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food security – TalkAfrique http://www.talkafrique.com Connecting To Advance Wed, 09 Jan 2013 18:15:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://www.talkafrique.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/ta_logo22-150x92.jpg food security – TalkAfrique http://www.talkafrique.com 32 32 MALAWI: “A Long and Hard Road Ahead” http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/malawi-a-long-hard-road-ahead Wed, 09 Jan 2013 18:15:00 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=11249 BLANTYRE, 9 January 2013 (IRIN) – International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde urged Malawians to stick with tough economic reforms during a recent three-day visit to the country, but measures recommended by the Fund and implemented by President Joyce Banda have been deeply unpopular with many citizens who can no longer afford basic …

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]]> Food Security Concern Grows in Kenya as Farmers Switch from Maize to Coffee http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/food-security-concern-grows-in-kenya-as-farmers-switch-maize-to-coffee http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/food-security-concern-grows-in-kenya-as-farmers-switch-maize-to-coffee#comments Wed, 23 Nov 2011 21:24:45 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=10322 ELDORET, 23 November 2011 (IRIN) – The switch by many farmers in Kenya’s Rift Valley province from staple cereals to more profitable coffee is likely to increase the country’s dependence on grain imports and possibly affect food security, agricultural experts have warned. “It is unsafe to use our land for crops with the hopes of …

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]]> http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/food-security-concern-grows-in-kenya-as-farmers-switch-maize-to-coffee/feed 1 Head of UN Rural Development Agency Set to Offer Help on Visit to Drought-hit Kenya http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/un-rural-development-agency-aid-assistance-kenya Thu, 24 Mar 2011 15:53:45 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=8034 24 March 2011 – The head of the United Nations rural development agency is set to arrive in Kenya on Saturday to offer assistance to the Horn of Africa nation, where nearly 2.4 million poor people in rural areas are struggling to get enough to eat as a result of the recent drought. The visit …

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]]> The Role of the AU in Science and Technology Development in Africa http://www.talkafrique.com/science-and-technology/role-african-union-science-and-technology-development-africa http://www.talkafrique.com/science-and-technology/role-african-union-science-and-technology-development-africa#comments Mon, 14 Feb 2011 02:35:03 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=6983 Here, we discuss some of the tasks the African Union (AU) can pursue in the area of Science and Technology (S&T) to bring prosperity to the African continent. The AU was formed from the Organization of African Unity in 2002, with a new vision of “An integrated, prosperous and peaceful Africa, driven by its own citizens …

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]]> http://www.talkafrique.com/science-and-technology/role-african-union-science-and-technology-development-africa/feed 5 South Sudan food Security Improves http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/south-sudan-food-security-improves Wed, 12 Jan 2011 16:04:04 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=5766 12 January 2011, Rome/Juba – The number of people in need of food assistance in southern Sudan has decreased markedly – though prospects for food security largely depend on the post-referendum period and the number of people returning to the South, a United Nations report said today. An assessment by the UN Food and Agricultural …

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]]> Press Release: First International Conference on Rice for Food, Market and Development http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/press-releasefirst-international-conference-on-rice-for-food-market-and-development Wed, 22 Dec 2010 02:19:54 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=4884 Dear Editor, Rice is a central part of many cultures and some countries even credit rice cultivation with the development of their civilization. It is the staple food for more than half of the world population. Rice is the world’s most consumed cereal after wheat. It provides more than 50 percent of the daily calories …

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