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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
With the majority of biotech crops being grown by smallholder farmers in developing countries, plant biotechnology is playing a significant role in helping them improve their incomes. (Photo courtesy Joseph Miti)
Africa: The West Can Put an End to Food Speculation
Countries presently suffering from food shortages - especially those in Africa - need to start producing more food. And they already have the capability to do so. (Photo courtesy Liberia's Ministry of Agriculture)
Niger: Three Million Children Threatened by Hunger
High food prices have had a negative effect on trade for the African continent, a net food importer that spends about U.S.$20 billion annually on food imports. (Photo courtesy UNICEF/Pirozzi)
Tanzania: Salty Soils Drive Farmers Into Forest Reserve
Thousands of farmers in Tanzania's Rufiji Delta have been accused of destroying mangroves as they search for new land. (Photo courtesy Victor Temofe Mogbolu/UNEP)
Too Many Boats Catching Too Few Fish
As European vessels continue to fish African waters, West Africa's own coastal communities are increasingly becoming dependent on their seas for their livelihoods. (Photo courtesy EUNOVFOR)
Monitoring Software May Help Stabilise Food Prices
High food prices have had a negative effect on trade for the African continent, a net food importer that spends about U.S.$20 billion annually on food imports. (Photo courtesy AllAfrica)
Zimbabwe: Farmers Turn Back to Tradition
Subsistence farmers are reverting to traditional knowledge to cope with the challenges of poor rainfall. (Photo courtesy Milton Grant/UN)
Liberia: The Cocoa Comeback
Taking stock of agricultural prospects after the war, the government has identified the rehabilitation of tree crops, as a priority, along with the recapitalization of smallholders. (Photo courtesy Monica Mark/IRIN)
Famine Ends, Situation Remains Dire
The UN has declared an end to famine conditions in Somalia, but warned that with recurrent droughts in the Horn of Africa hunger remains a threat unless long-term measures are taken to restore food security. (Photo courtesy Borja Santos Porra/RNW)
Boost for Agriculture in East Africa?
The fight to secure food and income for millions of small holder farmers in eastern Africa is poised for change. (Photo courtesy Julius Mwelu/IRIN)
Fears of Looming Food Shortage in Burundi
There are fears of a looming food shortage in Burundi after heavy rains damaged two successive harvests, say officials. (Photo courtesy ONUB)
Nitrogen Fertiliser 'Could Prevent Locust Swarms'
Locusts swarm in Senegal. A surprising finding promises a cheap and environmentally friendly way of controlling locust swarms. (Photo courtesy Le Soleil)
Burundi: Officials Fear Looming Food Shortage
Officials say there are fears of a looming food shortage in Burundi after heavy rains damaged two successive harvests. (Photo courtesy WFP)
Bill Gates: Aid Can Spur 'Historic Progress'
Farmers teaching farmers. Mwanaidi Ramadhani (left) is part of a local farmers organization in Mwasonge. Farmers like Mwanaidi have coached more than 1,800 farmers in Tanzania to grow this kind of sweet potato. (Photo courtesy Gates Foundation)
A Call for Action in the Sahel
(file photo) Mali. The UN political chief has called for the establishment of a mechanism to address the myriad challenges facing countries in West Africa's Sahel region, which includes insecurity. (Photo courtesy UN Photo/Ian Steele)
Namibia: Donkey Milking Takes Off
A centre caring for orphans and vulnerable children at Tsumeb has turned to milking donkeys to provide nutrition to the needy. (Photo courtesy Jim Lee/allAfrica)
Tutu Honored as Champion Against Hunger
The UN World Food Program is honoring Nobel Peace Prize laureate and activist Desmond Tutu, for his efforts in the battle against hunger and his advocacy on behalf of the world's most vulnerable people. (Photo courtesy Elke Wetzig/Wikipedia)
Progress Toward a Food-Secure Africa
A growing number of African countries are making significant progress towards eradicating extreme hunger and poverty. (Photo courtesy Jamal Osman/IRIN)
Kenya: Aiming for Sustainable Fisheries
(file photo) A woman displays her catch in Kenya. Reducing wasteful 'bycatch' - young or small fish that are not always sold - is a key aspect of increasing the sustainability of fisheries. (Photo courtesy Julius Mwelu/IRIN)
Africa: Developing Water-Efficient Maize
Today, more than 300 million Africans depend on maize as their main food source, providing carbohydrates, protein, iron, vitamin D and minerals. (Photo courtesy Earth Times)
Rwanda: Cow Changes Family's Lives
Yohani Batiste Bakinahe, 51, has experienced a rapid transformation in his life, thanks to a single cow donated under the Girinka program. (Photo courtesy Daily Nation/Jared Nyataya)
Sahel: No Long-Term Answers
A woman carries water back to her village in Niger. A recent UN study said climate change is already having an impact on the livelihoods of millions of people in the Sahel and West Africa. (Photo courtesy flickr)
Football Stars Joint Fight Against Hunger
On the eve of the 2012 African Cup of Nations, more than 25 footballers have spoken out in solidarity with millions of people facing hunger across the Sahel region. (Photo courtesy Barry Aldworth/BackpagePix)
Niger: Loan to Boost Food Security, Rural Development
The International Fund for Agricultural Development will provide a U.S $22.2 million loan to the Republic of Niger to help poor rural households to improve their food security. (Photo courtesy UN Photo/Ian Steele)
Food Security-Climate Change Roadmap Outlined
(file photo) A group of international agriculture experts are urging scientists to lay the groundwork for more decisive action on global food security in environmental negotiations in 2012. (Photo courtesy Bush Radio)
Project to Promote Climate-Smart Farming
Cowpea varieties in an experimental plot. Agriculture - and the communities who depend on it for their livelihoods and food security - are highly vulnerable to climate change impacts. (Photo courtesy International Institute of Tropical Agriculture)
East Africa: Slow Response to Famine 'Cost Lives'
Thousands of people in East Africa died needlessly because the international community failed to respond to early warnings of famine, Oxfam and Save the Children say. (Photo courtesy Riccardo Gangale/UNICEF)
Zimbabwe: Facing 'Disastrous' Farming Season
Farming organisations have attributed a decline in hectarage to a combination of factors, among them a lack of agricultural support by the government and financial institutions. (Photo courtesy IRIN)
Africa: Emissions Cuts Offer Quick Crop Benefits
Reducing methane and black carbon emissions could quickly tackle climate change while improving food security and people's health, especially in developing countries, a study says (Photo courtesy Sasol)
Food Price Index Ends Year With Sharp Decline
Food prices fell in December 2011 with the FAO Food Price Index dropping 2.4 percent, or five points from November. At its new level of 211 points, the Index was 11.3 percent (27 points) below its peak in February 2011. (Photo courtesy Daily Trust)
West Africa: Shoppers Willing to Pay More for Organic Produce
Shoppers in a local supermarket. Even in poor settings, shoppers say they are willing to pay more for organically grown vegetables, a study in West Africa has found. (Photo courtesy Business Daily)
Malawi: Fertilizer Trees Ease Climate Woes
(file) Maize grows on a farm. Smallholder farmers struggling with climate change in this southeast African nation are turning to trees to help their crops grow. (Photo courtesy Flickr)
Livestock Insurance to Outsmart Drought?
The first thing that hits a visitor to Ginda village in northern Kenya is the smell. Ginda, in Marsabit District, has been hit by the Horn of Africa drought. It triggered a food crisis that affected around 13 million people. more »
Photo Essay - Livestock Insurance to Combat Food Crisis (Photo courtesy Neil Palmer/CIAT)
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
The International Fund for Agricultural Development will provide a U.S.$50 million loan and U.S.$50 million grant to help rural communities in Ethiopia. (Photo courtesy Ben Parker/IRIN)
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)
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