Food security under threat in Kenya
In Kenya, food consumption is outpacing food production. According to a new Institute for Security Studies report, annual agricultural production will need to increase by an estimated 75% from 2015 levels
Food Policy
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Access to food and milk has improved nutrition – report
Nutrition in drought-hit counties has improved due to the availability of food supplies, a report shows. The improvement has mainly been attributed to improved food access indicators, including milk availability
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Food prices tripled in ten years years- data
The price of major food commodities in the country has more than tripled within the last ten years, latest government survey shows. Within the review period,retail prices of 87 per cent of food products
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Sudan: FEWS NET Predicts Food Insecurity in the Country
Poor rainfall and high food prices will lead to food insecurity through September, says the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET). According to the latest FEWS NET Food Security Outlook report,
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Global report on food crises 2018
The 2018 Global Report on Food Crises provides the latest estimates of severe hunger in the world. An estimated 124 million people in 51 countries are currently facing Crisis food insecurity or worse (the
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Global Food Policy Report 2018
The 2018 Global Food Policy Report reviews major food policy issues and developments from the past year. Leading researchers, policy makers, and practitioners review the changing policy landscape for reducing
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Study questions food scarcity link in driving African conflict
It isn’t climate change that will increase the frequency of civil war in Africa as a result of food scarcity, according to a study recently published in the American Journal of Agricultural Economics.
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Nigeria in Need of Food Assistance Despite Bumper Harvest- Report
A recently released quarterly report on crop prospects and food situation by the United Nation's Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) reveal that Nigeria and 36 other countries were in need of external
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Ethiopia says nearly 7.88 million of its citizens need emergency food aid
Ethiopia said on Tuesday that about 7.88 million of its citizens need emergency food aid and that climate change has been a special challenge for the country’s food security. “Ethiopia’s geographical
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Congo-Kinshasa: More Than 2 Million Malnourished Children at Risk- UN
The United Nations warns more than two million severely acutely malnourished children in Democratic Republic of Congo are at risk of dying unless they receive urgently needed therapeutic aid. Years
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Funding urgently needed to support hungry refugees in Ethiopia: UN agencies
The World Food Programme (WFP) and the UN refugee agency UNHCR have appealed for 80 million U.S. dollars to provide food assistance for refugees located in Ethiopia. The two UN agencies announced in