Global Food Trade Braces for Resilient Year, FAO’s Report Shows

As international food commodity prices are still very eager to remain high amid supply and demand uncertainties, global food trade is poised for a resilient year ahead. A new report by Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) clearly indicates that. The report notes that trade flows continued to reach new highs during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, […]

Global Food Prices Continue Skyward Race in May, FAO Reports

Global food prices are still busy racing to the moon in spite of lean pockets in economically troubled countries like Nigeria. Going by the latest report by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), food prices around the world rose in May at their fastest monthly rate in more than a decade, even as world cereal […]

Tigray: WFP Provides Emergency Food Assistance to 1 Million People, Needs $203 Million to Reach 5.2 Million Others 

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) says since it started distributions in Northwestern and Southern zones of Tigray in March, it has provided emergency food assistance to one million people. In spite of that the UN agency is in need of $203 million to continue to scale up its response in Tigray to save lives […]

Tigray: Displaced Civilians Facing Serious Abuses, Food Insecurity

After months of conflict, displaced civilians are facing dire food insecurity in Ethiopia’s Tigray region,  At the moment, UN humanitarian agencies are also expressing deep concern about serious and ongoing abuses carried out against civilians.  In an alert, the UN sexual and reproductive health agency, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) says it is aware of “gross violations”, including gender-based violence in the […]

Rising Food Prices in Nigeria Will Continue into 2022, Poultry Chief Warns

Skyrocketing food prices in Nigeria are currently bracing to outlive this 2021. This implies that unless the authorities take urgent steps to contain the situation, a greater majority of Nigerians will be facing acute hunger. National President of Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN), Ezekiel Ibrahim, says the recurring cases of insecurity, poor farming activities, climate […]

Surging Acute Food Insecurity Hits CAR, 50% of Population Needs Urgent Help, FAO, WFP Say

Almost half of the population of Central African Republic are suffering from high and surging acute food insecurity as the country reels from the impacts of ongoing conflict and COVID-19, and braces for another harsh May-August lean season. Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) are warning that the […]

Dutch Experience: How Cities Can Produce Their Own Food 

For those who know better, it is not about building a greenhouse. They say it’s about running it successfully in a long term. But, that is somewhat more complicated. This is exactly what Dutch horticultural suppliers have experienced in the past years. That is why they want to make Dutch expertise work in other countries […]

Wonder Pet Refrigerator that Stores, Serves Food 

Do you love pets and do you have any? Most likely, you know, that they are hungry almost all the time. Some say no matter how much you feed them, they’ will still come to you with little puppy eyes, literally in the case of dogs, pleading you for some treats! And most of the […]

Ahead of UN Food Systems Summit, Agency Approves Resolution to Enrich Talks

The United Nations Commission on Population and Development (CPD) approved a resolution likely to enrich and intensify discussions at the upcoming UN Food Systems Summit. This is a clear sign that food security and nutrition are increasingly seen as key vectors for sustainable development. The agreement, as well as the UN Secretary-General’s report to the Commission to which […]

Rising Food Prices Hitting Nigerians Hard amid FAO’s Latest  Food Price Index

With unabating security challenges in Nigeria, skyrocketing food prices is combining to put many homes across the country at risk. Prices of essential food items are getting out of the reach of most Nigerians, and the government does not seem to have any immediate solution. The way things are, ravaging hunger is likely to compound […]