Food And Agriculture Organisation – The Mail & Guardian

Careers & Tenders

Subscribe

Opinion

/ 15 April 2024

Global grain production good, but Southern Africa’s white maize crop hit by drought

South Africa imports all its rice and half its wheat so the exchange rate is a factor to watch

By Wandile Sihlobo

Africa

/ 13 February 2024

Europe brewed its so-called ‘migrant crisis’

Decades before today’s migrants boarded small boats to Europe to ‘take their jobs’, European fishing ships were trawling West African waters, taking food and jobs from the locals. And they still are

By Jaume Portell, Èlia Borràs and The Continent

Opinion

/ 27 June 2022

Much more than food for thought

The effects of the war in Ukraine have brought much of the world’s attention to energy prices. But food insecurity is also rising and will likely get worse

By John P Ruehl

Business

/ 24 May 2022

Winter is here: Inflation, debt cools the economy

There is a lot bearing down on South African consumers and, without growth, the economy stands to decline

By Sarah Smit

The Green Guardian

/ 31 July 2021

‘Put farmers at the heart of food systems’ to feed the world

The Food and Agriculture Organisation’s QU Dongyu says food systems have to be transformed to make them more resilient and inclusive.

By Tunicia Phillips

The Green Guardian

/ 8 November 2020

Locust pot is stirring in the Karoo

There’s a new plague in town — and this time it’s biblical

By Sheree Bega

Special Reports

/ 11 February 2020

Andrew Makenete joins Africa Agri Tech as an event ambassador

Makenete has a wealth of experience in the agricultural sector

By Staff Reporter

Africa

/ 21 September 2018

Food insecurity rising in Africa

The continent’s farmers have to become more resilient to survive changing climate patterns and extreme weather events

By Sipho Kings

Article

/ 12 January 2018

International aid profits Senegal’s women

Programmes to promote gender equality and counter poverty gain ground

By Isabel Malsang

Africa

/ 2 January 2018

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.

By Staff Reporter

Africa

/ 30 October 2014

Sub-Saharan Africans worst affected by undernourishment

Africa is lagging behind in tackling hunger with reports showing that over 25% of Africa’s population suffer from acute undernourishment.

By Staff Reporter

Article

/ 11 November 2011

Shark fin soup disappearing from Chinese menus

Couples marrying in Hong Kong and China have been swayed by conservation groups’ campaign to ban the shark fin trade.

By Staff Reporter

Article

/ 21 July 2011

Aid groups ready to work with rebels

Al-Qaeda-inspired Shebab rebels in Somalia will accept help from relief groups, lifting the two year ban on foreign aid.

By Otto Bakano

Article

/ 24 March 2011

Global food scare widens from Japan nuclear plant

Australia, Canada and Singapore joined a list of countries shunning Japanese food imports as radioactive steam wafted anew from a nuclear plant.

By Karyn Poupee

No image available

Article

/ 4 February 2011

UN: Food prices triggering global unrest

United Nations food agencies on Friday warned that record high prices for basic commodities are helping generate unrest around the world.

By Staff Reporter

No image available

Article

/ 4 February 2011

Food costs at record highs, UN warns of volatile era

Global food prices tracked by a UN agency hit their highest level on record in January, a problem set to worsen after a massive snowstorm in the US.

By Svetlana Kovalyova

No image available

Article

/ 11 October 2010

Food insecurity, prices top agenda at UN talks

The United Nations food agency, the FAO, opened high-level talks in Rome on Monday aimed at tackling food insecurity and price shocks.

By Staff Reporter

Article

/ 7 October 2010

Big business subverts world health

UN official spells out how lobby groups stall and water down progressive regulation.

By Juliette Jowit

No image available

Article

/ 18 November 2009

UN: 23-million go hungry in Horn of Africa

The UN says the Horn of Africa is one of the most critical hunger areas in the world, with 23-million people not getting enough to eat.

By Staff Reporter

No image available

Article

/ 16 November 2009

UN hunger summit vows urgent action

A UN summit on food security vowed on Monday to take ”urgent action” to eliminate hunger affecting more than one billion people worldwide.

By Staff Reporter

No image available

Article

/ 12 November 2009

Food summit dilutes hunger and aid targets

A UN world food summit next week is likely to make little headway in the fight against hunger, with leaders simply pledging to boost agricultural aid.

By Silvia Aloisi

No image available

Article

/ 25 June 2009

Zim still facing food insecurity, says UN

Zimbabwe’s agricultural production is estimated to have risen significantly, but many people still face problems finding basic foods, the UN says.

By Staff Reporter

No image available

Article

/ 14 October 2008

World urged not to forget food crisis

As governments pour trillions into shoring up banks, World Food Day will be marked on Thursday by calls to combat hunger and a price spiral.

By Isabelle Ligner

No image available

Africa

/ 4 September 2008

Swazis may face even worse food crisis

What happens to a nation whose people depend on the largesse of international donor agencies for their existence, once support is withdrawn?

By James Hall

No image available

Article

/ 12 August 2008

New bird-flu strain detected in Nigeria

Scientists have detected for the first time in Nigeria a new strain of the virus that causes avian influenza — also known as bird flu.

By Staff Reporter

No image available

Article

/ 16 July 2008

Food prices steady, inflation push eases

Food commodity prices have now stabilised after surging early this year while a weak dollar may reduce inflationary pressures in many countries.

By Nigel Hunt

No image available

Article

/ 9 June 2008

Greener and leaner

The world food crisis is a tragedy frequently and passionately foretold. For years food experts warned that chronic under-investment in agriculture in developing countries, by governments and donors alike, would one day spell disaster.

By Julian Borger

No image available

Article

/ 5 June 2008

Political rows threaten food summit success

A United Nations global food crisis summit risked embarrassing failure to reach any formal agreement on combating hunger threatening a billion people worldwide.

By Robin Pomeroy and Stephen Brown

No image available

Article

/ 4 June 2008

SADC to double observers for Zim poll

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) is to send up to 400 observers to this month’s run-off poll in Zimbabwe, double the number who oversaw the first round.

By Staff Reporter

No image available

Article

/ 4 June 2008

Mugabe defends land seizures

Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe, whose 28-year rule has brought widespread hunger to his country, on Tuesday defended the seizure of land from white farmers, saying he is undoing a legacy of Zimbabwe’s former colonial masters. Mugabe spoke to world leaders at a United Nations summit on the global food crisis against a backdrop of sharp criticism over his participation.

By Staff Reporter

No image available

Article

/ 3 June 2008

‘It’s like inviting Pol Pot to a human rights conference’

Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe made a surprise appearance on Monday at a world food summit in Rome, drawing fierce criticism from the British government. In his first official trip abroad since elections in March, Mugabe attended the summit organised by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation.

By Staff Reporter

No image available

Article

/ 3 June 2008

World leaders meet to address food price crisis

World leaders gathered in Rome on Tuesday for a United Nations summit on food security as UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon urged "hard decisions" and heavy investment in agriculture. "For years, falling food prices and rising production lulled the world into complacency," Ban said, adding: "Governments put off hard decisions."

By Staff Reporter