Food
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African Development Bank, IFAD and partners redouble efforts to stop hunger in Africa and strengthen food security
The number of people living with hunger across the African continent increased from 214 million to 246 million between 2015 and 2020 ABIDJAN, Ivory ... -
Food prices soar in West Africa amid conflicts and COVID, WFP says
Image: Gino Santa Maria/123RF Food prices in West Africa have jumped more than 30% since last year to their highest levels in nearly a decade ... -
Pandemic underscores flaws in Nigeria’s farming and food supply chains
A tomato vendor attends to buyer at a makeshift food market established to cushion the effect of COVID lockdown in Lagos. Photo by Pius ... -
4 Superfoods Enhancing Sustainable Agriculture in Africa
PHOENIX, Arizona — Africa is home to an abundance of rich, natural resources. The continent has the highest concentration of “oil, copper, diamonds, bauxite, ... -
Africa: We Are What We Eat – Transforming Diets to Transform Agri-Food Systems
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (Rome) PRESS RELEASE Transforming agri-food systems story series: Part 1 – Consumer behavior and collective demand ... -
Africa: Harnessing Local Agriculture Production to Create Healthy Diets
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (Rome) Rome — FAO Director-General:Innovation and experience-sharing across regions key to transforming agri-food systems Harnessing local ... -
Strengthening food systems must be at the centre of Africa’s COVID-19 recovery, says African Development Bank
Strengthening food systems must be an integral part of efforts to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic and to build resilience in Africa, said African ... -
Tanzania: We Are in Talks With Kenya Over Maize Ban, Says Dr Abbas
By Gadiosa Lamtey Dar es Salaam — The government has said talks are underway with the Kenyan government over a maize ban which took ... -
Africa: The Invisible Generation Holding the Key to Africa’s Future Food Security
The 2021 theme for International Women’s Day (March 8) is “Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a Covid-19 world”. CGIAR(Montepllier) OPINION By ... -
Zambian women break cycle of poverty
File Image: IOL JOHANNESBURG – Zambia has seen a rise in more frequent and intense floods, recurrent droughts and other climate risks that have ...
