May 25, 2013
News in 'Agriculture' section
CPJ urges Obama: highlight press role at Africa food meeting
May 17, 2012The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called on US President Barack Obama to acknowledge the role that independent news reporting plays in assessing agricultural challenges and facilitating the response to famine.
WFP intervenes with "cereal banks" to contain Senegal food crisis
May 17, 2012Although not on the scale as Niger, Chad or Mali, Senegal has not escaped the food crisis hitting the Sahel region of West and Central Africa, with some 800,000 people threatened by serious food insecurity.
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) is trying to help find solution to the problem by stocking what it calls, cereal banks around the country.
AU urges investors to engage in responsible investments
May 10, 2012The African Union (AU) is calling on investors to engage in responsible investments on the continent and with models that would be mutually beneficial.
Foreign rush for Africa’s arable land and impact on food security
May 10, 2012Africa is fast becoming the world’s bread basket, attracting investors from different countries around the world, who are buying up and/or leasing arable land to produce food for their own countries.
Mali conflict triggers refugee movement never seen in Sahel
May 9, 2012While political and military actors have so far failed to end growing instability, a new report says millions of people across the Sahel region continue to face “extreme risk of hunger and malnutrition,” with recent political instability in the region worsening the situation.
'Change in power could affect progress in food security'--IFPRI
April 16, 2012The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) has warned that change in leadership could undermine progress made in improving food production and ensure food security Africa.
Sahel food crisis goes from bad to worse with “global indifference”
April 12, 2012Senior United Nations officials have warned that global inaction could lead to a humanitarian disaster in the Sahel region of West and Central Africa, amid the serious food and humanitarian crisis.
Tons of timber seized in campaign against illegal logging
April 11, 2012A campaign to track down people engaged in illegal logging activities is underway in the Ivory Coast.
The country’s Ministry of Forestry has seized several tons of timber from illegal loggers.
"Africa dumping ground" for substandard goods--UNIDO
April 6, 2012The Director General of the UN Industrial Development Organization, UNIDO, Kandeh Yumkella has said “Africa is becoming the dumping ground” for every product that is bad and substandard.
Gambia: 50,000 people urgently need food, Action Aid appeals
March 16, 2012The Gambian government’s recent appeal for food aid due to serious crops failure is starting to get some attention, as thousands of people are said to be in urgent need of food and safe drinking water.
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