Kenya drought: Half the country to experience food insecurity till December 2021
The drought will put around 2 million people in need of assistance till December
Food and healthcare in war-torn Tigray: preliminary insights on what’s at stake
The war has put 4.5 million people, half of whom are children, in need of emergency food assistance
Inflation can kill Africa human development, World Bank warns
Most poverty-struck rural households in Africa spend between 57 and 59 per cent of their income on food
Somalia: Drought forced more than 450,000 people from their homes this year
Around 1.4 million children could be acutely malnourished by mid-year
Poor nutrition changes the way a body fights infection: This might protect against severe COVID-19
Deficient leptin levels caused by malnutrition might protect against severe infection and death, says study
World Food Day 2019: FAO calls for healthy diets to build zero-hunger world
The United Nations body noted that people around the world were either suffering from obesity or food insecurity
Food insecurity continues to be major threat for Africa and Asia
While Asia has the highest number of undernourished, Africa is the continent with the highest prevalence of undernourishment
These countries need urgent action to beat famine, deaths in the next 4 months: FAO
Ethiopia, Madagascar, South Sudan, northern Nigeria and Yemen are in need of urgent targeted humanitarian action
Civil societies urges governments of India and Nepal to end blockade
A blockade on indispensable fuel and other essentials imported from India has now entered its third month
Less than half of hunger funding needs met, says report
Countries experiencing the worst hunger crisis received less hunger funding
Most number of people in need of aid in Ethiopia, Yemen, DRC & Afghanistan in 2021
Need for humanitarian aid reached an all-time high during January 2018-December 2021
Is eastern Africa’s drought the worst in recent history? And are worse yet to come?
Human-induced warming has raised the temperature of the western Pacific Ocean
How poverty and violence are linked with anxiety in young South Africans
More than 8% reported anxiety disorder in the past year in South Africa
Horn of Africa braces for hunger season
At present, about 12 million people across Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia are in need of food assistance
Investment in technology must to achieve zero hunger
FAO estimates that the world will need to produce some 60 per cent more food, on an average, to feed a hungry world by 2050
Dryland fisheries in Africa can punch in nutrition, end hunger
A report documents the resilience of fish resources to climatic variability in sub-Saharan Africa and the underestimation of fish and fisheries …
Pakistan, Afghanistan among global hunger hotspots: UN report
Conflict, climate extremes and economic shocks driving communities into crisis; Sudan conflict can impact several neighbouring countries
Food crisis: Food-insecure population doubled in 2 years, says UN Secretary-General
Agencies call upon countries to increase food production and not to stop export as the Russia-Ukraine war rages on
In Africa, 64% more people became food-insecure in last five years: Report
The global burden of food insecurity also shifted towards Africa; COVID-19 expected to make matters worse
Niger is Africa’s fastest growing country — how to feed 25 million more people in 30 years
Reducing population growth rate and investments in women’s education & labour force participation among other steps needed
Thousands may face starvation from February to May in ‘hunger hotspots‘: UN agencies
Ethiopia, Nigeria, South Sudan and Yemen are on the highest alert
Nearly 51 million internally displaced in 33 countries in first half of 2021: UN
The lethal mix of conflict, COVID-19, poverty, food insecurity and climate emergency has compounded humanitarian plight of the displaced, flags …
Some 2.64 million Malawians face acute food insecurity between January and March: Report
Erratic weather patterns as well as job losses due to COVID-19 major factors behind shortages
Increasing meat consumption has put intense pressure on land: UNCCD
If it is reduced, there would be a significant impact on human health and climate change mitigation
UN plans to double farmers’ income in Africa in three years
Combating climate shocks and food insecurity with the help of climate-smart agriculture has been identified as a priority