Tag Archives: food insecurity

Markets are witnessing an economic stagnation under lack of purchasing power and unprecedented hike in the prices of basic commodities Khartoum, Sudan | Xinhua | Concerns are growing that the economy in Sudan would further deteriorate amid the continued decline of the national currency Sudanese pound, the unprecedented rising prices of …

Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) on Friday appealed for 14.77 billion shillings (about 130 million U.S. dollars) to provide time-critical assistance to highly vulnerable communities in drought-hit regions of Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia. FAO warned that an extended, multi-season drought is …

Ngora, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | District chairpersons across the Teso sub region have raised concern over the state of food insecurity in the region. The leaders want urgent intervention from the government following the long dry spell that has ravaged crops. The region didn’t receive adequate rain spanning over five …

  Johannesburg, South Africa | Xinhua | The looting of shops, burning of trucks, and destruction of property in South Africa following the jailing of former South African President Jacob Zuma could discourage potential investors from investing in the country and worsen food insecurity, experts have warned. “The Minerals Council South …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has asked African countries with support from the United Nations to consider opening up their borders to deal decisively with food insecurity in the region. Speaking at a UN-food system virtual summit, Museveni said free access to markets and free movement …

Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several acres of crop gardens are drying up in Amuru district due to the prolonged dry spell that has persisted since May this year. Like in other parts of Northern Uganda, farmers in Amuru had planted a variety of crops including beans, maize, rice and …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is increasing uncertainty on food security in Karamoja sub-region as crops are beginning to dry up in the gardens due to the prolonged dry spell that has persisted from May to date. The region normally receives one planting season from April to August each …

More towns also affected, according to experts Kampala, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | People living in towns are likely not to have food in the right amounts and nutritious value in the coming months, according to experts from 15 international organisations is who monitor such issues.They include United Nations agencies like …

Juba, South Sudan | XINHUA | After five years of brutal civil war, several South Sudanese parties signed a revitalized peace agreement in the Sudanese capital Khartoum on September 12, 2018, following ten months of intense negotiations. Two years on, the peace deal is yet to produce tangible results as …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | The East Africa region is facing an unprecedented triple food security threat caused by the combined effects of recent severe floods, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the upsurge of desert locusts, the United Nation Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) said. The FAO, in a joint …