Africa: Food Could Cost More in 2011
If wheat and maize production do not rise substantially in 2011, global food security could be uncertain for the next two years, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization has warned.
Food prices will continue to remain high.
A Sudanese farmer harvests sorghum.
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Africa:
Food Could Cost More in 2011
UNIRIN, 17 November 2010
If wheat and maize production do not rise substantially in 2011, global food security could be uncertain for the next two years, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has… Read more »
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Africa:
Demand for Staple to Rise On Continent
Nation, 15 November 2010
A fast growing population in Africa is expected to double the current demand for staple foods by 2020. Read more »
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Africa:
Patent Grab Threatens Biodiversity and Food Sovereignty
Fahamu, 11 November 2010
Hope Shand unpacks the findings of ETC Group's new report into patent claims on 'genes, plants and technologies that will supposedly allow biotech crops to tolerate drought and… Read more »
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Africa:
World Bank Study Suggests Ways to Increase Farm Output
Business Day, 19 October 2010
The World Bank's Independent Evaluation Group (IEG) has released its report into world farming techniques and has suggested ways for African farmers to improve growth. Read more »
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Africa:
How to Feed 9 Billion People in 40 Years
MediaGlobal, 16 October 2010
Away from the rounds of discussions on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), Achim Steiner, UN Under-Secretary General and Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme… Read more »