As Uganda marks the world’s population day, experts have advised that there is need to revive the idea of granaries to store more food for the ever increasing population and an avoidable calamity like drought, landslides, floods etc. The total population of Uganda is currently estimated at 33 million people and is said to be […]
As rising or fluctuating food prices continue to affect individual food security and the ability of countries to plan for the food needs of their people, a new tool has been developed to provide an early warning system of extreme price variability. The Excessive Food Price Variability Early Warning System developed by the International Food […]
The Call for Papers for the conference Young People, Farming & Food: The Future of the Agrifood Sector in Africa is now open. This international conference is being sponsored by the Future Agricultures Consortium (FAC) and the Institute of Statistical Social and Economic Research (ISSER) and will take place 19-21 March 2012 in Accra, Ghana. […]
Christian Aid has launched an emergency humanitarian appeal to help people across the east and Horn of Africa after two failed rainy seasons have left ten million on the brink of starvation. Drought and displacement combined with rising global food prices have left Kenya and Ethiopia in particular facing severe food shortages, with UNOCHA reporting that […]
World leaders have been called upon to minimize food wastage as one of the key strategies in ensuring food security in different parts of the world. According to staggering new statistics from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), roughly one-third of the food produced worldwide for human consumption is lost or wasted, amounting […]
The first-ever official meeting of Ministers of Agriculture from G20 countries, to be held in Paris on June 22-23, presents an extraordinary opportunity. Tasked with developing an action plan to address price volatility in food and agricultural markets and its impact on the poor, the ministers are uniquely positioned to not only tackle the immediate […]
Non-governmental organizations fighting for the rights of children in Uganda have warned that increase in prices of food and other essential commodities are taking a tale on children. The Africa network for the prevention and protection against child abuse and neglect (ANPPCAN) says the high prices of food have led children going hungry which could […]
News Release: Improving Investments, Policies, and Productivity Is Critical to Meeting Growing Demand for Food, Combating Hunger & Malnutrition International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) — May 24, 2011 St. Louis, MO—Global demand for major grains, such as maize, rice, and wheat, is projected to increase by nearly 48 percent from 2000-2025 and by 70 […]
When G8 leaders gather in Deauville, France on May 26-27 for their annual summit, one of their top priorities will be strengthening their partnership with Africa, including on issues related to food security and poverty reduction, and the critical role of agriculture in achieving these goals. Nowhere is this more relevant than in Sub-Saharan Africa, […]
Organic agriculture is spreading throughout the world and yet some fear that this is putting the food security of African small-holder farmers at risk. This concern was studied carefully by the Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS) using data generated from a survey of 224 smallholder farmers producing coffee and pineapples. The results indicated that […]