Women in Kenya's Laikipia North sub county are taking action against an invasive cactus that has been killing their livestock and making their land difficult to cultivate. ... Read more »
For the past two years, the people of Uganda's Karamoja region have not been able to grow enough food because violence that had ended with a government-led disarmament more than 15 ... Read more »
Almost 12 million people - a quarter of Sudan's population - are currently estimated to be facing acute hunger. According to aid agencies, that number could reach up to 18 million ... Read more »
The country's efforts to increase dietary diversification and improve livelihoods have resulted in lower percentages of wasted, stunted, and underweight children. One of the most ... Read more »
The second in the series of sustainable alternatives to chemical fertilisers amid a global shortage looks at urine or what some experts call liquid gold. allAfrica's Melody ... Read more »
In April 2018, Leadership reported that the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) decried the spread of Severe Acute Malnutrition in the northeast zone of Nigeria. At the time it ... Read more »
United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is warning that soaring food prices, exacerbated by the war in Ukraine, are pushing poor people to the brink of hunger in Malawi. The ... Read more »
More than 131,000 children suffer from chronic malnutrition in the central province of Manica, Firmino Jaquet, the spokesperson for a meeting of the Manica Provincial Executi Read more »
A few years ago, traditional vegetables and local foods in Kenya were largely perceived as foods of the poor and of the past. Local markets were dominated by three exotic veg Read more »
The U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) has warned that famine is stalking Somalia, as years of climate-related disasters destroyed crops, dried up water sources and created a Read more »
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