Issue Briefing Famine Crisis Image by World Economic Forum Gilbert Fossoun Houngbo, President, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Rome and Dyborn Charlie Chibonga, Chief Executive Officer, National Smallholder Farmers' Association of Malawi (NASFAM), Malawi at the World Economic Forum on Africa 2017 in Durban, South Africa. Copyright by World Economic … [Read more...] about Issue Briefing Famine Crisis
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How South Africa is keeping its worst invader – famine weed – at bay | The Conversation
How South Africa is keeping its worst invader - famine weed - at bay: The leaf-feeding beetle Zygogramma bicolorata is one of the most promising agents used against famine weed in South Africa. Blair CowieThe poisonous herb, Parthenium hysterophorus, is one of the world’s most destructive invasive plants. It threatens biodiversity, national food security and human health. … [Read more...] about How South Africa is keeping its worst invader – famine weed – at bay | The Conversation
Somalia conflict and famine: the causes are bad governance, not climate change | The Conversation
Somalia conflict and famine: the causes are bad governance, not climate change: Somalia is a case of subtle connections between drought, food insecurity and conflict. Oxfam East Africa, CC BYThe link between climate change and violent conflict is a complex one. In specific circumstances changing weather patterns may lead to conflict. For example, people may be forced to leave … [Read more...] about Somalia conflict and famine: the causes are bad governance, not climate change | The Conversation
South Sudan: ‘Fighting must stop now’ so millions can be spared from famine, say UN agency chiefs
APO News from Africa: South Sudan: ‘Fighting must stop now’ so millions can be spared from famine, say UN agency chiefs: Despite “appalling conditions” in South Sudan, it is not too late to save more people from dying, the head of the United Nations agriculture agency said today, joining the World Food Programme (WFP) chief in a call to all parties enmeshed in … [Read more...] about South Sudan: ‘Fighting must stop now’ so millions can be spared from famine, say UN agency chiefs
Strong Partnerships and Further Funding Key to Beating Back Famine
APO News from Africa: Strong Partnerships and Further Funding Key to Beating Back Famine: On the eve of the London Somalia Conference, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres called today for further scale-up of the humanitarian response in Somalia and strengthening of the partnership between the international community, the Federal Government of Somalia and … [Read more...] about Strong Partnerships and Further Funding Key to Beating Back Famine
