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Africa: Countries Must Improve Livestock Data
Africa still suffers from a lack of good quality data on livestock that could be used to measure and improve progress as well as inform policymaking processes, scientists say.
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Egypt: Hunger, Poverty Rates Up Sharply
Getting hold of subsidized bread often requires queuing for hours: Poverty and food insecurity in Egypt have risen significantly over the last three years, according to a new UN report.
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Seychelles: Helping Revive Small-Scale Agriculture
A U.S.$3 million loan from the International Fund for Agricultural Development to help Seychelles revive its agriculture sector (file photo).
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A recently launched index by the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) has found that low income countries such as Malawi and Madagascar are leading the charge against hunger and undernutrition.
Poorest Countries Lead the Fight Against Hunger and Undernutrition
The Hunger and Nutrition Commitment Index (HANCI) is the first global index of its kind showing levels of political commitment to tackling hunger and improving nutrition in 45 developing countries worldwide. Read more»
Click here to view the full HANCI data and download the report.
Top Headlines
- Namibia: Nation Faces Hunger (Namibian)
- Sudan: FAO Expands Support for National Food Security Information Systems in South Sudan (FAO)
- Kenya: Farmers Ask Koskei to Address Challenges (The Star)
- Kenya: SMS Service Set Up to Stop Coffee Theft (The Star)
- Kenya: Maize Disease Destroys Crops (The Star)
- Central African Republic: Fragility and Poverty (ICRC)
- Africa: AGRA Welcomes African Union's Renewed Commitment to Agriculture (AGRA)
- Africa: Report Reveals 'Hidden' Social Costs of High Food Prices (Oxfam)
- Ghana: Contribution of Forests to Food Security Needs Attention (Ghanaian Chronicle)
- Zimbabwe: Zim Faces Food Crisis (Zimbabwe Independent)
- Africa: Thousands Forego Food to Urge G8 to Take Action On Global Hunger (Christian Aid)
- Somalia: Beyond the Famine (IRIN)
- Congo-Kinshasa: Disease Linked to Cassava Consumption Affects Cognitive Ability (SciDev.Net)
- Africa: U.S.-Australia-India Public-Private Partnership Uses New Crop Technologies to Help Smallholder Farmers Adapt to Climate Change (USAID)
- Tanzania: Finland, Vodacom Partner to Support Local Farmers (Daily News)
- Liberia: Gov't Signs Agreement for Construction of New Caldwell Bridge (Heritage)
- Sudan: FAO Expands Support for National Food Security Information Systems for Decision Makers (Sudan Tribune)
- Swaziland: Careless Food Storage Sidelines Hungry (IRIN)
- Kenya: Growing Peas and Greens to Maximise Water Usage (IPS)
- Mozambique: The Anatomy of a Land Deal (IRIN)
- Niger: Niger Offers Hope of Homegrown Solutions to Sahel Crises (Guardian Network)
- South Sudan: FAO Project Will Track S. Sudan Food Production (VOA)
- Namibia: Tough Mahangu for Drier Times (Namibia Economist)
- Zambia: Subsidy Removal Debate Rages (Times of Zambia)
- Mozambique: Mozambique - Mining Resettlements Disrupt Food, Water (HRW)
- Africa: African Countries Must Improve Livestock Data (SciDev.Net)
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