June 19

• Insecurity in Bangui Increases Food Prices, Lay-Offs

  IRIN

  A security crisis in the Central African Republic (CAR) - which began on 10 December 2012, when the rebel Seleka Alliance attacked the capital, Bangui, and continued after Seleka... Read more »

• Farmers Can Be Well-Off - Farmers Hail GOL, FAO

  New Dawn

  With a little push from ECHO, FAO, Government of Liberia, some farmers say agriculture has the potential to reduce rural poverty. Read more »

• Some Aid Programs in Sahel Prefer Cash to Food

  VOA

  DIOURBEL, SENEGAL -- Humanitarian agencies in Africa's Sahel region are struggling to deal with a cycle of chronic food crisis. Some are moving away from traditional food aid in... Read more »

• South African Fisheries Win Major Victory in New York Court [press release]

  SA Govt

  The Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF), Ms Tina Joemat-Pettersson, has welcomed a New York court decision to pay South Africa approximately R294 million... Read more »

• Facts On New Alliance for Food Security, Nutrition [document]

  State Department

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• Smallholder Farmers Strive to Support Relief Efforts in Ethiopia

  State Department

  This story originally appeared in the May/June 2013 edition of Frontlines, an online publication of the U.S. Agency for International Development. Read more »

• Japan Boosts Financial Support for African Development

  VOA

  WASHINGTON, DC -- In June, Japan made a five-year commitment of $32 billion dollars in public and private funding to Africa. It will be used in areas prioritized as necessary for... Read more »

• Joint Bodies Share Experiences Through Visits [press release]

  Fairtrade Africa

  Joint Body representatives from Cilmor Trust Farms identified a better way of building their capacity through participating in exchange visits to two of their neighbouring... Read more »

• MPs Give Nod to Foods, Medicines Authority

  New Times

  Lawmakers on Monday approved the establishment of a new agency that will ensure that fortified foods like cereals and milk products, as well as food supplements on the local... Read more »

• Pepfar Marks 10 Years, 1 Million Healthy Babies

  State Department

  One million babies are alive today because their HIV-infected mothers received medication to prevent them from transmitting the virus to their infants. U.S. Secretary of State John... Read more »

• Coastal Villages Tasked to Set Up Fisheries Committees

  Daily Observer

  The Gambian leader, His Excellency Sheikh Professor Dr. Alhaji Yahya Jammeh, has tasked the coastal settlements, starting from Kartong to Bakau, Bijilo, Sanyang, Tujereng and... Read more »

• Animal Genetics Meeting Starts

  Foroyaa

  The Regional Project on Sustainable Management on Endemic Ruminant Livestock in West Africa (PROGEBE) on Monday opened a four-day training workshop on Animal Genetics. The workshop... Read more »

• Drought Exarcebates Malnutrition

  New Era

  The Kunene Directorate of Health says 50 people, mainly children, had to be hospitalised due to malnutrition at the district hospitals of Outjo, Opuwo and Khorixas. Read more »

• Bandit Attacks Displace Northern Nigeria Herders

  IRIN

  Incessant deadly attacks on Fulani settlements and villages in northern Nigeria by armed bandits - made up partly of disgruntled Fulani who themselves have lost cattle - are... Read more »

• IITA Trains Specialists On Improved Seed Availability

  Daily Trust

  Researchers from the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and the National Agricultural Seed Council (NASC) have trained seed production specialists and... Read more »

June 18

• The G8's Here, Time to Act On Tax Havens [analysis]

  African Arguments

  When I first saw that Britain had put tax, transparency and trade on the agenda of this week's G8 meeting my reaction was surprise and celebration. At last the government had... Read more »

• Q&A - of Riots and Rice in Africa

  IPS

  Thanks to food riots in several African cities fuelled by high rice prices between 2007 and 2008, sub-Saharan Africa is growing and eating more rice after governments were forced... Read more »

• Severe Food Shortage Hits Karamoja

  New Vision

  SEVERAL parts of Karamoja have been hit by a severe food shortage. According a report by the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), Kaabong district is the most hard-hit area, where... Read more »

• Governments Urged to Limit Weed Killer Found in Humans

  Friends of the Earth

  Friends of the Earth International today urged governments around the world to limit the use of the weed killer glyphosate, after laboratory test results released last week showed... Read more »

• Enhancing Food Security [editorial]

  Daily Observer

  The Government of The Gambia in partnership with the World Food Programme and the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) with funding from the European Union (EU) on Tuesday... Read more »

• Malnutrition Costs Uganda Five Per Cent of GDP

  WFP

  Uganda loses some US $899 million annually due to the effects of malnutrition. This is the alarming finding of a new study entitled The Cost of Hunger in Africa, which for the... Read more »

• Over Seven Million Euro Project Launched in LRR

  Daily Observer

  The Government of the Gambia in partnership with the World Food Programme and the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) with funding from the European Union (EU) on Tuesday... Read more »

• President Jammeh Urges Foni Communities to Intensify Farming

  Daily Observer

  The president of the Republic has urged Foni communities to intensify farming by cultivating crops such as 'Findi', maize, coos and groundnut, among others, in a bid to be food... Read more »

• President Jammeh to Give Fishing Boats to Coastal Villages

  Daily Observer

  The Gambian leader has promised to provide at least five fishing boats for young people in the coastal villages, to enable them venture into the fishing trade. His Excellency... Read more »

• Ban On Frozen Chicken Legs to Take Effect in September

  The Point

  The ban on the importation of frozen chicken legs into the country will take effect come September this year, President Yahya Jammeh has told a meeting in Basse, Upper River... Read more »