Walk through Nairobi’s Kangemi Market, Mile 12 Market in Lagos or Makola Market in Accra, and you will see stalls filled with fresh produce. Yet behind this abundance lies a difficult reality. Farmers struggle to earn enough from what they grow, traders lose produce before it reaches consumers, and many families cannot afford a nutritious…
Agriculture in the global south remains under pressure to produce more food while responding to climate change and resource constraints. Policy responses have focused on increasing production. But what about post-harvest losses? Globally, about one-third of food produced for human consumption is estimated to be lost or wasted. The problem was examined in a recent…
Geneva — Disruption to the Strait of Hormuz is driving up food prices and putting further strain on the livelihoods and household resources of millions of women and girls, according to a new UN Women analysis. An additional 11.7 million women and girls could face food insecurity by the end of 2026, as the escalation…
The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), of which WHO is a member, today issued a Food Insecurity and Malnutrition Alert for Sudan. Key highlights The IPC is warning of a growing risk of famine across parts of Greater Darfur and Greater Kordofan, where conflict, mass displacement, severe drought and inadequate humanitarian funding are driving…
Rotting food waste is causing up to 10 per cent of total global greenhouse gas emissions – five times more than the entire aviation sector, the UN’s environment agency warned this week. If overlooked, food waste represents a key driver of the climate crisis, according the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), but tools are already being…
Malnutrition among children under five remains one of sub-Saharan Africa’s most persistent public health challenges. Countries and development partners have introduced numerous nutrition programmes. Yet millions of young children continue to suffer from poor nutrition. Drawing on our expertise in public health, nutrition and health systems research, we conducted a review of recent evidence about…
Kigali, Rwanda — Africa is emerging as the world’s fastest-growing technology market, with its innovation ecosystem attracting increasing global investment. The European Investment Bank’s recent €40 million commitment to the sector underscores this growing confidence. However, this surge in technological innovation has yet to address some of the continent’s most persistent challenges – hunger, food…
The FDA says contaminated lettuce has been removed from the market after nearly 13,000 linked cases. Published On 11 Sep 202611 Sep 2026 United States health authorities have officially declared the nation’s largest recorded outbreak of cyclosporiasis over, after contaminated iceberg lettuce sickened nearly 13,000 people across 21 states. The Centers for Disease Control and…
Conflicts in the Strait of Hormuz, the Red Sea and the Black Sea are disrupting the movement of food, fuel and fertilizer, with devastating consequences across the world. The flow of food, fuel, fertilizer and food between countries is essential to global food security, from farmers growing their crops to trucks being able to deliver…
Africa’s ambition to feed itself and unlock agriculture’s economic potential will depend largely on whether smallholder farmers, young entrepreneurs and women-led businesses can access the financing they need to expand, create jobs and withstand climate shocks, according to the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). Geraldine Mukeshimana, IFAD Vice President, said Africa has the land,…
