Zanu PF Secretary for Information and Publicity Christopher Mutsvangwa has said the ruling party will superintend the distribution of food aid in Zimbabwe. Mutsvangwa was speaking at a press conference at the party headquarters, on Monday. The drought was recently declared a national disaster by President Emmerson Mnangagwa with Zimbabwe becoming the third Southern African […]
Tag: Food and Agriculture
An estimated GH¢1.6bn agricultural livelihoods were lost due to the Akosombo/ Kpong dams spillage that affected eight districts in the Greater Accra, Eastern and Volta regions in September and October last year. This represents an estimated 1.2 per cent in Gross Domestic Product of Ghana, a Consultant at the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of […]
One year after war erupted between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on 15 April 2023, Sudan is facing one of the fastest unfolding crises globally, with unprecedented needs. About 25 million people – of whom over 14 million are children – need humanitarian assistance and support. Alarmingly 17.7 million […]
New York — Humanitarians said an international support conference next week for Sudan must be a success, as 18 million Sudanese face crisis levels of hunger while funding for lifesaving programs is running out. “It is essential that we get the levels of funding that will allow us to scale [up] to the extent required,” […]
Port Sudan — Sudan’s war has claimed thousands of lives, forced millions from their homes, and sparked economic turmoil across the region that is deepening the hunger crisis, warns the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) as the conflict approaches its one-year mark. In Sudan, areas of agricultural land have turned into battlegrounds, while farms […]
Southern Africa is on the brink of a hunger crisis after an historic drought decimated crops during the peak October to March farming season – one year after the region was pummelled by tropical storms. Zambia, Malawi and Zimbabwe declared national disasters within weeks of each other after insufficient rains wiped out crops including the […]
Sudan is at imminent risk of collapsing after one year of violent conflict and is on the verge of mass famine with its food supply decimated and young children now starving to death in its cities, villages, and displacement camps, Islamic Relief warns in a new report. After one year of war, Sudan has descended […]
Agriculture minister, Anxious Masuka has warned communal farmers against selling their livestock amid the hunger crisis the country is currently facing. The minister was responding to questions put to him by legislators during the Question and Answer session in the National Assembly on Wednesday. Masuka said the government has realised that farmers were “de-stocking”. “In […]
The agriculture ministry has set aside N$5 million for the poultry value chain development scheme in all 14 regions. The allocation translates into a reduction of N$500 000, compared to the previous year. In the 2023/2024 FY, the programme received N$5.5 million for all 14 regions and benefitted 1 110 beneficiaries. This was announced by […]
Nairobi — Kenya’s food security is poised for enhancement with the imminent launch of the Sh260 million East Africa Germplasm Exchange Laboratory (RTB-EAGEL), aimed at bolstering agricultural productivity and increasing farm incomes. The laboratory, focusing on Roots, Tubers, and Banana (RTB) varieties, is a collaborative effort between the Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (KEPHIS), the […]
As the holy month of Ramadan approached, Mandeq faced the daunting challenge of providing food for her family with very limited resources. Determined not to succumb to despair, she turned to a skill passed down through generations – making samosa, a beloved traditional delicacy savoured during Ramadan. The camps in Garowe, in the state of […]
FARMERS’ earnings from tobacco sales continue on an upward trajectory recording a 75 percent increase from US$59 million earned by Day 13 in the 2023 marketing season to US$103 million during the same period this year. Auction floors have seen the price ceiling of US$4, 99 per kilogramme crumbling after a highest of US$5, 05 […]
Parliamentarians on Wednesday questioned if genetically modified organisms (GMO) maize imports would be allowed in the country due to the El Nino induced drought in the Southern African region. President Emmerson Mnangagwa declared the drought a national disaster joining Zambia and Malawi. Addressing the media at the State House, Mnangagwa said over 2,7 million people […]
Millions of people across Southern Africa, are grappling with the dual crises of hunger and flooding. Over half of Malawi’s 19 million population, six million people in Zambia, over three million in Zimbabwe, and three million more in Mozambique are facing hunger. Meanwhile, in Mozambique’s capital Maputo, floods wreaked havoc due to persistent heavy downpours […]
In the heart of sub-Saharan Africa, amidst the fields of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) in Nigeria, I bore witness to something truly remarkable: the pioneering work being done to elevate agricultural productivity and ensure food security for an entire region. These transformative agricultural technologies—semi-autotrophic hydroponics (SAH), NoduMax, AflaSafe, and digital precision farming […]
President Emmerson Mnangagwa announced that the country’s drought is declared a national disaster, saying: “More than 2.7 million people in Zimbabwe will go hungry this year”. Mnangagwa added that 80% of the country had received “poor rains”. This announcement comes amid a regional crisis, with Zambia and Malawi making similar declarations in February and March […]
Lilongwe — The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is appealing for urgent resources to deliver life-saving food assistance to two million people reeling from the devastating impacts of drought, exacerbated by the effects of El Niño. This comes just days after Malawi’s President Lazarus Chakwera declared a state of disaster. The El Niño impact […]
This story is about supporting women and young people in rural Nigeria with the knowledge and skills needed to thrive in agriculture. It’s dubbed “the WOFAN story,” and it began in 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown threatened to bring the activities of smallholder farmers and processors to a standstill. Responding to their need […]