The UN Special Rapporteur on the right to food has asked the government to reassess its agriculture priorities and to increase support for many underfunded programs. Read more »
A new study by the World Food Programme and Swaziland's government has revealed that the country's reliance on international donors hasn't helped avert the reality of chronic food ... Read more »
According to the Bureau of Statistics, inflation has risen from 3.6 percent in June to 5.1 percent in July. Drought led to a reduction in food supplies and an increase in prices. Read more »
The Institute of Development Studies (IDS) has published the first installment in a new series which presents key data on government commitment to reduce hunger and undernutrition ... Read more »
A team of researchers has developed a computer model that uses over two decades of satellite observations and climatic forecasts to predict global crop failures months before ... Read more »
A new World Bank report lays out ten steps needed to improve land governance for ending poverty, food insecurity and boosting shared prosperity in Africa. Read more »
A new study finds that so much water may be lost in the Volta River Basin due to climate change that planned hydroelectric projects to boost energy and food production may only ... Read more »
The demands of a rising global population on the food system has led to calls for a response that includes reducing waste and improved governance to increase accesibility and ... Read more »
The World Bank has approved credit facilities of U.S.$300 million for Nigeria to boost agricultural output and food security. Read more »
The government is considering scrapping at least 217 federal agencies, commissions, and parastatals to form one anti-corruption agency. Read more »
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