U/W:Project To Reduce Post Harvest Losses Begins
Implementation of a project to help farmers reduce post harvest losses and improve sustainable nutrition for all has started at ...
Tag: food insecurity
Yemen Cholera Outbreak Tops 300,000 Suspected Cases
A cholera outbreak in Yemen has now surpassed 300,000 suspected cases, the Red Cross said Monday as the war-torn country ...
Yemen Famine Risk Rising As Cholera Diverts Resources
Aid groups have pulled resources from the fight against malnutrition to battle cholera in Yemen, raising the risk of famine ...
WFP Races Against Time To Send Food Aid To South Sudan
With the beginning of the rainy season and accompanying difficulties caused by unpaved roads, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) ...
Experts Seek Ways To Consolidate West Africa’s Food Security
Stakeholders and Agricultural experts from the West African countries converged here on Tuesday for a Two-Day consultative meeting seeking ways ...
Canadian Minister Bibeau To Visit South Sudan
The Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of International Development and La Francophonie, will travel to South Sudan to witness first-hand the situation ...
Reliable Climate, Weather Data Key To Africa’s Agric Transformation [Article]
Though it has about 60% of the world’s uncultivated arable land, Africa’s net food import is predicted to grow from ...
Government To Solve Yendi Water Crisis – Bawumia
Government has promised to allocate three million Dollars for the Yendi water expansion project. Vice President, Dr. Alhaji Mahamudu Bawumia ...
Gov’t To Solve Yendi Water Crisis
Government has promised to allocate three million Dollars for the Yendi water expansion project. Vice President, Dr. Alhaji Mahamudu Bawumia ...
Talensi, Bongo, Bolga MDCE Nominees Confirmed
The Talensi District Assembly has endorsed the President’s nominee, Christopher Boatbil Someteima, as its new District Chief Executive (DCE). All ...
Bawku West, Kassena Nankana MDCEs Nominees Confirmed
The Bawku West District Assembly has endorsed the President’s nominee, Mrs. Victoria Ayamba, as its new District Chief Executive (DCE). ...
Builsa North, South DCE Nominees Confirmed
The Builsa North District Assembly has endorsed the President’s nominee, Mr. David Amoabil Afoko, as its new District Chief Executive ...
Nabdam District Assembly Endorses DCE Nominee
The Nabdam District Assembly has endorsed the President’s nominee, Mrs. Agnes Anamoo, as its new District Chief Executive (DCE). Of ...
War On Armyworms As Ministry Declares ‘agric State of Emergency’
Parliament has been asked to declare an 'agricultural state of emergency' as an armyworm invasion puts a GHC560m agricultural project ...
Ghana Steps Up Efforts To Avert Food Insecurity
As Ghana steps up efforts to avert food insecurity, the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) has launched a five ...
Study Identifies Farming In Forest Reseves As Lead Cause of Deforestation
A study has ascertained that of all the factors driving deforestation in Ghana, agriculture is prime with cocoa cultivation being ...
Former Deputy Minister Lauds Gov’t For ‘Planting For Jobs’ Programme
Acting Executive Director of Savannah Ecological Development (SED) has lauded government’s initiative of planting food for jobs indicating that it ...
FAO, WAHO Sign Agreement To Support Health Development
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations and the West Africa Health Organisation (WAHO) have signed a ...
Diarrhoea Kills More Than 500 In Somalia Since January
Cholera and acute diarrhoea have killed more than 500 people and left tens of thousands of others sick in drought-hit ...
More Than 100 Million People To Face Severe Food Insecurity
Despite international efforts to address food insecurity, around 108 million people in the world were severely food insecure in 2016. ...