Agriculture & Food Security, Humanitarian, Livelihoods
June 23, 2023
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Need for international support to save Sudan’s planting season amid hunger fueled by conflict in North Africa.

War wrecks Sudan preparations for farming season

Peter Hendricks in Sudan According to Islamic Relief, there is an urgent need for the international community to increase their efforts in saving the planting season in Sudan and assisting struggling farmers. Due to the ongoing violent strife in Sudan that has persisted for three months, several farmers have been incapable of commencing the crucial agricultural planting season of the country, which denotes the start of the rainy season. […]

Agriculture & Food Security, Kenya, Livelihoods
May 25, 2023
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The destiny of 20 million children in the Horn of Africa is in the hands of global leaders.

Daniel Chilemba in Kenya Save the Children pointed out that the responsibility of dealing with the severe hunger and protection crisis that approximately 20 million children are confronting in the Horn of Africa, as a result of rapidly increasing extreme weather conditions, lies solely with world leaders who are scheduled to gather in New York on Wednesday. The climate crisis, coupled with prolonged conflicts and economic shocks, is causing unpredictable and severe weather patterns that are affecting over 40 million people in Somalia, Ethiopia, and  Kenya, leaving them in a precariously vulnerable position. […]

Agriculture & Food Security, Humanitarian, Livelihoods
January 17, 2023
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Ethiopia: Millions in need of urgent food assistance

Idi Amara in Ethiopia Save the Children in Ethiopia says consecutive droughts caused by five failed rainy seasons have left 12 million Ethiopians facing starvation as conflict and forced displacement exacerbated the country’s hunger crisis. More than half of the estimated 22.6 million people facing severe food shortages are reeling from climate shocks coupled with conflict, […]

Agriculture & Food Security, Livelihoods, Zimbabwe
January 06, 2023
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Impact of the Ukraine crisis in Zimbabwe

Editorial Since the start of the conflict between Ukraine and Russia, its effects have been felt around the world, including in Zimbabwe, where the impact has been in price spikes, chain disruptions, and general deterioration in macroeconomics and living conditions, especially for vulnerable and marginalised people. The Ukraine crisis comes at a time when Zimbabwe is […]

Agriculture & Food Security, Livelihoods
December 29, 2022
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World Vision and WFP introduce rice in flood-prone areas of South Sudan

Timothy Robbins in South Sudan Rice farming is transforming farming communities in Gogrial East County, Warrap State, making them more resilient and self-sufficient. Now, farmers worry less about the start of the rainy season as they learn to better prepare their fields and use floodwater wisely. “Harvesting this rice is like a dream,” says Ayiei, […]

Agriculture & Food Security, Humanitarian
December 21, 2022
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Large-scale investments critical in resilience and rural livelihoods to break the hunger cycle

Ibrahim Konate in Somalia The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) said today that with hunger fast approaching in Somalia, there is still time to turn the tide by addressing the immediate needs of communities. Rural areas are among those most at risk. However, unless this is accompanied by a dramatic increase […]

Agriculture & Food Security, Humanitarian
December 09, 2022
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FAO, UNICEF and WFP call for urgent and long-lasting action in West and Central Africa against hunger

DAKAR –The Network for the Prevention of Food Crisis in West Africa (RPCA) in Lomé (Togo) which comprise of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) urge governments across the region to increase support and investments in food […]

Agriculture & Food Security, Natural Resources, Women & Youths
December 07, 2022
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ECOWAS and Spain sign MoU worth €1.4 Million on Support for Gender, Agriculture and Sustainable Energy in the Region

H.E. Dr. Omar Alieu Touray, President of the ECOWAS Commission signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) worth One Million four hundred and ninety six thousand euros (€1,496,000) with the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation of the Kingdom of Spain on support to ECOWAS Specialised Agencies, namely: the ECOWAS Centre for Gender Development (ECDG), the […]

Agriculture & Food Security
December 06, 2022
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Germany pours EUR 30 million towards IFAD’s global food and energy crisis response

Germany has granted EUR 30 million to the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) to support poor rural communities cope with the impacts of the global food, fertilizer and energy crisis. Germany’s funding will be channelled as immediate support, through existing IFAD programmes operating in countries that are hardest hit by setbacks. Poor rural people […]