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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Somaliland students rely on food aid
Tens of thousands of children are out of school in Somaliland because of drought. Many of those still in the classrooms are relying on aid from the World Food Programme. Teachers say that although
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Security fears, drought and famine plague Somalia
LONDON, May 11 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The UK government is hosting a conference on Thursday to discuss the security threats and humanitarian situation in Somalia, where 3 million people are facing
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Kenya: Food Prices Rise Across Kenya
With Sh1,000 two months ago, one could buy 30 kilos of Irish potatoes in Nakuru town and still keep change. Things have since changed, however, and the amount will fetch only 10 kilos, dramatically
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Uganda: Hunger- More Than 1,000 Pupils Quit School to Fish
Amolatar/Apac — An estimated 1,095 pupils in primary schools in Apac and Amolatar districts dropped out of school last term due to hunger as starvation in the drought prone districts reaches worrying levels.
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Many Kenyan families skip meals as commodity prices soar
Fast-rising inflation is forcing an increasing number of Kenyan families to skip meals or practice food rationing. Inflation in Kenya has hit 57-month high of 11.5 percent, pushed up by soaring prices
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World Bank approves US $50 million food aid for South Sudan
The World Bank has approved a 50 million U.S dollars grant to provide direct food assistance to counter starvation and prevent hunger-related deaths in famine-hit South Sudan. The World Bank said the
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WFP report highlights link between food insecurity and migration
The World Food Programme (WFP) has indicated that food insecurity and hunger are major factors driving people away from their homes. In a new report titled “At the root of exodus: Food security, conflict
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Delayed and very brief 'long rains' to worsen Kenya food security
Kenya’s food security is expected to remain precarious following a delayed poor long rains which also affected the 2016 cropping season and the prolonged drought ravaging many parts of the country, says
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Famine could spread to 3rd South Sudan county: report
Nairobi - Famine is at risk of spreading to a third county in South Sudan in the absence of food aid, a new report from a US-backed monitoring group says, with the United Nations warning on Sunday that
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At the root of exodus: food security, conflict and international migration
At a time when a record-high number of people have been forced to flee their homes across the world, a new study by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) clearly establishes that high levels of