Food
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Nigeria: FAO DG Urges Africa to Stand Tall Amid Complex Challenges, Worsening Hunger Crisis
By Oluchi Chibuzor The Director-General of the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), QU Dongyu, has urged Africa to stand tall in facing ... -
UN Releases U.S.$100 Million to Fight Hunger in 6 African Countries and Yemen
United Nations/OCHA/G. Clarke Severe climatic conditions, combined with other persistent drivers of humanitarian crisis, armed conflict, protracted displacement and a spike in evictions of ... -
Food Crisis Inches Toward Record High in West, Central Africa
The food insecurity has caused a massive nutrition crisis, particularly among small children. It has also fueled a huge population displacement as people leave ... -
Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Increases Food Insecurity in Africa
The International Committee for the Red Cross says more than 346 million Africans face a food security crisis, making families skip meals every day. -
Food security: International coy supports Nigerian agricultural business
L-R, Mr Victor Aliyu (Brand Mgr Stihl), Ms Onome Ayide (Marketing Manager), Mr Klaus Okunowski (Managing Director) and Mr Rotimi Oliyide (Sales Engineer, Festo) ... -
How food waste inspired Urban Grown – a black female-owned urban farm now supplying Shoprite
Nonhlanhla’s experience in the corporate world, and Simba’s in agriculture and marketing, gave the co-founders a unique perspective on tackling this problem. -
Food Insecurity An Evolving Concern in Covid-19-Hit Sub-Saharan Africa
Harare — As the world marks the second anniversary of the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, the health, economic, and social disruptions caused by ... -
New Initiative to Improve Nutrition Standards for School Meals
A new project launched on Monday by two UN agencies aims to improve the diet of school-age children by supporting the development of nutrition ... -
Militant Cattle Rustling Part of Toxic Mix of Food Insecurity in Sahel
By Henry Wilkins Ouagadougou — The U.N World Food Program says Africa’s Sahel region is facing unprecedented food insecurity, caused by soaring prices, terrorist ... -
Zambia: ICT Poised to Oil Regional Integration
It is a hot Friday afternoon and I am among several other passengers returning from Botswana on the Kasane-Kazungula pontoon. As we near the ...
