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Africa’s food policy needs sharper teeth

15 Jan 2013

Good intentions alone are not enough

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Africa’s economy grows, but many stomachs are empty

Examining high-quality corn for future cultivation in Cameroon
2 Oct 2012

Each year, governments, journalists, development experts and others look forward to the United...

Global food crisis: time to break the vicious cycle

15 Aug 2011

Delaying reforms will guarantee recurrent surges in food prices

Relief efforts gear up for Zimbabwe

15 Apr 2009

Collecting food rations from a UN warehouse in Zimbabwe: Another year of serious food insecurity...

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Africa struggles with soaring food prices

15 Jul 2008

Only when “those excluded from the banquets of the rich took to the streets” did the world take...

Price protests expose state faults

15 Jul 2008

Hunger protest in Senegal: In many countries, demonstrators have combined demands for lower food...

Food keeps African children in school

15 Jan 2007

School feeding programmes help keep children in school and create markets for poor food farmers....

Combating Zambia’s ‘hidden hunger’

15 Jan 2007

Checking a child’s weight: Adding vitamins and other nutrients to basic foods can bolster overall...

Africa starts a fishing ‘revolution’

15 Apr 2006

NEPAD plan promotes poverty reduction, food security and environmental sustainability

Fixing the humanitarian aid system

15 Jan 2006

UN, relief groups seek to bolster and speed up food delivery