Poor Rainfall Likely to Reduce Grain Production in Region - FAO [opinion]

The Herald

Poor rains and drier weather conditions could reduce grain production significantly in the 2019-2020 cropping season, forcing the region to import more than nine million tonnes of… Read more »

Govt Launches New Plan to Stave Off Malnutrition

New Times

Rwanda has launched a new programme to enhance evidence-based policy and capacity development seeking to end hunger and malnutrition by 2025. Read more »

55% of Norton Residents Food Insecure - Report

New Zimbabwe

At least 55% of Norton residents have been reported to be food insecure and in urgent need of assistance to avert severe hunger, the World Food Programme (WFP) has announced. Read more »

Half of Country's Population Plunges Into Severe Hunger - WFP

New Zimbabwe

An estimated US$293 million is required immediately for the World Food Programme's (WFP) emergency response to meet the growing needs of the hardest-hit Zimbabweans facing severe… Read more »

Country Facing Worst Hunger Crisis in a Decade - World Food Programme

UN News

Zimbabwe is facing its worst hunger crisis in a decade with half of the population – 7.7 million people – food insecure, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday. Read more »

Five Starve to Death in Swaziland As Drought and Maize Restrictions Bite

Swazi Media

Five elderly women in the Nsalitje area of Swaziland (eSwatini) have starved to death and many more are said to be quietly being killed by hunger. Read more »

Chicken, Pizza, Burger Most Ordered Food Online Despite Health Concerns

Nation

Chicken, pizza and burger dominate delicacies that are ordered online amid health concerns about fast foods, which have been associated with lifestyle diseases. Read more »

VP Chimulirenji Says More Malawians Face Hunger - Promises Relief Food

Nyasa Times

Vice President Everton Chimulurenji, who is also Minister responsible for Disaster Management Affairs, has said government us reassessing the number of needy people who are food… Read more »

Sigh of Relief As Government Slashes Mealie Meal Prices

263Chat

Government has with immediate effect reduced the price of roller meal from ZWL $101, 66 per 10 kg to ZWL$50, 263Chat can reveal. Read more »

Zimbabwe Facing Man-Made Starvation, Says UN Expert

UN News

Man-made starvation is "slowly making its way into Zimbabwe" and most households in the country are unable to obtain enough food to meet their basic needs, Hilal Elver, Special… Read more »

Maize Meal Prices Set to Go Down As Govt Restores Grain Subsidy

New Zimbabwe

Mealie meal prices are set to come down after government Thursday announced new subsidy on maize meal in what will see the retail price of a 10kg packet of roller meal pegged at… Read more »

Biofortified Food, a Business Boost for Smallholder Farmers

IPS

A start-up in Zimbabwe is producing high nutrition foods using biofortified crops in a bid to fight micronutrient deficiency. Read more »

Govt Scraps Duty On All Foodstuffs

New Zimbabwe

Government has removed duty on all foodstuffs as a way of ensuring their availability as well as protect hard-pressed citizens against the continued inflationary pressures that… Read more »

Saving 10K - Empowering Nigerian Mothers With Local Options For Child Nutrition

Nigeria Health Watch

Six months have passed, the journey is finally over! You have managed to exclusively breastfeed your baby as recommended by all the health experts and you’re a hero! Now you… Read more »

Despite Ban, 5 Maize Flour Brands Still On Nakuru Shelves

Nation

Five maize flour brands banned by the Kenya Bureau of Standard (Kebs) nearly a week ago are still on sale in various shops in Nakuru town. Read more »