Africa: AU-Ibar Hosts High-Level Workshop to Transform Pastoral Livestock Markets Across Africa

[ad_1] Naivasha — The African Union Inter-African Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR),with the funding of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, is hosting a four-day high-level workshop in Naivasha, in a significant step towards transforming Africa's pastoral economy The African Pastoral Markets Development (APMD) Platform Technical Pillar Planning and Stakeholder Engagement workshop brings together experts and key stakeholders from Kenya, Somalia, and Ethiopia to chart a transformative path for Africa's pastoral communities. The APMD Platform aims to drive market-led transformations […]

October 22, 2024

Entertainment

Nigeria: Oba of Benin Celebrates New Yam Festival

[ad_1] The Oba of Benin, Ewuare II, on Saturday, welcomed ancestral relations to the Palace for the 2024 Emorọ festival, (a celebration of the new yam harvest). The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the ancient feast was reintroduced last year by Oba Ewuare after several years of neglect. The feast followed the breaking of the two weeks of fasting declared by the Oba to intensify prayers to the Almighty and his ancestors to bring peace, beautiful harvest as well […]

October 21, 2024

Africa

Africa: Health Activists Picket Against High Cost of Nutritious Food On World Food Day

[ad_1] On World Food Day, activists from PHM South Africa held a picket, protesting soaring prices of healthy food On World Food Day, October 16, the People's Health Movement (PHM) South Africa organized a picket in front of the National Parliament to protest the high cost of healthy and nutritious food in the country. While the South African Constitution guarantees the right to food, PHM South Africa argued that only the wealthy can afford healthy meals today. "The soaring prices […]

October 21, 2024

Africa

Africa: Meals for Schoolchildren – How to Combat Child Hunger in Africa

[ad_1] Wawira Njiru says school feeding is essential for strengthening human capital and developing the future workforce. Wawira Njiru, Founder and CEO of Food for Education, is on a mission to feed millions of schoolchildren across Africa. Currently, her organization provides 450,000 meals daily to over 1,200 schools across Kenya. Ahead of World Food Day on 16 October, the award-winning Ms. Njiru spoke with Kingsley Ighobor about her ambitions, the importance of nutritious meals for children, the impact of climate […]

October 17, 2024

Africa

African Youth Encouraged to Champion Food Sovereignty

[ad_1] The Ministry of Planning and Development (MoPD) emphasized the need for African youth to work collaboratively in driving food sovereignty and promoting agro-ecological advancement across the continent. The announcement was made yesterday during the launch of "The 1st Thousand African Youth Summit on Food Systems and Agroecology 2024," under the theme "Youth Driving African Food Systems Transformation through Agroecology." In her opening remarks, MoPD Minister Fitsum Assefa (PhD) highlighted the summit's main objective: to find solutions for improving agricultural […]

October 17, 2024

Africa

Africa: World Food Day 2024 – a Quote From Slow Food President Edward Mukiibi

[ad_1] "Today, on World Food Day, we celebrate the right to food as a fundamental part of a better life and a brighter future. Slow Food reaffirms its belief that food can be a bridge to peace, advocating for a world where access to food and the resources required to produce it are guaranteed for everyone, especially those living in conflict zones. We call for an immediate end to all violence in ongoing conflicts, including in the Gaza Strip, Sudan, […]

October 16, 2024

Africa

Africa: When Will World Food Day Be a Day to Actually Celebrate?

[ad_1] Baltimore, Maryland USA — World Food Day seems like it should be a time to celebrate. A day to eat delicious meals and enjoy the rich traditions and cultures of food around the globe. But it's difficult to celebrate when conflict, the climate crisis, and our biodiversity loss crisis leave at least 733 million people hungry around the world. Dr. Evan Fraser from the Arrell Food Institute at the University of Guelph calls these cascading crises. And the results […]

October 16, 2024

Africa

Africa: Unicef Seeks $165 Million for Therapeutic Food to Combat ‘Silent Killer’

[ad_1] Nearly two million children suffering from severe wasting are at risk of death due to funding shortages for life-saving Ready-to-use-Therapeutic-Food (RUTF) to treat the condition, which is the most dangerous form of malnutrition. The warning comes from UN children's agency UNICEF which said levels of severe wasting in children under five remain gravely high in several countries due to conflict, economic shocks and climate crises. Deadly condition Severe wasting - also known as severe acute malnutrition - is caused […]

October 16, 2024

Africa

Africa: Famine Takes Grip in Africa’s Prolonged Conflict Zones

[ad_1] Eighty percent of the record 163 million Africans facing acute food insecurity are in conflict-affected countries, including potentially 840,000 people in Sudan, South Sudan, and Mali confronting famine. Click here for a full-size map. Highlights An estimated 163 million Africans are facing acute food insecurity--sustaining the record numbers of Africans experiencing food crisis. This total is nearly triple the number from 5 years ago, highlighting the rapid escalation in Africa's food crisis. Acute Food Insecurity Acute food insecurity is […]

October 16, 2024

Food and Agriculture