Tanzania: Aga Khan's Lifeline for Farmers

President John Magufuli bids farewell to visiting Prince Karim Aga Khan with whom he held talks at the State House in Dar es Salaam.

For many years Athumani Mohamed Omolo, a smallholder farmer in Mtwara Rural District, couldn't produce enough to feed his family. He wasn't the only one, with many smallholder farmers in this district facing a four-month lean period year after year. It wasn't until he received training from an Aga Khan Foundation (AKF)-trained lead farmer that he learned how to farm sustainably and increase productivity.

New Global Hunger Report: farmer Collaborate for Comprehensive Analysis

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The United Nations released a report in September saying global hunger increased from 2015 to 2016, with the number of chronically undernourished reaching 815 million people, or 11 percent of the global population.

After a Global Hunger Increase, These 17 Organizations Innovate for Change

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The United Nations released a report in September titled “State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2017,” identifying a five-percent increase in global hunger from 2015 to 2016.

Image Speaks- Thursday end of the yam exporters’ stakeholders meeting held in Abuja.

Lt-Rt- Capt John Okakpu, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, Prof. Simon Irtwange & Prience Yandeu Amaabai, Yam Exporter to United State, during the end of the yam exporters’ stakeholders meeting held in Abuja.

Angola: ANAVI Strives to End Egg Imports

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The National Association of Poultry Producers of Angola (ANAVI) intends, in the medium term, to stop egg imports and is therefore committed to increasing production levels.

Kenya: Finance Lift for Drought Prone Kenya Livestock Farmers

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LOCAL livestock farmers enduring the worst drought in decades are set to access to training and credit facilities through a new programme stakeholders have launched.

New Report:C Affects Every Step of the Food Value Chain

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Researchers from the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) have published an extensive report highlighting the effects of climate change on agriculture and global nutrition.

Students Are Trashing Hunger, Not Food

Students Are Trashing Hunger, Not Food

From Vietnam War protests to the French Revolution, young people have been a catalyst for major social and economic change throughout history.

Image Speaks- 41st Nigerian Institute of Food Science and Technology Conference held in Abuja

Group picture at the  41st Nigerian Institute of Food Science and Technology Conference held in Abuja

After Hurricane Maria, Long-Term Recovery Efforts Are Crucial

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Hurricane Maria, the second major hurricane to pass through the Caribbean in a matter of weeks, directly hit Puerto Rico on September 20, 2017. Arriving as a Category 4 storm, Maria has caused severe flooding, structural damage to homes, transportation routes, and critical infrastructure, and the loss of all electricity across the island.