To beat Africa’s hunger crises, start with long-term planning
A woman leading her goats to find pasture in the Afdher zone, the Somali region of Ethiopia, where drought severely affect communities. Photo by: Mulugeta Ayene / UNICEF Ethiopia /…
Rwanda: Call for Innovative Approaches to Boost Food Security
By Emmanuel Ntirenganya Africa should not be relying on foreign countries such as Russia and Ukraine for food supplies, rather it should invest in enough resources, including technologies in the
Africa Could Feed Itself With the Right Infrastructure
By Philipp Sandner Drought, COVID-19 and the Russian war against Ukraine are fomenting a hunger crisis in Africa. The continent has enough fertile soil and water to meet its own
AfDB Board Approves $1.5 Billion Facility to Avert Food Crisis in Africa
By Abdulkareem Mojeed The initiative will provide 20 million African smallholder farmers with certified seeds and will increase access to fertilizers and enable them to rapidly produce 38 million tons
Botswana to Ban More Veggie Imports
By Lazarus Amukeshe NAMIBIAN exporters of vegetables to Botswana, especially those along the fertile Zambezi region, might have it tough if that country effects its plan to expand its ban
Food and People
By Joseph Chamie Portland, USA — People require food, with more people requiring more food and less people requiring less food. Despite that self-evident relationship, most governments appear reluctant to
Better Prevention and Targeting of Root Causes Needed to Combat Food Crises
Sitraka Niaina Raharinaiv / WFP A five-year-old girl eats corn for lunch in Madagascar. Her mother is a farmer and feeds her family with what she can produce, despite drought
Risk of more nations banning crop exports as food prices soar – economists
At least 10 export bans, or trade restriction measures, have been developed by countries in over a month. Picture: Reuters There is the risk that more countries will impose export
Govt Kicks Off Emergency Response Measures to Avert Food Crisis
By Ojwang Joe Kisumu — The government has kicked off the implementation of a number of emergency response measures to avert a food crisis in the country following the outbreak