Category: Food Security
Canada Addresses Food Insecurity in sub-Saharan Africa
By Halima Abdi Published December 24, 2017 The Government of Canada has announced US$19.8 million in additional funding to address extreme levels of food insecurity in Cameroon, Chad, Ethiopia, Niger, Nigeria, South Sudan and Uganda. The aid, Canada says, shall ‘address the critical needs of millions of vulnerable people … suffering from a lack of access…
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Mechanised Agriculture Key to Food Security in Africa
By Khalifa Hemed Published October 30, 2017 Though Africa sits on 65% of the uncultivated arable land left in the world, it is the only region of the world where the number of people who face food insecurity has increased, 300 million more people are malnourished and the continent shall spend US$110 billion to import…
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New Agribusiness Training Set to Drive African Agricultural Prosperity
By Irene Gaitirira Published October 5, 2017 A training programme aimed at bringing young talent into the agribusiness sector in Africa with a view to increasing food production commences in Kenya, Zambia and South Africa in March 2018. Known as AGCO Agribusiness Programme (AAP) and offered through Strathmore Business School (SBS) in Kenya, Harper Adams…
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Failed Rainy Season Worsens Hunger Situation in East Africa
By Irene Gaitirira Published July 15, 2017 Poor rains across East Africa have worsened hunger and left crops scorched, pastures dry and thousands of livestock dead. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, in its Global Information and Early Warning System (GIEWS) warns that the third consecutive failed rainy season has seriously eroded…
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Africa Focuses on Defeating Crop-Destroying American Fall Armyworm
By Still Hardy Published May 18, 2017 Unless urgently tackled, a rapidly spreading pest from the Americas shall rob Africa of an estimated US$3 Billion-worth of maize over the coming year. The pest, known as the Fall armyworm, is reported to attack more than 80 different plant species, including maize on which more than 200 million…
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Impending Hunger Catastrophe Should Be Africa’s Last!
By Irene Gaitirira Published April 17, 2017 More than 18 million people in the Horn of Africa and in Nigeria are facing one of the worst hunger crises in recent history. International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) warns that this humanitarian crisis will be repeated again and again unless concerted efforts…
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