Ethiopia : The stage-managed famine – food for thought
Do YOU believe every word you read in the press? in blogs? on the TV? How can we tell what is truth and what is stage-managed hype? When you see photos like the one below how do you react? A...
View ArticleNiger : Growing food crisis, WFP steps up help
You may be aware that there is a growing food security problem in Niger due to drought in the Sahel region. Today I received the following press release from the World Food programme which you may be...
View ArticleSahel Region : The hungry season starts
A warning Back in the days when I lived in The Gambia we used to call this time of year ‘hungry season’. There was little available to eat in the villages and people were reliant on stored groundnuts...
View ArticleMadagascar : Food-for-work scheme helps Malagasy forests and people
Madagascar Food-for-work scheme AMBOASARY, 15 January (IRIN) – The dry, spiny forests of southern Madagascar comprise one of the most unique ecosystems in the world, but they are becoming increasingly...
View ArticleStaff of UN food agencies in Mozambique receive Award of Excellence
Staff of UN food agencies in Mozambique receive Award of Excellence / FAO, IFAD and WFP work together to improve food security ROME, Italy, February 14, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — In...
View ArticleGuinea Bissau : funds urgently needed to address a silent crisis
FUNDS URGENTLY NEEDED TO ADDRESS A SILENT CRISIS IN GUINEA-BISSAU BISSAU, Guinea Bissau, March 28, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The UN World Food Programme (WFP) today announced that its...
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