Refugee crisis: hard facts you must know
Thousands are fleeing war zone. Conflicts are causing mass displacement. The UNHCR report makes some stark revelations on the number of people …
Dignity at the end of life: a Malawian nursing study shows the impact of food
Food security emerged as a critical concern in the study, that has significant consequences for dying women’s dignity. There are …
COVID-19 makes a basic meal unaffordable in sub-Saharan Africa
A basic plate of food now costs 186% of a person’s daily income in South Sudan
Acute hunger set to rise in over 20 countries, warns UN
Yemen, South Sudan and northern Nigeria topped the list with populations facing catastrophic levels of acute hunger and starvation
Food insecurity in southern Africa up 10%: Report
The region also faces the triple burden of malnutrition
Limited access to land and water affects productivity of women farmers in Africa
FAO study reveals the constraints that make women more vulnerable to climate change and environmental degradation
Violence, conflict push up global hunger crisis
After witnessing a steady decline for over a decade, hunger increased in 2016 and now affects 815 million people worldwide
Agricultural mechanisation can be sustainable in sub-Saharan Africa
A Food and Agriculture Organization report says mechanisation of farms in Africa can be achieved in conjunction with the Save and Grow technique
Recent violence may worsen food crisis in South Sudan
As per a recent assessment by the UN, over 4.8 million people are severely food insecure in the country
Global malnutrition crisis: Africa worst hit; over 7 million girls, women undernourished in Nigeria
Nigerian girls and women suffering undernourishment can put newborn at risk, says UNICEF
Poor harvest in 2019 may push 6.3 million Somalis to hunger by year end
The rainy season in 2019 has been the third-driest in Somalia since the early 1980s
South Sudan in the throes of food insecurity
The number of food-insecure people is expected to peak during the coming lean season, traditionally worst between April and July, when food …
Africa must be priority if humanity is to conquer hunger; but it is only getting worse there
By 2030, Africa will be home to the largest number of undernourished people
War-torn South Sudan weeks away from possible famine
International agencies fall short of funds, claim the crisis is one of the worst they have seen in years
African ministers call for accelerating actions towards achieving food security
They advocated mainstreaming cross-cutting issues such as gender, nutrition and climate change post-COVID-19
COVID-19 lockdown to inflict $65.7 bln loss on Africa every month: UN
Food security threatened; about 70% slum dwellers surveyed by UN in Kenya missing meals or eating less
Hunger in South Africa: Study shows one in five are at risk
Social inequalities are well documented in South Africa, but not enough is known about the link between social vulnerability and food insecurity …
South Africa topples Tunisia as most food secure — what are the lessons for sub–Saharan Africa
Governments must employ multi-pronged approach to ensure affordability, availability, quality and safety of food
‘Over 22 million in Ethiopia facing severe food crisis’
Back-to-back droughts causing food emergency, children at high risk of death from malnutrition, says non-profit
Artificial Intelligence, satellite-driven crop monitoring to help Kenya farmers boost yield
Climate crisis making farmers increasingly vulnerable; digital platform will enable farmers and decision-makers to get precise information about …
Tax the wealthy: 2 billion people can be lifted from poverty by levying the super-rich, says Oxfam
Gap between the rich and the poor broadened over the past two years
Starvation, disease: Tribes of Lower Omo bear the brunt of development projects
Oakland Institute report looks into condition of Ethiopian Indigenous communities displaced for dams, sugarcane plantations
Refugee exodus, militia attacks: What is happening in Mali
At least 0.1 mln refugees fled to neighbouring countries; about 1.4 mln in critical need of food assistance
