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Africa: As Lockdown Fuels Food Shortages, Africa Goes Online for Groceries
Thomson Reuters Foundation, 5 June 2020
From sharing grocery costs to food remittances, African tech entrepreneurs are finding ways to keep fresh food affordable Read more »
Tech Startups in Africa Aim to Curb Food Shortages from COVID-19
Mobile tech startups are helping people get hold of fresh food during the COVID-19 pandemic by tapping into the rapid rise in smartphone use across the continent, write Kim Harrisberg and Lungelo Ndlovu for the Thomson Reuters Foundation. As lockdowns around the world disrupt food trade across borders, they also made it difficult for people working abroad to send food to their loved ones back home.
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Uganda: Women Fear Food Shortages Will Make Coronavirus and HIV a Deadly Mix
Thomson Reuters Foundation, 21 May 2020
HIV-positive women in Uganda fear for their health as food shortages leave them unable to take medication Read more »
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Africa: COVID-19 Is a Health Crisis - but a Looming Food Catastrophe, Too
Daily Maverick, 19 May 2020
Concerns around potential meat shortages - and spillovers into other parts of the food system - are putting intense pressure on political leaders to respond more aggressively, as… Read more »
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Nigeria: Alarm Bells as COVID-19 Cripples Poultry, Fish Farming
Daily Trust, 16 May 2020
Farmers lament losses, experts warn of food shortage Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Lockdown - Crops Rot in Fields
Zimbabwe Independent, 15 May 2020
Miriam Madzivanyika, a farmer in Mazowe -- 40km north of Harare -- grows a variety of crops on their 330-hectare farm she runs with her husband. Read more »
InFocus
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The COVID-19 outbreak is already taking its toll on all sectors of the economy, including agriculture, with the pandemic inflicting damages worth millions to farmers and ... Read more »
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The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted how impoverished people and the working class suffer when food prices rise and jobs disappear, prompting a renewed interest in working the ... Read more »
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A scramble for scarce resources, such as land and water, exacerbates conflicts across Africa. Conflict and climate extremes cause food insecurity. When a deadly virus spreads, ... Read more »
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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, ... Read more »
