Food waste index report 2024
<p>The world wasted an estimated 19 per cent of the food produced globally in 2022, or about 1.05 billion metric tons, according to this new report by the UNEP.</p>
Food Policy
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Kenya: Food Prices Rise in Coast as Drought Takes Toll
Food prices in the coast region are on the increase due to prolonged drought. In Mombasa's Kongowea market, traders are decrying low supply of food produce. Speaking to the Nation on Wednesday, cereal
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UN Warns of Hunger Among Refugees in Cameroon
Hundreds of thousands of people who sought shelter in Cameroon after fleeing violence will go hungry unless funds are made available, the United Nations deputy emergencies chief said. Ursula Mueller
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Millions starve as food crunch bites yet again
Over 3.4 million Kenyans face death from starvation as a result of an acute food shortage that has hit at least 14 counties. The bad news comes barely two months after the government froze the Sh90
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Agency says 28 million Africans in ten States face starvation
Some 27. 5 million people are in dire need of food aid in 10 African countries due to drought, officials announced last week. Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Climate Prediction and
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Can nuclear technology zap hunger in Central African Republic?
Tucked away on the University of Bangui campus in the capital of Central African Republic, a portacabin surrounded by palm trees shelters neat rows of test-tubes filled with green shoots. Here scientists
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Dry Spells, Fall Armyworm Raise Concerns about Food Security in Southern Africa
The United Nation's Food and Agriculture Organization says prolonged dry spells, erratic rainfall, high temperatures and the presence of the voracious fall armyworm have significantly dampened Southern
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Southern Africa: Poor Rains And Crop Infestation Threaten Deeper Hunger Across Southern Africa
Johannesburg — The twin scourges of another prolonged dry spell and an invasive crop-eating worm are set to sharply curtail harvests across southern Africa, driving millions of people – most of them children
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Malawi: Thousands Face Hunger in Some Southern Malawi Districts- Official
Blantyre Agricultural Development Division (BLADD) says 32 935 hectares of crops in the divison has been severely hit by the prolonged dry spell; rendering over 129 852 families vulnerable to food insecurity.
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Nigeria: We Spent Over U.S.$126M On Food in Nigeria in 2017- WFP
Representative and Country Director of World Food Programme (WFP) in Nigeria, Myrta Kaulard has revealed that the WFP has spent over $126M on food aid to Nigeria and also provided food assistance to over
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Hunger looming in Shang’ambo district
Shang’ombo District Commissioner Captain Lawrence Nyambe has disclosed that the district in Western Province is likely to be affected by hunger this year due to poor rains experienced in the district.