A Precarious Recovery: Food Security Remains Uncertain in the Horn of Africa
Although a repeat famine is unlikely, the situation in East Africa remains dire despite recent rains.
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Food Security: Race to Prevent Famine As Drought and Food Crisis Plague Africa’s Sahel
An estimated 10 million people are struggling with growing food shortages in Burkina Faso, Chad, Gambia, Mali, Mauritania, and Niger, which have all declared emergencies and appealed for international assistance. Aid agencies and governments are now bracing to reach remote communities before the situation deteriorates into a famine.
The Stream, February 22: Africa’s Food Security
Water Quality Environmental degradation, including waste water discharge that is harming fisheries, is the greatest threat to food security in Africa, Xinhua reported. Proposed regulations for ballast water discharge in the Great Lakes will not do enough to stop invasive species, according to environmental groups, Reuters reported. The groups want the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency […]
The Stream, January 5: Qatar’s Food Security
Unlike the other oil-rich, water-poor Gulf states, by 2024 Qatar plans to produce up to 70 percent of its food domestically, by spending massively to boost crop yields and convert semi-desert into farmland, Reuters reported. But many economists and agricultural experts say Qatar’s plans do not make economic sense. There isn’t enough research on the […]
Water and Food Security: Somalia Famine Grows, Drought Could Ease
Meteorologists are hopeful for future rainfall, though they say the current disaster was preventable. The lack of rain, which is also affecting neighboring Kenya and Ethiopia, and political instability have tipped Somalia into a food crisis that could persist, even as drought conditions abate.
The Stream, June 27: Food Prices, G20 and Global Food Security
The Council on Foreign Relations highlights the factors behind food price volatility, and analyzes why price volatility rather than high prices are the crux of global food security. Why is China importing more corn? The Economic Observer reports. Egypt has initiated a proposal in the World Trade Organisation to ban export restrictions on farm products […]
Food Security Summit Calls for National Governments to Act Now
The World Summit on Food Security was a forum for raising awareness and encouraging international action, said Jacques Diouf, Director-General of the United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organization, at the end of the event.
Water Scarcity, Food Security Concerns Prompt Global Land Grab
Area nearly the size of France purchased, leased for food production around the world. Africa, South America, parts of Europe targeted by cash-rich, food-poor nations
“Food Security and Climate Change Are Deeply Interconnected,” UN Secretary-General Says
Farmers are hurt by erratic water supplies and underinvestment, according to summit speakers. Leaders weigh in on global agricultural investment during opening remarks of the FAO summit in Rome.
Global Trends 2025: Water shortages threaten food security, energy supply and geopolitical stability
The word on the world is out and, water-wise, it is far from encouraging. The National Intelligence Council’s (NIC) Global Trends 2025 report predicts that by the year 2025, 600 million people across 21 countries will experience cropland or freshwater scarcity. “Among the new entrants will be Burundi, Colombia, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Malawi, Pakistan, and Syria. […]
Dry spells and large-scale agriculture: Climate change threatens Uganda’s food security
Sustainable agriculture helps Ugandan farmers cope with water shortages by Sarah Haughn Circle of Blue KAMPALA, Uganda – An unexpectedly brief rainy season in Uganda is putting pressure on large-scale agriculture operations, challenging them to get what they can out of their crops and their workers. In the face of climate change, plantations that depend […]
New Funding for Sudan Supports Climate-Resilient Food and Water Security
The Green Climate Fund, along with the United Nations Development Program, signed a $25.6 million grant with the government of Sudan to promote food and water security in the country. The project is expected to support 1.2 million farmers and nomadic herders directly and 2.5 million people indirectly. “Addressing the impact of climate change is […]
