food insecurity Archive

Farmers have been advised to employ better farming practices if they are to increase crop production next season. A farmer tends his maize. RAB has devised a plan to boost crop output across the …

African countries could face food shortages by 2050 due to a rapidly growing population, agricultural experts have warned. Dr. Kalibata (L) and other officials examine bottles of banana juice during the conference in Kigali yesterday. …

BRUSSELS, Kingdom of Belgium, July 25, 2013 – The European Union has decided to finance a new programme to facilitate access to basic health care for pregnant women and children under five in the regions of Biombo, …

OTTAWA, Canada, July 15, 2013 – More than 4.6 million people in the Central African Republic are in need of humanitarian assistance due to violent conflict and political instability, which has resulted in a worsening humanitarian situation. …

GENEVA, Switzerland, July 9, 2013 – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to food, Olivier De Schutter, will conduct an information-gathering mission to the Republic of Malawi from 12 to 22 July 2013, to assess …

Nairobi, Kenya: The cost of living went up marginally in April fuelled by an increase in food prices. Data from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) shows that month-on-month inflation rose to 4.14 per cent from March’s 4.11 per …

About 12.9 million people in the Eastern Africa region suffer from food insecurity, a new study launched by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) states. A refugee from Congo prepares a meal at …