Dangote Salt, NAFDAC Collaborate To Sanitize Food Market: The management of Dangote Salt (www.Dangote.com) and the National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) (www.NAFDAC.gov.ng) have expressed their readiness to collaborate and corroborate efforts to rid the food market of unwholesome practices by unscrupulous traders. The two … [Read more...] about Dangote Salt, NAFDAC Collaborate To Sanitize Food Market
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USAID Honors Fisherfolk for Actions Toward Improved Food Security
USAID Honors Fisherfolk for Actions Toward Improved Food Security: On March 7, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Sustainable Fisheries Management Project (SFMP), in collaboration with the Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development and Ghana’s Fisheries Commission, hosted an awards ceremony at Nungua beach to honor fishing communities … [Read more...] about USAID Honors Fisherfolk for Actions Toward Improved Food Security
Severe Food Shortages Hit Africa’s Refugees Hard – UNHCR and WFP Warn
Severe Food Shortages Hit Africa’s Refugees Hard – UNHCR and WFP Warn: The Executive Director of the World Food Programme (WFP), Ertharin Cousin and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, are very concerned that critical shortages in food assistance are affecting some 2 million refugees in 10 countries across Africa. The shortages could worsen in coming … [Read more...] about Severe Food Shortages Hit Africa’s Refugees Hard – UNHCR and WFP Warn
How marketers target poor illiterate people with unhealthy food ads | The Conversation
How marketers target poor illiterate people with unhealthy food ads: Consumers aren't always given honest nutritional information. ReutersFood advertising strongly influences the eating choices of adults, adolescents and children alike. But TV and magazine adverts often carry misleading health and nutrition claims. Advertisers use persuasive techniques to entice … [Read more...] about How marketers target poor illiterate people with unhealthy food ads | The Conversation
Drought is pushing food prices up sharply in East Africa
Drought is pushing food prices up sharply in East Africa: Drought throughout East Africa has sharply curbed harvests and pushed the prices of cereals and other staple foods to unusually high levels, posing a heavy burden to households and special risks for pastoralists in the region. Local prices of maize, sorghum and other cereals are near or at record levels in swathes of … [Read more...] about Drought is pushing food prices up sharply in East Africa
