Africa Agriculture Pioneer Wins 2017 World Food Prize
African Development Bank president Akinwumi Adesina has won the prestigious World Food Prize for his work to boost yields and ...
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GDCA, Partners To Establish Soya Bean Factories In Northern Region
Ahead of government’s implementation of the much touted one-district-one-factory policy, the Ghana Developing Communities Association (GDCA), in partnership with the ...
Ghana To Pass National Food Donors Encouragement Bill
Chairman for Parliamentary select committee on Food, agriculture and Member of Parliament for Berekum West, Hon. Kwaku Agyenim-Boateng has lauded ...
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 ...
AU Is Committed To Keeping Food Safe – Commissioner Sacko
The African Union Commission has reiterated its commitment to working with the World Food Programme (WFP) in enhancing the livelihoods ...
Villagers Fear S.Sudan Famine
South Sudan's northwest is untouched by civil war, yet hunger still wreaks havoc: here food shortages are cyclical and the ...
Aged and Children In Denkyiraboase Suffering From ‘serious’ Hunger
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Upper Denkyira West constituency in the Central region Samuel Nsowah Gyan has stated that ...
WFP Scales Up Fight Against Malnutrition
The World Food Programme (WFP has launched a five-year integrated agriculture and nutrition project to assist prevent malnutrition among children ...
Ghanaian Entrepreneur Nana Adjoa Sifa Attends G20 Conference In Germany
The German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), has held a G20 Conference with particular focus on youth ...
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 ...
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. ...
Hungry S.Sudanese ‘eat Leaves and Seeds To Survive’
South Sudanese villagers are eating leaves from trees and precious seed stocks as food runs out in areas where famine ...
Food Insecurity ‘widespread’ In North Korea
Chronic food shortages and malnutrition are widespread in North Korea, a UN-led report said, as a senior official appealed to ...
USAID, Partners Discuss Collective Progress On Food Security In Ghana
On March 21 and 22, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) met with the Government and partners working ...
Politics Responsible For Suspension of Programme
A survey carried out by the members of Parliament has shown that the decision by the Ejura Sekyeredumase Assembly to suspend ...
Politics Responsible For Suspension Of Ghana School Feeding Programme
A survey carried out by the members of Parliament has shown that the decision by the Ejura Sekyeredumase Assembly to suspend ...
No Food For 14,782 Pupils Since Jan 12 – NDC MP Raises Alarm
A total of 14, 782 pupils in the Ejura-Sekyedumase Municipal Assembly have since January 12, 2017, not been fed following ...
Act Now To Help Starving Children In East Africa
Sir Mo Farah has said it "breaks his heart" to hear how families are facing starvation in East Africa as ...
Disasters Emergency Committee Makes East Africa Appeal
UK aid agencies have launched a fundraising appeal to help millions of people facing hunger in East Africa. The Disasters ...
What Is A Famine?
From ancient Rome to modern times, mankind has suffered devastating periods of hunger caused by drought, war or misguided politics. ...