Food Security

Record 45 million need urgent food aid in southern Africa - UN

Low growth, rising population, drought and floods have contributed to worsening food insecurity in the region.

Eat less meat, stop exploiting land to avoid hungry future, UN warns

In a landmark report, the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change highlights the need to protect what remains of tropical forests as a bulkhead against future warming.

Worsening world hunger affects 821 million, says UN

After decades of decline, malnutrition began to increase in 2015, mainly due to climate change and war. It remains widespread in Africa, with around 20 percent of the population affected and in Asia where more than 12 percent of people experience it.

Is a post-meat future on the horizon?

The ‘alt-protein’ revolution is coming, and we should embrace it.

Nearly one million drought-hit Kenyans at risk of starvation

While hunger-related deaths and health complications are on the rise, the government is unable to avert the crisis and aid organisations are asking for help.

Unleashing the power of women farmers in Africa, and beyond

Kenya has set a small, but great, example of how governments on the African continent can empower women to realise the immense potential of agriculture on the continent.

Why can't India's agricultural sector keep up with the rest of its economy?

The favourable treatment given to corporate agriculture and a government culture of negligence and disregard for small farmers is killing India's agricultural sector, and killing the farmers themselves.

UN says many going hungry in South Sudan despite easing of famine

A UN-backed food security report said South Sudan is no longer classified as being in famine, although the situation is still critical and millions face food insecurity.

Migrants continue heading to Italy from Libya

Migrants and refugees arriving by sea from Libya is at a record pace this year. A G7 summit which might have drawn attention to the issue failed to do so.

Turkey-China Forum opens in Istanbul

The three-day forum will discuss a wide range of subjects on the theme of Turkey-China Relations in the new era.

Zambia looks to Turkey for investment in agriculture

Africa has a large amount of farmland with the potential to feed the whole continent, but it's not being fully utilized because of lack mechanisation and investment.

Africa is gardening the Sahel to keep the desert out. Is it working?

It's been almost 9 years since Senegal planted the first tree in the Sahel region, as part of the Great Green Wall initiative.