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Reviewing biofuel policies and subsidies

Tuesday, October 07, 2008

Annual report weighs opportunities and risks of biofuelsBiofuel policies and subsidies should be urgently reviewed in order to preserve the goal of...

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Jammeh’s food self-sufficiency drive hailed

Africa » Gambia

Tuesday, October 07, 2008

It is not often that we get the views of Gambians from the countryside. That does not mean that they do not have something to say, or that they do...

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MALAWI: Green belts to boost food production

africa » malawi » lilongwe

Monday, October 06, 2008

Malawian President Bingu wa Mutharika has pledged to embark on a "green belt" programme to enable the country, in the long run, to say goodbye to...

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SENEGAL: Malnutrition at crisis level in northeast

africa » senegal » matam

Friday, September 26, 2008

Poor rains and rising rice prices have contributed to increasing malnutrition to alarming levels in at least three regions of Senegal. Following a...

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GLOBAL: Govts urged to recognise the right to affordable food

africa » south africa » johannesburg

Wednesday, September 24, 2008

The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food has called on governments to draw up national laws obliging them to take action when there...

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ZIMBABWE: Hunger begins to take its toll

africa » zimbabwe » masvingo

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Five children have died in Zimbabwe’s southern drought-prone Masvingo province from severe malnutrition-related illnesses, according to members of a...

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Suku Singhateh Positive of Food Self Sufficiency

africa » gambia

Picture: Hon. Singhateh speaking to journalists

Tuesday, September 09, 2008

As APRC NAMS Tour President’s Farms in NBRThe current catch-phrase exhorting all Gambians and even non-Gambians alike to take up farming of some sort...

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WEST AFRICA: Do high food prices warrant a cash response?

africa » senegal » dakar

Thursday, September 04, 2008

Experts say many of the right conditions are in place across West Africa to make cash distributions work in the current global food price crisis....

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NCC Workshop to Harmonise Africa Food Safety Strategy Plan Document Ends

africa » gambia

Thursday, August 28, 2008

The National Codex Committee last week concluded a two-day workshop on the Africa Food Safety Strategy Plan Document ended at the National Nutrition...

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SOUTH AFRICA: Maize may suffer from high input costs

africa » south africa » johannesburg

Thursday, August 28, 2008

High fertiliser and fuel prices in South Africa may impact the 2009/2010 maize harvest in the region's largest producer, a grain farmers' body...

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