AU Looks to Eradicate Hunger by 2025
A recent African Union meeting reaffirmed the commitment of African governments to eradicating hunger in partnership with international and aid organisations.
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Africa:
AU Nations Work Toward 2025 Hunger Deadline
MediaGlobal, 12 August 2013
After years of stagnated progress on food security, African heads of state, together with a variety of non-governmental organizations, farmers, and private sector workers, met in a… Read more »
A young woman sells corn on the side of the road.
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Africa:
Child Hunger Takes Heavy Toll On Africa's GDP
SciDev.Net, 16 July 2013
Child undernutrition costs African nations up to 16.5 per cent of their gross domestic product (GDP), according to a series of reports looking at social and economic consequences… Read more »
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Africa:
Oxfam-Led Campaign Urges African States to Spend More On Agriculture
AlertNet, 10 July 2013
Ten years after African leaders promised to spend at least 10 percent of their national budgets on agriculture, development and farmers' groups have called on African governments… Read more »
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Niger:
New Farmer Aid Programs in Niger Show Positive Results
VOA, 2 July 2013
The United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) reports that a 5-year agricultural initiative in Niger, aimed at giving farmers better access to inputs and credit, has… Read more »
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Africa:
Conclusion of Third Working Day On 'Renewed Partnership for a Unified Approach to End Hunger in Africa,' With Participation of SADR
SPS, 2 July 2013
The third day work of the High-Level Meeting on "renewed partnership for a unified approach to eradicate hunger in Africa," had been concluded in Addis Ababa on Monday with the… Read more »
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Ethiopia:
African Leaders' Discussions to End Hunger
Ethiopia Government, 2 July 2013
African leaders held discussions to end hunger in Africa in the Summit jointly organized by the African Union Commission, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United… Read more »
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Africa:
At UN Meeting, Civil Society, Private Sector Partner to Ensure Food Security in Africa
UN News, 1 July 2013
More than 150 representatives of civil society, the private sector and the farming industry met over the weekend in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to establish partnerships to guarantee… Read more »
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The director-general of the FAO says the key to eradicating hunger lies in capitalizing on the successes of the countries who have already found solutions for food insecurity and ... Read more »
