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    A logo of the World Food Program is seen at their headquarters after the WFP won the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize, in Rome, Italy 9 October 2020. Reuters/Remo Casilli/File Photo
    WFP plans food relief for 270,000 Zimbabweans, poor harvest expected 
    Source: © Ollivier Girad/CIFOR-ICRAF Fifty-eight ‘forgotten’ food crops in sub-Saharan Africa have been identified as able to provide healthy diets in a changing climate
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    24 Aug 2020

    Food prices in Nigeria have shot through the roof. But is the pandemic to blame?
    Food prices in Nigeria have shot through the roof. But is the pandemic to blame?

      19 Aug 2020

    Global food prices continue to rise in July
    Global food prices continue to rise in July

    6 Aug 2020

    Namibia harvests first commercial blueberries thanks to smart irrigation
    Namibia harvests first commercial blueberries thanks to smart irrigation

    5 Aug 2020

    FAO launches platform to help global community reduce food loss, waste
    FAO launches platform to help global community reduce food loss, waste

    30 Jul 2020

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    Food security: How will we feed 9 billion mouths by 2037?

      27 Jul 2020

    Fraym launches localised tool mapping populations vulnerable to food insecurity
    Fraym launches localised tool mapping populations vulnerable to food insecurity

    23 Jul 2020

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    EU contributes €15m to the fight against desert locust in Africa

    9 Jul 2020

    Preventing Covid-19 from becoming a hunger crisis in Africa
    Preventing Covid-19 from becoming a hunger crisis in Africa

      6 Jul 2020

    Maria Helena Semedo, deputy director-general, UN FAO
    We must act now to avert an imminent food crisis in Africa

      30 Jun 2020

    AfDB unveils strategy roadmap to safeguard food security
    AfDB unveils strategy roadmap to safeguard food security

    9 Jun 2020

    Global food price index falls to a 17-month low
    Global food price index falls to a 17-month low

    4 Jun 2020

    Africa urged to expand food reserves, keep food supply flowing
    Africa urged to expand food reserves, keep food supply flowing

    28 May 2020

    Build inclusive food systems to fight Covid-19
    Build inclusive food systems to fight Covid-19

      4 May 2020

    Nestlé-IDH partnership to boost sourcing practices in Central, West Africa
    Nestlé-IDH partnership to boost sourcing practices in Central, West Africa

    28 Apr 2020

    #Covid19: Global food crises report reveals impact on vulnerable countries
    #Covid19: Global food crises report reveals impact on vulnerable countries

    22 Apr 2020

    Why Covid-19 is another blow for Kenya's food security
    Why Covid-19 is another blow for Kenya's food security

      21 Apr 2020

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      17 Apr 2020

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    The Bizcommunity: Not taking lockdown lying down

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    #Covid19: Mitigating the impact on global food trade

    1 Apr 2020

    Nigeria needs to close the financial inclusion gap for women smallholder farmers
    Nigeria needs to close the financial inclusion gap for women smallholder farmers

      9 Mar 2020

    East Africa locust invasion approaching full-blown crisis
    East Africa locust invasion approaching full-blown crisis

      13 Feb 2020

    AU Summit: African leaders focus on eradicating malnutrition by 2025
    AU Summit: African leaders focus on eradicating malnutrition by 2025

    10 Feb 2020

    Trees in South Africa are under attack. Why it's proving hard to manage
    Trees in South Africa are under attack. Why it's proving hard to manage

      6 Feb 2020

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    5 Feb 2020

    Urgent funding needed to fight desert locust upsurge in Africa
    Urgent funding needed to fight desert locust upsurge in Africa

    31 Jan 2020

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    FAO scales up emergency response against locust upsurge in East Africa

    22 Jan 2020

    WFP forecasts global hunger hotspots in 2020
    WFP forecasts global hunger hotspots in 2020

    3 Jan 2020

    WFP calls on global community to support hungry millions in Zim
    WFP calls on global community to support hungry millions in Zim

    31 Dec 2019

    Coordinated global action is the best way to control the Fall Armyworm pest
    Coordinated global action is the best way to control the Fall Armyworm pest

      19 Dec 2019

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    Namibia harvests first commercial blueberries thanks to smart irrigation

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    FAO launches platform to help global community reduce food loss, waste

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    Food security: How will we feed 9 billion mouths by 2037?

     27 Jul 2020

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    Fraym launches localised tool mapping populations vulnerable to food insecurity

    23 Jul 2020

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    9 Jul 2020

    Preventing Covid-19 from becoming a hunger crisis in Africa
    Preventing Covid-19 from becoming a hunger crisis in Africa

     6 Jul 2020

    Maria Helena Semedo, deputy director-general, UN FAO
    We must act now to avert an imminent food crisis in Africa

     30 Jun 2020

    AfDB unveils strategy roadmap to safeguard food security
    AfDB unveils strategy roadmap to safeguard food security

    9 Jun 2020

    Global food price index falls to a 17-month low
    Global food price index falls to a 17-month low

    4 Jun 2020

    Africa urged to expand food reserves, keep food supply flowing
    Africa urged to expand food reserves, keep food supply flowing

    28 May 2020

    Build inclusive food systems to fight Covid-19
    Build inclusive food systems to fight Covid-19

     4 May 2020

    Nestlé-IDH partnership to boost sourcing practices in Central, West Africa
    Nestlé-IDH partnership to boost sourcing practices in Central, West Africa

    28 Apr 2020

    #Covid19: Global food crises report reveals impact on vulnerable countries
    #Covid19: Global food crises report reveals impact on vulnerable countries

    22 Apr 2020

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    Why Covid-19 is another blow for Kenya's food security

     21 Apr 2020

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     17 Apr 2020

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    The Bizcommunity: Not taking lockdown lying down

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    #Covid19: Mitigating the impact on global food trade

    1 Apr 2020

    Nigeria needs to close the financial inclusion gap for women smallholder farmers
    Nigeria needs to close the financial inclusion gap for women smallholder farmers

     9 Mar 2020

    East Africa locust invasion approaching full-blown crisis
    East Africa locust invasion approaching full-blown crisis

     13 Feb 2020

    AU Summit: African leaders focus on eradicating malnutrition by 2025
    AU Summit: African leaders focus on eradicating malnutrition by 2025

    10 Feb 2020

    Trees in South Africa are under attack. Why it's proving hard to manage
    Trees in South Africa are under attack. Why it's proving hard to manage

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    5 Feb 2020

    Urgent funding needed to fight desert locust upsurge in Africa
    Urgent funding needed to fight desert locust upsurge in Africa

    31 Jan 2020

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    FAO scales up emergency response against locust upsurge in East Africa

    22 Jan 2020

    WFP forecasts global hunger hotspots in 2020
    WFP forecasts global hunger hotspots in 2020

    3 Jan 2020

    WFP calls on global community to support hungry millions in Zim
    WFP calls on global community to support hungry millions in Zim

    31 Dec 2019

    Coordinated global action is the best way to control the Fall Armyworm pest
    Coordinated global action is the best way to control the Fall Armyworm pest

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    FAO highlights solutions to deforestation
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     25 Nov 2019

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     20 Nov 2019

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     18 Nov 2019

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    Kenya's Twiga Foods raises $30m in Series B round

    28 Oct 2019

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    EU invests €40m to bolster food security in the African, Caribbean and Pacific regions

    25 Oct 2019

    Reshaping food systems with innovation and knowledge
    Reshaping food systems with innovation and knowledge

    7 Oct 2019

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