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December 7, 2012
African Union and UN FAO agree on new food security measures for Africa
The African Union collectively with UN Food and Agriculture Organization have decided on a new measures for managing food insecurity in Africa. Employing agriculture, especially through the medium of women, which represents about 75 per cent of the nation’s agricultural workforce, emerged as a critical factor. Read more here.
December 7, 2012
World Bank warns against complacency in the face of high food prices and hunger
The World Bank has warned against the consistently high food prices, while a sizeable part of the developing world suffers from food insecurity, hunger and starvation. In the words of the Bank, high and volatile must not become the “new normal”. Read more here.
December 7, 2012
‘Two Degrees’ of separation between a hungry child and food
Two Degrees are nutrition bars manufactured by Two Degrees Food, a social enterprise which donates a meal to a hungry child with the purchase of every nutrition bar. Read more here.
December 7, 2012
Iraq: UN report finds that food insecurity has lessened over the past 5 years
A UN report documenting the food security trends in Iraq has concluded that food security has increased by over 250,000 people in the past 5 years. Read more here and here.
December 7, 2012
Djibouti: Food insecurity spurs migration
Djibouti has experienced a succession of years with poor rains. This has further lowered the level of food production in the country. This is in parallel to the high food prices and low levels of employment in cities. This acute food insecurity has spurred migration on a large scale. Read […]
December 7, 2012
Biofuels to fight global poverty and food insecurity
A consortium of experts, policy makers and other global stakeholders gathered to discuss the future of development of aviation biofuels decided on the inclusion of farmers in developing countries, thereby giving developing countries another means to fight poverty and food insecurity. Read more here.
December 7, 2012
Report on Food Security and Nutrition in South Sudan
This report by the WFP (World Food Programme) gives precise statistics of food security and nutrition in South Sudan, a country which achieved its independence in 2011 as one of the most underdeveloped countries. Read the report here.
December 7, 2012
Africa Can Help Feed Africa: Removing Barriers to Regional Trade in Food Staples
This report recently released by the World Bank shows how African farmers’ produce constitutes only about 5 per cent of African cereal imports. The rest is imported from other continents, due to a number of prohibitive regulatory framework that prevents farmers from selling across borders. Read the report here.
December 7, 2012
Africa: How development targets ride on Vitamin A
As many as 190 million (more than the populations of Germany, France and Poland combined) children in the world suffer from the deficiency of Vitamin A, a key micronutrient. This causes blindness in as many as 250000 to 500000 of these children every year. India represents 37 per cent of […]
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