20 Children Killed By Acute Malnutrition in Nasarawa

This Day

No less than 20 children were reportedly killed by suspected severe acute malnutrition in Nasarawa State due to non-availability of malnutritional food supplements in… Read more »

SADC Summit 2019 - Do More to Address Food Crisis, States Told

Citizen

The Southern African Development Community (Sadc) secretariat yesterday urged member states to devise better strategies in tackling food security in the region. Read more »

Malawi Food Crisis Looms As Maize Stocks Go Low

Nyasa Times

A food crisis is looming in the country as the state run grain reserves has on 40, 000 metric tonnes of maize. Read more »

Development Partners Formalize Commitment to Help Address Food Security in Times of Climate Change [press release]

World Bank

In partnership with the African Union, leaders of four multilateral agencies - The African Development Bank, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the… Read more »

Serious Food and Water Shortage in Khomas - Mcleod-Katjirua

Namibian

There is a severe shortage of food and water in Windhoek rural constituencies, Khomas Governor Laura McLeod-Katjirua has said. Read more »

Call to Invest in Fortified Food

The Herald

Lands, Agriculture, Water, Climate and Rural Resettlement Deputy Minister Vangelis Haritatos has implored food processors and key stakeholders in the agricultural sector to invest… Read more »

Project to Tackle Malnutrition in Ashanti, Northern Regions Launched

Ghanaian Times

A project to tackle malnutrition in the Ashanti and Northern Regions has been launched at Asokore Mampong, on Thursday. Read more »

Scale Up Nutritious Crop Production - Govt

The Herald

Zimbabwe must shift focus from generalised crop production to foods that are bio-fortified, and high in nutrients if the country is to have a healthier population to drive its… Read more »

Concern Over Malnutrition in Katsina

This Day

Francis Sardauna writes on the need for the Katsina State Government to increase and ensure timely release of nutrition budget and counterpart funds to tackle the spate of… Read more »

School Feeding Caterers Receive Lifeline

Ghanaian Times

Caterers for Ghana School Feeding Programme (GSFP) should have heaved a sigh of relief about the release of GH150 million to defray part of the outstanding arrears owed them by… Read more »

Obbo - Breastfeeding Makes You Queasy? Ah, Go Get a Life [opinion]

East African

There was drama in the Kenyan parliament on Wednesday, when an MP entered the chambers with her five-month-old breastfeeding baby. Read more »

Bolder Actions Are Needed to Eradicate Hunger and Fight Obesity [opinion]

Reporter

Our food systems are distorted, and unless bolder actions are taken soon to fix them, humanity is at grave risk of increasing hunger, obesity and diet-related illnesses. It is a… Read more »

FAO Director-General Calls for Strong Measures to Combat Global Obesity Pandemic [press release]

FAO

FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva today made his strongest appeal yet for tougher measures to combat the global obesity pandemic, urging the use of concrete fiscal… Read more »

Food At Mpumalanga School Deemed Safe to Eat After Two Pupils Die From Suspected Poison

News24Wire

The Mpumalanga Department of Education says investigations following the death of two pupils at Nelson Ngubeni Primary School have found that there were no mircroorganisms that… Read more »

Overcoming Breastfeeding Challenges for Working Mothers [column]

Daily News

WORLD Breastfeeding Week is celebrated every year from 1st to 7th August to encourage breastfeeding and improve the health of babies around the world. Breastfeeding promotes better… Read more »