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Op-ed: We must act now to avert an imminent food crisis in Africa, says FAO Deputy Chief

By Maria Helena Semedo
Health

FAO makes gains in the fight against Desert Locusts in East Africa and Yemen but threat of a food security crisis remains

By FAO-Newsroom@fao.org (FAO-Newsroom)
coronavirus

COVID-19: FAO and African Union commit to safeguarding food security amid crisis

By FAO-Newsroom@fao.org (FAO-Newsroom)
Health

FAO continues to fight desert locust upsurge in East Africa and Yemen despite COVID-19 constraints

By FAO-Newsroom@fao.org (FAO-Newsroom)
coronavirus

COVID-19: Our hungriest, most vulnerable communities face “a crisis within a crisis”

By FAO-Newsroom@fao.org (FAO-Newsroom)
coronavirus

A battle plan for ensuring global food supplies during the COVID-19 crisis

By FAO-Newsroom@fao.org (FAO-Newsroom)
Peace and Security

UN fast tracks $10 million loan to help scale up FAO action to fight Desert Locusts

By FAO-Newsroom@fao.org (FAO-Newsroom)
Women

Securing sustainable food systems hinges on gender equality

By FAO-Newsroom@fao.org (FAO-Newsroom)
Agriculture

Cooperation models for transforming the agricultural sector

By FAO-Newsroom@fao.org (FAO-Newsroom)
Climate Change

East Africa locusts threaten food security across subregion, alerts UN agriculture agency

By UN News
Central African Republic: ‘Restoring hope,’ UN agriculture agency helps ex-fighters start anew

By UN News
News

Drought is pushing food prices up sharply in East Africa

Soaring cost of basic staples is an extra challenge for pastoralists as livestock prices fall

By FAO-Newsroom@fao.org (FAO-Newsroom)
News

FAO presents $50 million emergency plan as Ethiopia faces worst drought in 30 years

10.2 million food insecure after major crop failure, livestock losses due to El Niño

By FAO-Newsroom@fao.org (FAO-Newsroom)
News

Strengthening agriculture and food security information in South Sudan

By FAO-Newsroom@fao.org (FAO-Newsroom)
News

UN agencies warn of deteriorating food security in Southern Madagascar

By UN News
News

UN agencies expand operations in southern Africa as poor harvests deepen food insecurity

By UN News
News

South Sudan: UN agency air operation delivers agriculture aid to hard-to-access areas

By UN News
News

UN agency and MasterCard join forces to support refugees and small-scale farmers

By UN News
News

In Somalia some 855,000 people face acute food insecurity

By FAO-Newsroom@fao.org (FAO-Newsroom)
News

World food prices hit lowest level in almost six years, UN agency reports

By UN News
News

UN agricultural agency hails 'historic' new commitment to end hunger in Africa by 2025

By UN News
Also

Is Africa’s land up for grabs?

Foreign acquisitions: some opportunities, but many see threats

By Roy Laishley
Also

After war, creating jobs for peace

Unemployment challenges stability in Liberia, Sierra Leone

By Roy Laishley
Also

Relief efforts gear up for Zimbabwe

Donors look for more progress on national reconciliation

By Roy Laishley
Cover Story

A harvest of hope for African farmers

Malawi subsidies stimulate a bumper crop

By Michael Fleshman
Cover Story

Africa struggles with soaring food prices

From emergency reactions to farming investments

By Michael Fleshman
Also

Price protests expose state faults

Rioting and repression reflect problems of African governance

By Ernest Harsch
Cover Story

Women struggle to secure land rights

Hard fight for access and decision-making power

By Mary Kimani
Also

Saving Africa’s forests, the ‘lungs of the world’

Forest conservation can help counter climate change

By Michael Fleshman
Also

Women push onto Africa’s agenda

NEPAD responds to advocates for women’s rights

By Itai Madamombe
NEPAD in action

Is cassava Africa’s new staple food?

NEPAD promotes cassava farming to reduce hunger

By Itai Madamombe
Also

Fixing the humanitarian aid system

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

By Michael Fleshman

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