a rapid pace in recent decades, especially in regions that once supported […]

(Natural News) Neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s take a devastating toll on all whom they touch. Watching a once vibrant and healthy person’s mental and other faculties wasting away is one of the hardest things for any family to deal with, and there is no doubt that neurological diseases exact a heavy emotional, spiritual […]

(Natural News) You may have heard of the many benefits of coconut oil, especially to your skin. But what you may not know is that coconut oil also has potent antibacterial properties, thanks to its medium-chain triglyceride (MCT) content. Clostridium difficile is a hardy bacteria known to survive even the onslaught of antibiotics. However, it […]