U.S. Provides 30 Million Dollars to Address Food Insecurity

AIM

The United States government, via the US Agency for International Development (USAID), has granted 30 million dollars to the UN World Food Programme (WFP) to address food… Read more »

'I Wish the World Were More Aware of What Is Happening Here' [press release]

ICRC

The people around me filled their plates with towering piles of food. I noticed how much they were eating and asked them about it. Their responses were striking: They believed that… Read more »

The Art of Cooking and What You Can Do to Make It More Sustainable

FAO

Tips from FAO's Goodwill Ambassador chefs on how you can buy, cook and eat food that respects the planet Read more »

Kenya Commits to Safe, Nutritious and Sufficient Food for Everyone

Capital FM

As the world commemorates World Food Safety Day (WFSD), the government has assured its commitment in ensuring that every Kenyan has access to safe, nutritious and sufficient food. Read more »

Garden to Plate - How School Feeding Empowers Children in Rwanda

WFP

How the World Food Programme buoys schools to boost health and literacy in rural areas Read more »

Famine a Brewing Human Rights Catastrophe

CAJ News

MADAGASCAR'S worst drought in 40 years has left more than 1 million people facing hunger and the island country on the brink of a human rights crisis. Read more »

Securing Greater Funding for Nutrition, Maternal Newborn and Child Healthcare Interventions in Nigeria

This Day

Amidst the worsening economic, social and healthcare challenges in the country, children are increasingly being affected and their basic needs for survival are no longer… Read more »

Food Security Emergency - At Least 11.8 Million South Africans Are Hungry [analysis]

Daily Maverick

A major contributor to South Africa's hunger crisis is the economic downturn and loss of income as a result of Covid-19, yet food prices continue to rise despite the Constitution's… Read more »

Drop in HIV/Aids and Nutrition Funding Worries Parliamentary Committee

Nyasa Times

The department of HIV/AIDS and Nutrition, under the Ministry of Health (MoH), has been allocated K58 billion in the 2021/2022 national budget, a drop from K80 billion in the last… Read more »

Isiolo Families Benefit From Sh27m Programme to Fight Malnutrition

Nation

Ngilimo Lokongila's three children could still be at home had he not joined a local savings group last year. Read more »

Meet Africa's Food Champions

Africa Renewal

The UN Food Systems Champions are leading advocates for transforming global food systems. Read more »

How Rwandan Communities Are Tackling Malnutrition

New Times

Five months ago, Jeanne Nyiramuhire enrolled her two-and-a-half-year-old daughter at an Early Childhood Development (ECD) centre in Gahondo cell located in Nyanza District. Read more »

Bomet School's Teaching Model Embraces Needs of Locals

Nation

Saseta Girls High School in Bomet County has embraced a teaching and training model that reaches out beyond its classrooms and perimeter wall. Read more »

Minister Hails EU Designation of Rooibos

Govt of SA

Western Cape Minister of Agriculture, Dr Ivan Meyer welcomes the announcement that the European Commission has approved the registration of the designation… Read more »

Local Production of Nutrition Commodities Key to Tackling Malnutrition - Health Minister

Daily Trust

The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, has said local production of nutrition commodities like Ready to Use Therapeutic Foods (RUTF) and micronutrient powder will improve the… Read more »