Global harvests strong but hunger persists amid chronic conflict zones: Global food supply conditions are robust, but access to food has been dramatically reduced in areas suffering civil conflicts, while drought conditions are worsening food security across swathes of East Africa, according to the new edition of FAO's Crop Prospects and Food Situation report. … [Read more...] about Global harvests strong but hunger persists amid chronic conflict zones
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Nigeria hunger crisis deepens, spills over into Lake Chad Basin
Nigeria hunger crisis deepens, spills over into Lake Chad Basin: As conflict and instability continue, the food security situation in Nigeria and the Lake Chad Basin is drastically deteriorating, FAO warned today, as it called for swift and decisive action from the international community to protect the livelihoods of millions of families … [Read more...] about Nigeria hunger crisis deepens, spills over into Lake Chad Basin
WFP Scales Up and Humanitarian Community Reduces Hunger in Northeast Nigeria
WFP Scales Up and Humanitarian Community Reduces Hunger in Northeast Nigeria: The Executive Director of the World Food Programme (WFP), Ertharin Cousin welcomes the progress made by the humanitarian community and the Government of Nigeria in fighting hunger in the country’s northeast. Together, Cousin said, they are reaching increasing numbers of people affected by years … [Read more...] about WFP Scales Up and Humanitarian Community Reduces Hunger in Northeast Nigeria
Why Zimbabwe has failed to sate the yearning for land and to fix rural hunger | The Conversation
Why Zimbabwe has failed to sate the yearning for land and to fix rural hunger: A farm worker tends to a tobacco crop in Beatrice, Zimbabwe. The county has struggled to deliver land reform that benefits landless communities. REUTERS/Philimon BulawayoAlmost 40 years after its independence, land reform remains at the heart of Zimbabwe’s political and economic challenges. But … [Read more...] about Why Zimbabwe has failed to sate the yearning for land and to fix rural hunger | The Conversation
Add Hope raises R5.17 million during World Hunger Month
Add Hope raises R5.17 million during World Hunger Month: Every year, World Hunger Month in October is an opportunity for Add Hope to highlight hunger issues in Africa and shine a spotlight on the work of the 110 beneficiary organisations it supports. This year, the challenge was set to raise R5 million and KFC announced today that this goal has been reached, with customers and … [Read more...] about Add Hope raises R5.17 million during World Hunger Month
