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More than 11 million people at risk of famine in Sudan, FAO warns

June 22, 2022 Khalid Al Mouahidi 0

The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has warned of “an imminent food crisis in Sudan” which will affect more than 11 million people because […]

Covid-19: Fifteen African countries threatened by a food crisis, FAO and WFP warned

July 21, 2020 Steven Addamah 0

According to a joint analysis by the World Food Program (WFP) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), 15 “at-risk” African countries are threatened by […]

Fight against desert locusts will take time, despite significant control gains – FAO Director

May 25, 2020 Khalid Al Mouahidi 0

The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of (FAO), QU Dongyu, has warned that efforts to control desert locusts will take time, noting increased […]

Heavy human toll in Kenya after seasonal rains

May 8, 2020 Geraldine Boechat 0

Kenya has been facing bad weather for the past three weeks. The seasonal rains are much heavier than usual and are causing a heavy human […]

Locusts leave a million hungry in Ethiopia — UN

April 15, 2020 Khalid Al Mouahidi 0

The United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization says about a million people in Ethiopia are in need of food aid after swarms of locusts destroyed […]

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UN fast tracks $10 million loan to scale up FAO action against Desert Locusts in East Africa

March 23, 2020 Geraldine Boechat 0

FAO is further scaling up its activities to fight the Desert Locust upsurge in East Africa with a $10 million loan approved by the United […]

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Netherlands donates $28 million to build more resilient food systems in Somalia, South Sudan and Sudan

September 24, 2019 Khalid Al Mouahidi 0

The Netherlands has contributed $28 million to back FAO’s work to boost the resilience of food systems in Somalia, Sudan, and South Sudan – part […]

New UN-supported farming app is cream of crop in tackling Sahel pest

June 26, 2018 Khalid Al Mouahidi 0

Farmers in sub-Saharan Africa have a new digital weapon in their agricultural armoury to take on the Fall Armyworm – a crop pest that’s threatening […]

Africa: Conflict, climate change behind hunger of 224 million – UN

February 20, 2018 Geraldine Boechat 0

About 224 million people are suffering from malnutrition in Africa as effects of climate change and conflicts bite, the United Nations warned on Monday. According […]

Africa: Oxfam calls for improvement of women’s access to land

January 23, 2018 Geraldine Boechat 0

African women have little or no access to land and the means of production, a report released by Oxfam on inequality said on Monday. A […]

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