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Africa: Reimagining Farming Post-COVID Pandemic
IPS, 6 April 2020
Together with medical services and transportation, farming and food production have been correctly identified as 'essential services' by all countries under lockdown. The Covid-19… Read more »
Will Farming in Africa be Reimagined in a Post-COVID-19 World?
The Covid-19 pandemic has not yet made a dent in the food supply and so far, there are no reports of shortage of essential food and agricultural goods. However, despite efforts, farm gate prices have crashed, there is a drastic drop in demand and farmers recognize that they are facing a substantial economic loss as fruits, vegetables, fish or meat have to be discarded due to lockdowns, writes Dr. Kakoli Ghosh for IPS.
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Africa: COVID-19 - Our Hungriest, Most Vulnerable Communities Face "A Crisis Within a Crisis"
Africa Renewal, 14 April 2020
In countries whose medical systems are under-resourced, the health crisis could be compounded by a hunger crisis and lost livelihoods unless we act now to help. Read more »
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South Africa: COVID-19 - Lockdown Threatens Women Farm Workers' Access to Food
GroundUp, 14 April 2020
On Thursday 9 April, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that the lockdown to disrupt the transmission of Covid-19 would be extended until the end of April. While we understand and… Read more »
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Uganda: Food Shortage - Locals Resort to Illegal Fishing
Monitor, 14 April 2020
Food scarcity has forced locals in the surrounding districts of Lake Kyoga to engage in illegal fishing despite the ban imposed by government in 2019. Read more »
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Tanzania: Tanzania's Horticulture Industry Gets New Lease of Life
Citizen, 14 April 2020
The Tanzania Horticultural Association (Taha) and the government have breathed a new life into the horticulture industry after bringing in a cargo plane to ferry high-value… Read more »
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Tanzania: Govt, Stakeholders to Revive Viticulture, Wine Processing
Daily News, 13 April 2020
THE Ministry of Agriculture, in cooperation with key stakeholders from the private sector and Tanzania Agriculture Development Bank (TADB), are implementing a special strategic… Read more »
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Ethiopia: Desert Locusts Drive One Million Ethiopians to Food Insecurity
Addis Standard, 13 April 2020
About one million individuals in Ethiopia have been affected by the Desert Locust invasion and require emergency food assistance, a newly released joint assessment on the Impact of… Read more »
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Ghana: Why Smallholders Aren't Excited By the Latest 'Green Revolution'
The Conversation Africa, 13 April 2020
The Green Revolution - the introduction of new higher yielding seed varieties, increased use of fertiliser, irrigation and other mechanisation introduced since the 1960s - brought… Read more »
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Nigeria: How Coronavirus Lockdown Is Affecting Nigeria's Food Systems
Premium Times, 13 April 2020
Amidst the upsurge of the coronavirus pandemic, the Nigerian food system would be strained in the coming weeks and months, some agricultural experts have posited. Read more »
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Tanzania: Rice Farmers Commended for Being Courageous
Daily News, 7 April 2020
DESPITE the fear generated by the deadly COVID-19 pandemic, farmers in Cheju and Kibokwa paddy fields in Unguja have continued with farming activities, winning praise from the… Read more »
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Given the informal nature of Africa's economies, lockdowns will lead to job losses and must be accompanied by plans to ensure that populations remain nourished... without ... Read more »
