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UN: North Korea food production ‘lowest for a decade’
Adding to the sanctions against them, North Korea's struggle to feed itself has hit a new low.
South Sudan on brink of new famine
Aid workers hope that with massive effort a humanitarian disaster can be avoided
More people went hungry in Africa in 2017, but new initiatives also bore fruit
There were some African food security initiatives from 2017 that deserve a special mention for the precedent they set.
Will seven million starving Yemenis ever find justice?
In the "war the world forgot", the international community won't react to the human rights violations which will leave 6.8 million hungry.
Bet the farm and save the world
With investment in agriculture and data, African states could end famine — and reap the reward
S Sudan plunging into worst famine in decades, warns UN
Without more aid and a ceasefire to let farmers reach fields, the UN says there will be a "catastrophic decline in food security" in South Sudan.
Zim hands out Zambian grain to stave off starvation
Zimbabwe's Agriculture Minister Joseph Made says that imported maize is being handed out to vulnerable people in a bid to stave of famine.
Strong growth hasn’t ended Africa’s food crisis, says UN
Sub-Saharan Africa posts economic growth rates higher than the worldwide average but has the planet's greatest food security problems, the UN says.
A temporary break from food riots
Although food prices have continued to rise, riots because of this fact have been almost non-existent as people have generally suffered in silence.
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