Examines advancements and challenges in agricultural practices, aiming to enhance food production and ensure sustainable food systems across Africa.
(New York/Geneva, 19 August 2022): United Nations humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths has released US$10 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to ramp up emergency aid in Somalia, which is looking into the abyss after its worst drought in 40 years. Catastrophic levels of food insecurity have been declared for the first time since […]
International Medical Corps is helping prevent malnutrition by teaching sustainable gardening techniques. As countries in the Horn of Africa experience worsening food security issues, our team in Ethiopia has been sharing home gardening programs that give community members the tools they need to grow their own vegetables and provide nutrient-rich meals to their families. With […]
The latest IGAD Regional Focus on Food Crises report sounds the alarm on escalating food insecurity and malnutrition in the region Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 22 July 2022: Over 50 million people are expected to face high levels of acute food insecurity (IPC Phase 3 or above*) this year across seven IGAD countries (Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, […]
Poor harvests and price volatility likely to result in early lean season and widespread Crisis (IPC Phase 3) Key Messages In the post-harvest period, food security outcomes are expected to improve to Minimal (IPC Phase 1) or Stressed (IPC Phase 2). However, humanitarian food needs will continue to increase steadily through January 2023 and will […]
A sharp increase in essential goods in the Central African Republic (CAR) linked to war in Ukraine will likely have a devastating impact on the already dire humanitarian situation there in coming weeks, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday. Some 2.2 million people are already acutely food insecure in the Central African […]
Harare -23 June 2022 – ActionAid Zimbabwe (AAZ) joins the rest of the world in commemorating the Public Service Day, themed, “Building back better from COVID-19: Enhancing innovative partnerships to meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).” On this day and guided by our climate justice campaign, AAZ calls upon the Government of Zimbabwe (GoZ) to […]
SITUATION MAY WORSEN DUE TO PROSPECTS OF AN UNPRECEDENTED FIFTH POOR SEASON BETWEEN OCTOBER AND DECEMBER The following statement is a joint alert by meteorological agencies and humanitarian partners. 30 May, 2022; Nairobi, Kenya: The current extreme, widespread, and persistent multi-season drought affecting Somalia, the arid and semi-arid lands of Kenya, and Ethiopia’s Belg-receiving and […]
One person likely dying from hunger every 48 seconds in drought-ravaged East Africa as world again fails to heed warnings LONDON/GENEVA, 18 May 2022 – One person is likely dying of hunger every 48 seconds in drought-ravaged Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia, according to estimates by Oxfam and Save the Children in a report published today […]
It’s 5:00am in rural Kiambu County, just outside the Kenyan capital of Nairobi. A cacophony of snorts and squeals breaks the quiet morning air. It is breakfast time on Alma Farms, and Alex is feeding his pigs their daily fare of sow mash before ensuring their pens are fresh and clean. Once he is satisfied […]
Clive Makumbe Harare, Zimbabwe – United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has poured US$5.7 million towards the the United Nations World Food Programme’s efforts to help people who are vulnerable to food insecurity in urban and rural areas of Zimbabwe. Which means USAID’s contribution towards resiliance building is over US$45 million since last year. […]
