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UN Lashes Out at African Rulers Over Food Security
Farmers in Burundi. Despite rapid economic growth in some countries, no government can rightfully claim that all its citizens have access to enough food to meet their dietary needs, says a UN report.
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Congo-Kinshasa: Efforts to Rehabilitate Agriculture Sector
A UN report says the Democratic Republic of Congo has the potential to become sub-Saharan Africa's breadbasket, yet it has the highest estimated prevalence of malnutrition in the world.
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Scrutinizing Impact of Climate on Mountain Ecosystems
A four-year project aimed at addressing the lack of knowledge about the impacts of climate change has been launched in East Africa.
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Kenya: From Aid Basket to Meat Exporter?
CIAT
Livestock could turn Kenya's drought-stricken northern lands into an engine of job creation, rather than a sinkhole for emergency aid, the minister for the region has said.
Mali: Scores Suffer as Crisis Continues
HCR/H.Caux
Several aid agencies have stepped up efforts to provide lifesaving health care, much-needed food and clean water to people who have been uprooted by the ongoing conflict.
Nigerian President Aims for Millions of Agri-Sector Jobs
Kate Holt/IRIN
President Goodluck Jonathan has announced plans to make Nigeria the biggest cassava processor in the world.
Senegal: Change of Direction in Hunger Response
IRIN
An empty well in Mbar Toubab, northern Senegal. President Macky Sall has reversed months of public denial of the hunger affecting over 800,000 Senegalese.
Zambia: Diseases Hurt Beef Production
Khristopher Carlson/IRIN
Industry officials say the Zambian government must quickly move to assist farmers in their fight against liver fluke, a water borne livestock disease.
Smallholders Lose Battle for Seed Security
Jason Taylor/FoEI
The traditional farming methods of smallholder farmers are being wiped out by governments focused on promoting commercial monocultures in order to boost national agricultural sales on global markets.
Cote d'Ivoire: Fishing Big Profits Out of Small Pond
Nicole Johnston/Oxfam
Dried fish for sale (file photo): A four-hectare expanse of fish ponds in southern Côte d'Ivoire is quickly proving profitable.
Fund Fatigue Threatens Response to Sahel Famine
UNICEF/Patricia Esteve
Food shortages in the Sahel region are threatening one million children under the age of five, including more than 100,000 in Chad, with severe malnutrition.
Cote d'Ivoire: Gene Bank Research Back on Track
© Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation/Kate Holt
(file photo) A project to rebuild Côte-d'Ivoire's capacity to store crop seeds and safeguard agricultural genetic resources is getting back on track.
Rwanda: X-Rays Help Grow More Nutritious Crops
© Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation/Frederic Courbet
Agricultural researchers in Rwanda have adapted a technology widely used in the mining sector to analyse the mineral content of food crops such as beans and maize.
Africa: Kickstarting Progress
Esther Havens/Kickstart
The MoneyMaker Hip Pump was developed by KickStart, a non-profit that says it has helped lift thousands out of poverty.
East Africa: Urgent Needs for Farmers
CIAT
Ahead of the upcoming planting season in the Horn of Africa, the UN has appealed for U.S.$50 million to help farmers with agricultural and pastoral activities.
Africa: Invest in Farmers, Not Farmland
Gates Foundation
Heading to a farmers' meeting in Nigeria. In many African countries, investment in agriculture is needed to improve productivity and market access, but not all investment is good.
West Africa: Boosting Yam Productivity
Yams were first domesticated by African farmers 7,000 years ago. Today, 48.1 million tons of yams are produced annually across 4.4 million hectares of land in West Africa's "yam belt", which extends from Cote d'Ivoire to Nigeria, representing over 90 percent of global yam production. read more »
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InFocus: Food and Agriculture
Despite the country's agricultural potential, DR Congo has the has the highest estimated prevalence of malnutrition in the world. Read more »
Despite rapid economic growth in some African countries in recent years, no government can rightfully claim that all its citizens have access to enough affordable, nutritious food ... Read more »
Top Headlines
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- Somalia: WFP Food Vouchers Helping Hungry Families and Local Markets (Shabelle)
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- Tanzania: CCM Seeks Cure for Soaring Food Prices (Daily News)
- Kenya: 30,000 Famine-Stricken Mogotio Residents Flee Homes (The Star)
- Kenya: Pokot Floods Disrupt Relief Food Distribution (The Star)
- Kenya: Kosgei Launches 35 Clinics for Sick Plants (The Star)
- Kenya: NGO Plans to Increase Food in Kitui (The Star)
- Ghana: Bioenergy for Sustainable Development - the Role of Sugar Cane in Africa (Accra Mail)
- Africa: Bold Food Security Initiative Needed From G8 (Oxfam)
- Nigeria: Lagos Unveils Mega Rice Processing Factory (This Day)
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- Tanzania: Kikwete Due in U.S. for G-8 Summit (Daily News)
- Congo-Kinshasa: Efforts Under Way to Rehabilitate Agriculture Sector (allAfrica.com)
- Africa: UN Hits Out at Rulers Over Lack of Food (allAfrica.com)
- Kenya: Maize Farmers Have Rain but Lack Seeds (IRIN)
- Africa: Empower Women for Food Security, Says UN (allAfrica.com)
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