Addis Ababa, Ethiopia — The World Food Program says that half the population of Ethiopia’s Tigray region need food aid after nearly two years of civil war. Aid agencies say Ethiopia’s federal authorities are limiting aid to the region, which the head of the World Health Organization calls the worst humanitarian disaster in the world. […]
Tag: Food and Agriculture
The first grain shipment is en route to Djibouti weeks after a deal saw Russia allow the export of vital foods to resume via the Black Sea. But the 23,000 metric tons of wheat will bring only some relief to Africa. Two dozen ships have left Ukrainian harbors since the end of the Black Sea […]
The Prime Minister of Somalia, Hamza Abdi Barre on Thursday received the Director General of the WFP, David Beasley at his office in Mogadishu. David Beasley made a visit to Somalia for the first time since the beginning of the drought, which impacted more than 7 million people across the country. The purpose of his […]
In honour of women’s month, and as part of the country’s drive to deal with the climate emergency, the government arranged a webinar on August 5 to discuss the challenges and provide a platform for women to propose their own solutions. On the panel were Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrice Tsakani Nkambule – an entrepreneur, and […]
Cape Town — Opposition In Bid to Remove President Cyril Ramaphosa From Office Opposition parties have come together in a bid to remove President Cyril Ramaphosa following a February 2020 robbery at his game farm Phala Phala in which U.S.$4 million in cash was stolen. The Economic Freedom Fighters, the Inkata Freedom Party, the […]
Pascal Dukuzumuremyi currently pays over 60 per cent more on milk than he used to about two months ago. The resident of Gasabo District is one of the many milk consumers feeling the pinch of the limited milk supply, which officials attributed to drought effects on dairy farming output. “I have to pay Rwf500 on […]
Dire Dawa, Ethiopia — ‘If rain doesn’t fall this year, the future will be disastrous.’ Safumume Abdush thought the Gor river that runs past her village in southeastern Ethiopia could never run dry – and then it did. First the wind pattern changed. Then the clouds disappeared. Now, after four seasons of failed rains, the […]
African nations have “unlimited” potential to become “breadbaskets” that not only feed the continent but also a hungry world, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, said during a policy address on food security in Accra earlier this month. The Cabinet member with the most broadest African experience and knowledge – she served […]
A UN-chartered shipment of grain has set off from Ukraine for Africa following a deal to relieve a global food crisis. The MV Brave Commander left the Black Sea port of Pivdennyi on Tuesday and will sail to Djibouti “for delivery to Ethiopia”, Ukraine’s Infrastructure Ministry said Tuesday. The ship is carrying 23,000 tonnes of […]
Cape Town — Govt Halts Movement of Cattle Following Outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease The government has announced the suspension of all movement of cattle across South Africa, due to the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease. The ban is valid for 21 days and will be reviewed weekly. The country is currently experiencing 116 […]
The first vessel transporting Ukrainian wheat grain to support humanitarian operations run by the World Food Programme (WFP) has left the port of Yuzhny, also known as Pivdennyi, the UN agency reported on Tuesday. The MV Brave Commander departed with 23,000 metric tonnes of wheat grain for WFP‘s response in the Horn of Africa, where […]
An Economist at the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER), Professor Charles Ackah, has called on the government to invest more into the agriculture sector. Sharing his view in a discussion on how to get ‘Ghana’s economic recovery right’ on Accra based radio station, Joy FM’s PM Express programme last Friday, Prof. Ackah […]
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has stated that Nigeria’s food inflation rose to 18.37 per cent in April amid increase in prices of staple food across the country. The food inflation situation has also contributed to the rising cost of poultry feed which has risen by at least 168 per cent in the last […]
The Climate Information Made Available to Entrepreneurial Farmers (CLIMATE) project has helped to improve agricultural practices amongst farmers in the northern part of the country resulting in improved crop yields and high incomes for farmers. Mr Abdul-MuminFuseini Sochi, a farmer from Libga in the Savelugu Municipality of the Northern Region, who shared his experience under […]
Millions of waste pickers and reclaimers around the world search through disposed of goods in dumpsites, and landfills for valuable recyclable materials that many consider worthless. Some search for necessities, while others collect to recycle, and sell to recycling warehouses or recycling plants. They operate and collect either from neighborhood streets, door-to-door or waste collection points. Recyclers play an important role […]
On August 11, 2022, USAID Administrator Samantha Power and Top Chef judge and food activist Tom Colicchio will host a Twitter Spaces discussion with experts to examine the hunger crisis in the Horn of Africa and the response to the ongoing historic drought. The discussion will feature local experts meeting urgent needs on the ground […]
In the last three farming seasons (over a year’s time), farmers grouped under IABM – a cooperative mainly growing maize in Muhanga District, Southern Province, saw 28 hectares of their farms gradually washed away by torrential rain induced erosion, causing them at least Rwf112 million annual income loss. Jean d’Amour Ntamabyariro, president of this cooperative […]
June demolition of Bertrams Urban Farm, running for 16 years, disrupted dozens of feeding schemes Refiloe Molefe, 63, ran an acclaimed urban farm in Bertrams, Johannesburg, for 16 years, providing food and training to thousands of people. The two-acre plot of land was owned by the City of Johannesburg, and Molefe cultivated it with their […]