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Displaced Malians Burden Food-Insecure Hosts
Fighters: A rebellion by the Tuareg people in the north of the country has led to fatalities and forced thousands of people to flee the fighting.
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Famine: The Result of a Broken System
From the Horn of Africa to the Sahel, we must learn to be honest about the nature of a fundamentally flawed global food system.
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Tanzania: Fighting Poverty With Butterflies
Charaxes brutus natalensis in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. When one thinks of farming, butterflies are not the first commodity that comes to mind.
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Africa: Smallholder Farmers Benefit From Biotech Crops
Africa: The West Can Put an End to Food Speculation
Niger: Three Million Children Threatened by Hunger
Tanzania: Salty Soils Drive Farmers Into Forest Reserve
Too Many Boats Catching Too Few Fish
Monitoring Software May Help Stabilise Food Prices
Zimbabwe: Farmers Turn Back to Tradition
Liberia: The Cocoa Comeback
Famine Ends, Situation Remains Dire
Boost for Agriculture in East Africa?
Fears of Looming Food Shortage in Burundi
Nitrogen Fertiliser 'Could Prevent Locust Swarms'
Burundi: Officials Fear Looming Food Shortage
Bill Gates: Aid Can Spur 'Historic Progress'
A Call for Action in the Sahel
Namibia: Donkey Milking Takes Off
Tutu Honored as Champion Against Hunger
Progress Toward a Food-Secure Africa
Kenya: Aiming for Sustainable Fisheries
Africa: Developing Water-Efficient Maize
Rwanda: Cow Changes Family's Lives
Sahel: No Long-Term Answers
Football Stars Joint Fight Against Hunger
Niger: Loan to Boost Food Security, Rural Development
Food Security-Climate Change Roadmap Outlined
Project to Promote Climate-Smart Farming
East Africa: Slow Response to Famine 'Cost Lives'
Zimbabwe: Facing 'Disastrous' Farming Season
Africa: Emissions Cuts Offer Quick Crop Benefits
Food Price Index Ends Year With Sharp Decline
West Africa: Shoppers Willing to Pay More for Organic Produce
Malawi: Fertilizer Trees Ease Climate Woes
Livestock Insurance to Outsmart Drought?
Photo Essay - Livestock Insurance to Combat Food Crisis (Photo courtesy Neil Palmer/CIAT)
Cassava Futures
Farming 101 (Zanzibar)
Ethiopia: Drought Watch
Loan to Improve Rural Financial Services
Topical Focus: Food and Agriculture
Africa needs to play the leading role in addressing its own food needs but the West needs to curb food speculation, an expert writes. Read more »
In the 1970s Madagascar was a rice exporter but has since become a rice importer, a consequence of outdated farming methods and poor infrastructure. Read more »
Top Headlines
- Sierra Leone: Nation Drafts a Development Plan for the Next 50 Years (IPS)
- Tanzania: District Faces Looming Drought This Year (Citizen)
- South Sudan: High Levels of Food Insecurity in the Nation (FAO)
- Eritrea: Cultivation of Fruits and Vegetables in Belubui Playing Significant Role in Ensuring Food Security (Shabait)
- South Africa: New Award for Best Food Blog Announced as Part of Annual Eat in Awards (Biz-Community)
- Sudan: Food Aid 'Should Not be Linked to Registration Process' (Radio Dabanga)
- South Sudan: UN Agencies Sound Alarm On Worsening Food Shortages (UN News)
- Kenya: Buffalo Meat Lands Family in Hospital (Nairobi Star)
- Namibia: Tempers Flare Over Donkey Meat (New Era)
- Nigeria: Jigawa to Complete Seed Centre With N70 Million (Daily Trust)
- Namibia: Livestock Thieves Nabbed (New Era)
- Libya: Food Voucher Scheme to Help Vulnerable (UN News)
- Mauritania: Displaced Malians Burden Food-Insecure Hosts (IRIN)
- Africa: The West Can Put a Stop to Food Speculation (RNW Africa)
- Niger: Three Million Children Threatened By Hunger (IPS)
- Tanzania: Is Famine the Only Worthy Story From This Part of the World? (Citizen)
- Kenya: Israeli Help Sought in War On Hunger (Nation)
- Africa: Former Ghanaian President Scolds Continent's Govts (Public Agenda)
- Africa: Small Holder Farmers in Developing Countries Continue to Benefit from Biotech Crops (CropLife International)
- Angola: Peasants Get Agricultural Tools in Cambulo District (ANGOP)
- Egypt: Irrigation Minister - Nile Basin Cooperation to Witness Tangible Progress (Egypt Online)
- Namibia: Goreangab Water Suitable for Veggies (New Era)
- Kenya: Maize Farmers Ask Cereals Board to Shield Them From Middlemen (Nation)
- Somalia: USAID Assistant Administrator Lindborg On Famine in Country (State Department)
- Kenya: Somalia Has Enough Food, Declares UN (Nation)
- Zimbabwe: Investigate GMB's Distribution of Inputs (The Herald)
SponsorWire
AfDB
- Agriculture Strategy to Focus On Drought Resilience Building Programme
- Kanu: Resource Requirements Are Needed By Sub-Saharan Africa's Agriculture Sector
ACBF
- ACBF Commits U.S.$ 2 million to Strengthening Capacity of the West Africa Monetary Institute
- ACBF Further Invests in Strengthening the Public Sector in West Africa
- ACBF's African Membership Increases Ethiopia Becomes the 36th African Member
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