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Africa’s green revolution: Experiences from India and the use of genetically modified organisms

There has been a renewed effort by the international community to transform Africa’s agricultural practices. This campaign comes amid growing concern over widespread hunger and poverty throughout...

Small producer agency in the globalised market: Making choices in a changing world (November 2012)

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Agriculture is still a small-farm story: half a billion farms of less than two hectares produce a significant proportion of the world’s food — estimated at over 90% in sub-Saharan Africa (iFPri...

SA: Jacob Zuma: Address by the President of South Africa, at the UN High Level Meeting on the Sahel region, New York (26/09/2012)

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The international community should not shirk its responsibility in assisting the people and governments of the region to deal with these challenges. These include increased levels of drugs trade,...

Emergency preparedness and disaster planning in Africa

CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

Countries worldwide are regularly touched by a variety of manmade and natural crises including such events as the West African food crisis of 2012, Hurricane Katrina in 2007, and the 2004 Indian...

Hunger and malnutrition in a world with a changing climate

CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

According to findings in the Worldwatch Institute’s ‘State of the World 2012’ report, “extreme weather events linked to global climate change - such as heat waves, droughts and floods -...

Land acquisitions: Investment opportunity or hydro-colonialism?

CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

Today we live in a ‘post-surplus world’ with a tense situation in global food markets, while at the same time facing increasing food demand. By 2050 the world will need 50% more food than it...

Global Food Outlook (May 2012)

FOOD PRICES

Global food prices measured by the FAO Food Price Index fell three points or 1.4% from March to April 2012 but seem to have stabilised at a relatively high level of 214 points, FAO said.

WTO: Lamy: Address by the Director General, at the Economist conference, Geneva (08/02/2012)

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It is an honour to be here with you today and to share the very timely preoccupation of the Economist — and participants alike — about global food security. Will we be able to feed the world...

Agriculture Accountability – Holding donors to their L’Aquila promises (November 2011)

AGRICULTURE

As aid agencies warn more than 9-million people could be affected by a food crisis in East Africa, world leaders are failing to keep their 2009 promises to tackle the causes of chronic hunger and...

Africa rising: The significance of protests in sub-Saharan Africa

CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

Since the 2008 food crisis, sub-Saharan Africa has experienced an increase in civilian and labour protests. These protests embrace a broad coalition of support, as well as a broad array of issues....

The State of Food Insecurity in the World 2011 (October 2011)

FOOD SECURITY

The State of Food Insecurity in the World 2011 highlights the differential impacts that the world food crisis of 2006-08 had on different countries, with the poorest being most affected. While some...

Food crisis, household welfare and HIV/AIDS treatment: evidence from Mozambique (January 2011)

FOOD CRISIS

Using panel data from Mozambique collected in 2007 and 2008, this report, from the World Bank, explores the impact of the food crisis on the welfare of households living with HIV/AIDS.

Daily podcast - September 15, 2010

PODCAST

In today's podcast, Cosatu calls for more exchange controls and a capital flow tax to ease unemployment; the FAO reports that malnutrition has decreased for the first time in 15 years; and, the...

UN's FAO says Zimbabwe food security improving

FOOD SECURITY

Zimbabwe's troubled farm sector has started to recover from depths plumbed two years ago when it faced a food crisis, but funding problems could cut into programmes helping farmers recover, a UN...

Daily podcast - July 15, 2010

PODCAST

In today's podcast, the SA government says that the 2010 FIFA World Cup pumped an estimated R93-billion into the economy; OCHA calls for more aid for Niger as a food crisis intensifies; and,...

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